All Practices
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Fostering Empathy Through Literature (Elementary Level)
A list of discussion questions to help cultivate students’ empathy.
Fostering Empathy Through Literature (Middle School & High School)
A list of discussion questions to help cultivate students’ empathy.
Reducing Test Anxiety Through Art
Help students calm themselves through a short coloring exercise.
2 x 10: Getting to Know A Student
Build positive relationships with students in 2 minutes a day.
Challenging Your Thoughts and Beliefs
Re-evaluate your thinking patterns to become more emotionally resilient at work.
Helping Students to Do Better Next Time
Students brainstorm ways to self-correct after saying or doing the wrong thing.
Rock-a-bye: Mindful Breathing for Elementary Students
Students learn to relax their bodies and quiet their minds.
Developing a Growth Mindset About Bullies and Victims
Students shift their beliefs about people’s ability to change.
Developing a Growth Mindset About People’s Ability to Change
Reduce student anxiety by changing students’ beliefs about social challenges.
My Mind is a Cast of Characters: Exploring the Nature of Our Thoughts
Students learn how their thoughts can affect them.
Identifying Social-Emotional Learning Skills
School staff highlight which SEL skills were used during a meeting and share with others.
Noticing Kindness
Students identify ways that they have acted with kindness towards others.
Caring Intentions: Being Kind to Others
Students consider the intentions of characters in a story who are kind to others.
Dialogue Journals for Elementary Students
Teachers and students converse with each other through letter writing.
Dialogue Journals for High School Students
Teachers and students converse with each other through writing.
Dialogue Journals for Middle School Students
Teachers and students converse with each other through writing.
Gratitude for Our Food
Students express gratitude towards the many people whose efforts have brought them food.
Giving Thanks
Students define gratitude and name things they’re grateful for.
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