Teaching Social Skills

Strategy Sandwiches - Today I'm excited about sandwiches! Not real sandwiches, I'm excited about the strategy sandwich. I made a Calm Down sandwich for a student, who comes at lunch to practice calm-down strategies. The ingredients represent the things th

A teacher’s guide to teaching social emotional skills in the classroom. This guide has articles, children's book suggestions, videos, and a program filled with lessons and activities to use with kids.

Star Breathing- - -one of the coping skills in the Hot To Calm Behavior Reflection Pack

Chapter books that teach empathy and compassion about others. These engaging novels for kids will open their eyes to the experiences of other people.

Students will enjoy this calming zen activity that helps them distinguish between things that they can control and those that they cannot control. Once they learn to refocus on the things that they can control, they will feel more self control. The f

Use this paper craft to teach and practice positive self talk and positive thinking.

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What are Things I Can & Can't Control: Anxiety & Anger Counseling

Teach kids self-regulation in the classroom and beyond with this collection of super fun Zones of Regulation activities, games, worksheets, and lesson plans!

FRIENDS (Mostly) by Barbara Joosse ~ Keila V. Dawson

These size of the problem activities will help your students tell the difference between a big problem, a medium problem and small problem. They will look at examples of each and paste them into a visual handout. Students will also consider the size of their reaction to help students who overreact. These are great activities to go with social thinking, zones of regulation, or individual or small group counseling lessons!

Browse over 170 educational resources created by Valerie Steinhardt in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store.

I'm Angela. I teach fourth grade. I inspire time-strapped teachers to better reach all learners through clear, comprehensive, and hands-on lessons for maximum engagement.

How do you encourage positive student behavior in your classroom? I have tried too many behavior systems to count - clip charts, flipping cards, behavior contracts… you name it and I have tried it. What I have found over the years is that no matter what, students genuinely want to do well and

FREE Mindful Breathing Posters- Includes 3 posters to help students practice mindfulness through deep breathing.

Teach kids empathy and compassion through mindful, fun lessons, discussions, and activities that build social awareness and community.