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Character Education Middle School: Empathy SEL digital lesson, video, interview
By TooBookedUp
Empower your middle school classroom with our comprehensive "Empathy Lesson Plan," expertly crafted for teachers focusing on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), character education, and behavior improvement. This versatile resource is designed to resonate with students across all subjects, including Special Education and intervention programs. This is the perfect lesson set for the new school year of 2024!
What's Inside?
Key Features:
Perfect for creating a more empathetic, understanding, and supportive classroom environment, this lesson plan is an essential tool for enhancing student behavior and emotional intelligence. Whether you're resetting for a new school year, dealing with challenging behaviors, or aiming to strengthen your students' character, this empathy-focused resource is tailored to make your teaching experience more impactful and rewarding.
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Discriminating WH Questions ABA Program
By Behavior Highway
Discriminating WH Questions is an ABA program meticulously designed to empower learners with the essential skill of discriminating between different types of questions. This comprehensive digital download is more than just a resource; it's a detailed lesson plan equipped with evidence-based teaching strategies, interactive flashcards, and a graphic organizer designed to enhance comprehension and mastery of what, who, where, and when questions.
What's Inside:
Lesson Plan: Dive into a comprehensive lesson plan that guides educators and therapists through the process of teaching learners to discriminate between question types.
Teaching Strategies: From explicit instruction and modeling to error correction procedures, our program offers a versatile toolkit for teaching and reinforcing the skill of discriminating question types.
Interactive Flashcards: These visual aids serve as valuable tools during lessons, facilitating active participation and practical application of concepts learned.
Graphic Organizer: Reinforce understanding with a graphic organizer designed to provide a reference point for learners as they practice discriminating between question types.
Download today and embark on a transformative journey toward mastering the discrimination of question types, unlocking the doors to improved communication and comprehension skills.
Note: This product is a digital download. Upon purchase, you will receive immediate access to all materials, allowing for seamless integration into your teaching or therapeutic programs.
Yoga Tools For Social Emotional Learning
By Lara Hocheiser
In this accessible, simple learning sequence, explore SEL with children through yoga and mindfulness.
10 slides total, including links to download or learn the activities and printables referenced for FREE
mindful glitter jar
breathing activities
powerful poses
mantra/positive affirmations
CASEL's SEL framework
Can be used for PD or with students on a smartboard or on devices, or print individual slides
Valentine's Day Bundle: Fun-filled Worksheets and Engaging Google Slides
By Inspired By MlG
Looking for a way to make Valentine's Day in the classroom unforgettable? Our Valentine's Day Bundle is jam-packed with interactive worksheets, captivating Google Slides presentations, and FREE BONUS activities guaranteed to boost learning and fun!
Why Choose Our Valentine's Day Bundle for Students?
Target Age Group: This bundle is ideally suited for students in elementary grades. However, it can be easily adapted to fit the needs of a wider range of learners.
Looking for a creative and educational way to celebrate Valentine's Day with your students? Look no further than our Valentine's Day Bundle!
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The Color Monster, Book Companion Activities, No Prep, Printable Worksheets
By Elena Tenisi
This resource is a great book companion to “The Color Monster.” Students will have the opportunity to engage in four different activities.
Activities included:
Read the book to your students and have them discuss what they’ve heard. Following the discussion, present the activities to them. Can be great for small groups, 1:1 sessions, or whole class.
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"The Bystander's Dilemma" - Short Story / Vocab / SEL / ELA Activities 5-8
By Mark Holmes
*This is one story taken from a book eight, which can be found here.
Introducing "The Bystander's Dilemma" - a compelling story and comprehensive teaching resource for grades 5-8 that addresses the critical issue of bullying and the power of being an upstander.
This thought-provoking story follows Lucas, a middle school student who witnesses the bullying of his classmate, Emma. As Lucas grapples with the decision to intervene or remain silent, students will explore themes of courage, compassion, and the importance of standing up for others.
"The Bystander's Dilemma" is more than just a story; it's a complete teaching package designed to engage your students and foster meaningful discussions about bullying prevention and character development.
This resource includes:
As an educator, you understand the importance of addressing bullying and promoting a positive school climate. "The Bystander's Dilemma" provides a relevant and relatable context for students to explore these issues, while also strengthening their literacy skills and social-emotional learning.
SIZE OF THE PROBLEM Workbook - Reactions Problems & Solutions
By All Therapy Resources
Boost your students' social skills and problem-solving skills with our comprehensive resource, "Size of the Problem & Reaction – Problem Solving Activities & Worksheets." Designed to nurture social emotional learning (SEL), this resource empowers students to understand problem sizes, explore reactions, and cultivate effective problem-solving strategies.
Our engaging resource includes a wide range of activities and worksheets that encourage critical thinking, reflection, and creative solution generation.
By differentiating between small, medium, and big problems, students gain valuable insights into the gravity and appropriate reactions associated with each problem size.
KEY FEATURES:
Unleash the potential of problem-solving and social emotional learning with our "Size of the Problem & Reaction" resource. Empower students to navigate challenges, build resilience, and develop indispensable skills for effective problem-solving.
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
Different sizes of problems (small, medium, big)
Learning about reaction sizes
Small, Medium and Big Problem Posters
Activities and Worksheets
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This product includes 1 social story that focus on feeling confused. The short story includes comprehension questions throughout. Some of the questions require students to put their feet in the shoes of the character who was experiencing confusion. When students are reading each story, they will review feeling confused, what happens when they feel that way, and what happens to someone when they are confused. They can also use strategies learned in this social story throughout their day to day routine. The vocabulary word confusion is reviewed and discussed, the questions: how do you feel when you are confused is asked and how can you make yourself feel better if you feel confused. Examples of feeling confused are reviewed in this product.
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Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan SEL Lesson: Embracing Differences
By Ms. J's ELA
This social emotional learning lesson uses Amy Tan's short story Fish Cheeks. The short story is not included in this resource, but it can be found online. The focus of this lesson is embracing our own differences.
This resource is a Google File that includes a PDF and Google Slides version of the teaching slides, which can be projected in front of the class, 4 student worksheets in color and 4 in b/w, and a teaching guide.
The lesson includes:
- Pre-reading Journal and Discussion Question
- Reading Questions for Fish Cheeks
- Discussion Questions for Personal Reflection Focused on Embracing our Differences
- An Interview Assignment Related to Embracing our Differences
Christmas Social Skills Activities: Holiday Social Story: Social Skills Lesson
By Specifically Sped
Christmas Social Skills Bundle:
This social skills lesson is the perfect holiday season bundle of activities for social skills groups.
What's Inside:
1. Christmas Social Story:
This social story uses real pictures to remind students of the different experiences during the Christmas season, such as Christmas parties, concerts, andschool decorations. It pairs these experiences with adaptive coping strategies.
2. Social Scenario Task Cards: "Festive Encounters" Dive into the world of interactive learning with our Social Scenario Task Cards. These engaging cards present a variety of Christmas-themed situations, encouraging thoughtful discussion and problem-solving. Whether it's a gift exchange dilemma or a holiday party interaction, these cards provide a fun and interactive way to practice social skills in a supportive setting.
3. Expected or Unexpected Behavior Task Cards: "Christmas Edition" Unwrap the secrets of social appropriateness with our Expected or Unexpected Behavior Task Cards. Featuring scenarios specific to the holiday season, these cards challenge individuals to differentiate between behaviors that align with social expectations and those that may need a second thought. A valuable tool for promoting self-awareness and refining social conduct during festive gatherings.
4. Christmas Coping Strategies Coloring Pages: "Colorful Calmness" Embrace the therapeutic power of creativity with the Christmas Coping Strategies Coloring Pages. This set of festive designs not only allows individuals to express themselves artistically but also introduces effective coping strategies for managing holiday-related stress and sensory overload. Each page is a canvas for relaxation, providing a mindful escape during the hustle and bustle of the season.
Growth Mindset Activity - Disney Edition: An Interactive SEL Classroom Lesson
By Jeni Donath
This interactive SEL classroom lesson provides fun and engagement for the entire class, while reminding them that everyone (including Disney characters!) uses growth mindset and gratitude in their roles - just as we should do! This activity will have students using creative thinking skills, communication, growth mindset, and so much more! My students have loved this activity and ask to do it frequently (See Leadership Lessons from Disney lesson in my store as well!) I use Disney characters as most are familiar with many of the characters and it is fun to see their faces light up when they get it correct. One of the magical moments with this lesson is seeing how easily they connect with the Disney characters when reflecting afterwards. Everything you need for this lesson is ready to go upon download - easily editable and adjustable to best fit your needs or add new characters as well, with 9 ready to use characters + quotes included!
Infer Emotions ABA Program and Scenario Flashcards
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Empower your learners to understand and infer emotions effectively with our specialized Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program. Our Inferencing Emotions ABA Program is thoughtfully designed to enhance social cognition and promote emotional intelligence through targeted interventions and engaging activities.
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Key Features:
Unlock the potential of inferencing skills and foster social growth with our Emotion Inference ABA Program. Empower learners to connect with others empathetically and navigate social interactions confidently. Download today and embark on a journey toward enhanced social cognition and emotional intelligence!
Healthy Morning Yoga Routine Lesson Plan
By Lara Hocheiser
How to have better mornings is a yoga and mindfulness lesson plan that you can repeat over and over.
With breathing, mindfulness, and yoga poses, start your day off on the right side of the bed (or classroom)
Valentine's Day Mingle: Social Engagement for Students
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The Power Within: Stories of Overcoming Bullying - for Middle Schoolers
By Mark Holmes
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Empower Your Students to Overcome Bullying with "The Power Within"
A Collection of Short Stories & Engaging Activities Designed to Spark Dialogue, Build Empathy, and Inspire Change
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Feelings Ferris Wheel: Creative Activity for Emotional Literacy and Coping Skill
By All Therapy Resources
Engage and Empower Students with our Feelings Ferris Wheel Activity, fostering emotional literacy and teaching valuable coping skills. This resource encourages students to identify and understand their emotions, explore their origins, and discover healthy and constructive ways to manage them.
Just like a Ferris Wheel, our feelings come and go, and it's essential to recognize that they won't last forever. Emotions themselves are neither good nor bad, but it's crucial to learn how to express and act upon them in acceptable and constructive ways. This resource focuses on building emotional literacy as the foundation for developing effective emotional expression.
Within this engaging mini-lesson and craft, students will delve into the following key areas:
The craft activity revolves around exploring a range of emotions, including sadness, fear, surprise, grumpiness, excitement, embarrassment, happiness, curiosity, confusion, boredom, anger, pride, and more.
This comprehensive mini-lesson includes the following components:
Promote emotional well-being and resilience in your classroom. Order our Feelings Ferris Wheel resource now and provide students with the tools they need to navigate and express their emotions effectively.
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Mental Health Expressing Feelings Activities
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This product includes a teacher guide for resource management to help students identify and express a variety of feelings by rating their feelings on a scale of 0 - 10, students will identify very strong feelings and how they may feel a feeling a little bit or not at all, when students feel angry what they can do, sharing with students that it is okay to feel angry, upset, etc., but what it is not okay to do, coping with upsetting feelings, when to ask for help, recognize when a situation needs help, filling out a feelings survival kit (tips are included), where to ask for help, who in your school you can talk to and trust, understanding what trusting someone means, trust activities that help studies build trust, questions for social workers, counselors, or psychologists, how to ask for help from people that students trust, how people you trust can help you when you feel angry or upset, and when should students ask for help.
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Fight, Flight, Freeze SEL Lesson Using "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros & TEST
By Ms. J's ELA
This social emotional learning lesson uses Sandra Cisneros's short story Eleven. During this SEL lesson, students read the short story, view a YouTube video, and reflect on their own stress responses. There are journal entries and opportunities for small and large group discussions as well.
This resource includes:
- links to all relevant materials
- an engaging Google Slides presentation to follow
- a lesson guide which lays out each step of the lesson along with timing
- a self-graded Google Form test
This resource could easily be used by a substitute.
This lesson has always been a favorite of my middle school students. The topic is enlightening for kids who have felt stress responses without understanding what is really happening in their brains and bodies (pretty much all kids). Eleven is a fantastic story to use when learning about stress response because readers are often frustrated by the way the main character responds to the stressor she faces. This is a great way to integrate SEL into an English class.
Social Story: Empathy for Social Emotional Learning - Social Skills Activity
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"I Can Have Empathy" is a 12 Page, easy-read social skills narrative designed to help children understand the importance of others and their social interactions. This engaging and interactive story promotes social-emotional learning and enhances children's understanding of empathy.
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Caught Ya Being Respectful - An SEL Activity on Respect
By Jeni Donath
"Caught Ya Being Respectful" is a fun and engaging activity that not only gets students talking about being respectful and what that looks like, but it also encourages them to make connections of people (that they know and often admire!) that are showing respect around them as well! This activity includes everything needed for your next classroom lesson on respect, including two worksheets (Wanted Poster and Bonus Activity!) as well as different ideas that you can do with the finished products! My students LOVED this and it was fun for our teachers to see the outcome as well. We got a lot of learning and laughs out of this activity!