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Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Kindness in the Classroom

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This learning module includes several lessons about how to teach kindness to students in a classroom setting. Resources for students and teachers are provided.
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Professional Doc
Other

Indiana Department of Education: Social Emotional Learning Toolkit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Authored by Dr. Brandie Oliver, Butler University, this resource provides lessons to help teachers understand social emotional learning and how to implement best practices that will help promote their students' social-emotional development.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Summer Camp: Fill Each Day With Possibilities!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Whether you're looking for music and dance activities, science experiments, family-friendly adventures, or learning about animals (plus more!), you will find media and activity resources in the Camp PBS LearningMedia collection. We've...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teaching With Tunes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Invite your students to sing, dance, and learn alongside their favorite PBS KIDS friends! Discover new and fun ways to integrate music into lessons, routines, and activities to inspire everyday learning. The curated songs center around...
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Activity
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Apperson: 10 Activities to Help Students Explore Emotions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Ten activities are provided that will help young students learn more about their feelings and emotions.
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Article
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Pbs: How to Help Kids Cope With Disappointment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource will assist adults with helping students to understand how to train students to deal with disappointment in a constructive way.
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Activity
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Socially Skilled Kids: Personal Space

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides an explanation of "personal space" and three key points to use when teaching students about personal space.
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Lesson Plan
Committee for Children

Second Step: Grade 2: Lesson 13: Handling Making Mistakes

For Teachers 2nd
This Second Step lesson will help students to learn how to handle making mistakes.
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Professional Doc
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Naeyc: Teaching Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this article from National Association for the Education of Young Children, information about the importance of teaching emotional intelligence skills is shared.
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Professional Doc
Other

We Are Teachers: The Most Important Skills We Teach in the Early Years ...

For Teachers K - 1st
In this article, importance of social emotional skills in the early years is stressed.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Conflict Resolution Activities and Lesson Plans for Kids K 5

For Teachers K - 1st
This compilation contains several lessons that will help students learn fair methods to resolve conflicts. Other lessons will help students engage in a cooperative task.
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Lesson Plan
Committee for Children

Second Step: Grade 1: Lesson 15: Self Talk for Calming Down

For Teachers 1st
In this Second Step lesson, 1st graders will learn how to use "self-talk" to help themselves calm down when they are upset.
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Website
Other

Committee for Children: What Is Social Emotional Learning?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This website provides background about "social emotional learning" and about why implementing social emotional learning lessons is important. Videos and a downloadable e-book are provided.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs.org: Splash & Bubbles: Marine Biology & Social Emotional Learning for Your Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Through play and exploration, Splash and Bubbles demonstrates and celebrates the amazing diversity of life in the ocean, building awareness and appreciation among its young viewers. All the while, viewers are exposed to concepts of...
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Classroom Posters: Pbs Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Print and post a set of 13 early childhood posters to support your young learners. From counting 1-10, to identifying feelings, to naming the days of the week, you can leverage these PBS KIDS posters at Circle Time in Centers, and to...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Asu Compass for Courage: Module 4: Digital Activity Stand Up Game (Grades 3 5)

For Students 3rd - 5th
This game offers students Grades 3-5 a chance to read and discuss different situations and consider how they would handle each using the practice using S.A.F.E. to be assertive. Play online within PBS LearningMedia or select the download...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Asu Compass for Courage: Module 2: s.w.a.p. Student Practice Challenge

For Students 3rd - 8th
Situation or worry requires students to develop an action thought (S.W.A.P.) for a variety of sample scenarios provided.