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Free Chrysanthemum SEL Lesson Wrinkled Heart Activity Back to School Activities
During this lesson I give each student a heart to hold. I read the book out loud to them. Each time they heard a student in the story bullying and not using nice words they wrinkled the heart a little. At the end we tried to smooth out the heart. The students learn that their not-so-nice words wrinkle someone else's heart and it's hard to fix it once it's said. A meaningful way to teach empathy, love, and kindness to students of ALL ages!Establishing a caring SEL lesson is an import component of
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PreK - 5th, Not Grade Specific
The TQE Method: Discussion Stems
This slide deck is ready to support your students as they discuss everything from pieces of art, texts, and topics!The TQE Method is used in classrooms around the world from kindergarten to grad school. For more information about the TQE Method, start with the We're Killing the Love of Reading, But Here's an Easy Fix Unlimited Teacher post and the Cult of Pedagogy podcast episode. Then search the hashtags #TQE and #UnlimitedTeacher to see examples of how teachers are tailoring it to their studen
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Proactive Planning: Potential Solutions for (Distance) Learning BUNDLE
Because of Winn Dixie Party Decorations and Bookmarks FREEBIE
Because of Winn Dixie Party Decorations and Bookmarks FREEBIE
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2nd - 5th
Accountable Talk Question and Sentence Stems Card- Freebie
These Accountable Talk cards with question and sentence stems can make even the most hesitant student feel a little more comfortable about speaking in front of others. Having the stems right in front of each student can lead to really respectful and engaging discussions! It also aligns perfectly with Speaking and Listening CCSS and other state standards. Included:-Cards in two and four to a page -All editable-Question stem pages to customize your bulletin boardThis free resource is part of a lar
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Not Grade Specific
First Day Jitters Back to School Graphing Activity | SEL | FREEBIE
This product was inspired by the book "First Day Jitters" by Julie Danneberg can be found here ➡️ https://amzn.to/3Tle9rnAfter reading "First Day Jitters", use this product to create a first day feelings graph. Give portrait/face template to each student and have each draw their emotion (happy, sad, excited, scared, etc) I give them six choices to choose from and then I have them tape their portrait on the graph. This file includes all six emotions plus a banner with the title "First Day Feeling
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Choose Kind - Action Cards Freebie Wonder
Wonder - Choose Kind Free Action Cards #kindnessmatters
Have your students CHOOSE KIND! Promote kindness in your classroom by using a “Choose Kind" Jar!
20 unique take action cards - each card also has a book quote from R.J. Palacio's Wonder!
Print and cut out the task cards and label. Wrap the label around a jar and place the laminated task cards inside.
Place the jar somewhere in the classroom where students can easily access the cards. Encourage students to read the task cards to pr
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Social Emotional Learning Short Story, Questions & Writing on EMPATHY - FREEBIE
Social Emotional Learning - based Reading Comprehension Short Story & Writing Activity includes a short story focused on the Social Awareness skill of Empathy!This story is a free preview of my Social Emotional Learning-based Reading Comprehension Short Stories & Writing Activities! Grab more on...-Identifying EmotionsThis Social Emotional Social Awareness Short Story * FREEBIE * includes...-one short story about empathy-teacher's guide-discussion prompts-paired writing promptGet this F
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6th - 8th
Leveled Library Book Basket Bin Labels!
Levels A - P for your Classroom Library Book Bins! Cute animals and objects that represent the letter level! Genre Labels also included! Each genre has cute clipart that matches the genre as well as a definition of the genre!***MULTIPLE SIZES TO CHOOSE FROM! These labels fit bins:Target scooped bins 10.5" x 3.5" Larger Target rectangular bins where I put the labels on the side, they are 8.75" x 4.5"Enjoy! Please rate this product and give me any and all feedback!-Kali
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PreK - 5th
Community Places Cards
32 real-life community places photo cards to be used in a variety of ways in the classroom. Perfect for a study unit on community, neighborhood or even exploring environmental print.Click the green star ✩ at the top of my store to follow me to receive exclusive deals off all new products! Let’s Connect! PreK Partner WebsitePreK Partner Facebook PagePinterestInstagramTerms of UseWhen purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to comply with ALL the following terms. For personal
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PreK - K
The Cool Bean - Class Meeting Book Lesson - SEL + Kindness + Active Inclusion
There are five class meeting lessons using the book The Cool Bean.This week's theme is about kindness and active inclusion. The main bean feels like a 'has-bean,' compared to the three cool beans who are known all over town for their cool looks and skills. However, the bean soon realizes that it is not looks that makes you cool, but rather how kind you are to others. Especially when an act of kindness comes at just the right moment!
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Not Grade Specific
FREE Daily Calendar Journal
An excellent post-"Morning Circle" Time Calendar Activity. Daily Calendar Journal gives children the chance to practice days of the week, months, tally marks, and yesterday, today and tomorrow. After doing calendar together, allow students to practice their skills on their own. If you need ideas for other Calendar activities, check out our "Morning Calendar" Blog.Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Besid
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K - 2nd
FREE! Accountable Talk Posters (Respectful Discussions)
ABOUT THE FREEBIE! I have had these posters displayed in my room for YEARS, and they are here to stay. I wanted to create something that encouraged students to have respectful conversations about a common text we are reading, or how they went about solving the problem, so everyone feels heard.My goal with this resource is to expose students to sentence stems on a daily basis that promote healthy discussion that they can carry throughout their lives! To be effective though, the teacher will need
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Not Grade Specific
Accountable Talk
Accountable Talk will help engage your students in meaningful discussions and discourse. Students of all levels can use these resources as sentence starters and reminders of how to respectfully agree, disagree, build off ideas, ask for clarification, and more! Under each category are two to four sentence starters so using Accountable Talk will not be overwhelming them.
You can print this resource out as a poster size, paper size, desk tag size, and feel free to use the individual cards as a v
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Not Grade Specific
Stop Students Interrupting - Talking Tokens - Black White Version
Want to stop students from talking when you are teaching or when another studen is talking? The Talking Token does the trick every time! This simple tangible token is a quick visual reminder of who is doing the talking. Use the smaller tokens during small groups or when the students are working collaboratively in small groups.
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Not Grade Specific
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Google Rotation slides
These rotation slides are great to help out with those smooth center rotations. I have been using these for years and the kids love them. It helps them transition and follow directions more independently. They love watching the timer and using it to gauge how much time they have left to complete their work. This template can be edited and tailored to your classroom needs. I hope this resource helps your classroom centers.
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Not Grade Specific
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Free Would You Rather Slides/ Morning Meeting/Brain Break/Bitmoji
Introducing "Would You Rather: Bitmoji Edition" – a delightful and interactive set of 5 engaging questions accompanied by charming Bitmoji visuals. This free product is a snippet of the full version, which includes 94 different slides. It is designed to spark laughter, conversation, and creativity. This version adds a vibrant and personalized touch to each question. This is designed for any age. I created this for my fourth-grade classroom; but have used it successfully in other grades duri
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Not Grade Specific
THE TALKING CIRCLE - Creating Community in Your Classroom
“Talking circles are based on the sacred tradition of sharing circles. The purpose of the less formal talking circle, used as a part of classroom instruction, is to create a safe environment in which students can share their point of view with others. In a Talking Circle, each one is equal and each one belongs. It can be used to create 'community' in a classroom setting.
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Not Grade Specific
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The Way I Feel
This file contains tickets for students to fill out to go along with the story The Way I Feel.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
FREE Morning Meeting Questions - Journal Prompts - Sharing Circle Time - Primary
Use these beautiful and thought provoking questions to help your students think with these 10 FREE open ended questions!These Google Slides are perfect for journal prompts, Community Circle, and Sharing Circle activities. In my classroom, I use these as my community building carpet time at the beginning of the day, then use the same questions as a journal writing workshop prompts.Put the slides into "Presentation Mode" for the best viewing experience.Looking for more? Find 8 week's worth of morn
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2nd
Basic Community-building Circle Script
Building community is of critical importance for all learning environments. This circlekeeper script follows a community-building restorative practices format.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Buckets, Dippers, & Lids - Class Meeting Book Lesson - Impact of Words + Actions
These are five class meeting lessons using the book Buckets, Dippers, and Lids.This week is designed to teach students the ways in which our words and actions affect others, both positively and negatively. Everyone has an invisible bucket, dipper, and lid. Your bucket is where you hold all of your happiness. People can either fill or deplete your bucket. Your dipper takes from other people's buckets. For this week, we do not talk about lids because I think it is a complex enough topic to have it
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Not Grade Specific
Mood Meter
Here is fun and easy way to check in on your students socio emotional wellness.
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Classroom Rules for your Class
Classroom Rules for your Class. This is a word document file, black and white. Feel free to make it as nice as you like.
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Not Grade Specific
Group Numbers
An easy way to reduce stress and increase classroom management is with group numbers! Group numbers are a great way to label tables, give group points, organize small groups, etc. A great classroom management strategy to build classroom community is creating classroom group work, and using group numbers can make it very easy. Table groups are great no matter the age group! In this product, you will find both team and group number labels to choose from. There are two different formats to fit your
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Not Grade Specific
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