2nd Grade Social and Emotional Development

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Self-Assessment Scale

Use this Self-Assessment scale to check for students' understanding after a lesson or activity. It can replace a…

LESSON PLANS

Similar and Different Lesson

Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different.

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Coping Skills Checklist

A coping list checklist for the classroom.

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Feelings Thermometer

Use this strategy to help students see when they are escalating so they can intervene and use coping skills to manage…

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Student Goals Checklist

This graphic organizer provides writing prompts that support students to reflect on what is going well in the classroom,…

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Daily Tasks Checklist

Support your students to hold themselves accountable for their work in class by providing them with a checklist. In…

WORKSHEETS

Resolving Conflicts

Use this worksheet to teach children about conflict resolution and problem solving. Children will write about a conflict…

LESSON PLANS

What Is a Peaceable Classroom?

An activity to encourage your students to interact peacefully in the classroom.

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Behavior Checklist

It is important to set both clear and high expectations for your students, and to create systems that hold them…

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Glows and Grows

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Animal Breathing

This resource provides for different breathing techniques that you can teach your students.

ACTIVITIES

Follow Me Freeze

Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.

TEACHING RESOURCE

Five Styles of Handling Children's Conflicts

A chart describing different ways to handle conflict in the classroom plus their uses and limitations.

ACTIVITIES

3 Collective Breaths (Primary)

This breath work activity from Breathe For Change is designed to reduce students' stress, enhance their awareness, and…

TEACHING RESOURCE

Talking With Children About War and Violence In the World

Talking to students about Ukraine? Educators for Social Responsibility has prepared this guide for adults who are…

LESSON PLANS

Talk It Out Together

In this school safety lesson plan, students learn the Talk It Out Together conflict-solving process.

TEACHING RESOURCE

Responding to Conflict Amongst Young Children

Here are some suggested ways for teachers to handle conflict in their classrooms. Using these techniques in your…

EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

10 Great Early Learning Shows on Netflix

You probably know Netflix for it's mind-boggling plethora of binge-worthy content for adults, but the ubiquitous…

LESSON PLANS

What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?

Students discuss the meaning of the word "conflict" and give examples of positive and negative situations they have…