Social and Emotional Development

TEACHING RESOURCE

Positive Classroom Behavior

A positive classroom begins with you Read ideas and find resources on establishing and maintaining acceptable behavior…

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

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.

WORKSHEETS

Setting SMART Goals: Student Worksheet

Help your students set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound) goals using this graphic…

TEACHING RESOURCE

Class Meetings

Class meetings can be an excellent multipurpose tool for your classroom. This simple strategy of setting aside time for…

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3-2-1 Reflection Template

Guide your students' understanding of new concepts with this 3-2-1 reflection template. Use this 3-2-1 reflection…

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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…

LESSON PLANS

Many Ways to Resolve Conflict

Students learn how to use negotiation, arbitration, communication, and mediation to resolve conflicts. These conflict…

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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…

LESSON PLANS

Acting Out Conflict

Students act out skits showing typical conflicts that arise in school and then resolve them using a problem-solving…

ACTIVITIES

Exercise: Creating a Mantra

How can we teach our students to regulate their emotions, thoughts and behaviors? How can we support them to develop…

WORKSHEETS

Resolving Conflicts

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

TEACHING RESOURCE

Impact of Disruption on Students with Exceptionalities

Learn about the different disruptions that impact students with exceptionalities.

LESSON PLANS

What Is a Peaceable Classroom?

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

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Behavior Checklist

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

LESSON PLANS

Survey About Conflict and Me

A survey for students concerning their responses to conflict.

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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.

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.

WORKSHEETS

Student Survey: School Climate

This survey includes 15 questions that solicit student feedback on school culture and climate. Appropriate for grades 6…