Do you ever notice students shutting down after a mistake, avoiding anything that feels even a little challenging, or getting overwhelmed by something small? These patterns often connect to learned …
10 Easy Ways to Develop Resilience in Students
Social Emotional Learning
How to Identify Students Lacking Resilience in the Classroom
Are you noticing students who shut down quickly, hesitate to take risks, or slip into worried self-talk when learning gets tough? These early signs of a student struggling with resilience …
7 Things You Need to Know About Learned Helplessness
Have you ever watched a student give up before even trying, convinced that their efforts won’t make a difference? This sense of defeat, known as learned helplessness, can be a …
How to Understand Executive Skills and Their Role in ADHD
Do you ever look at a student and wonder, “What were they thinking?” Sometimes you just want to throw up your hands in confusion, but you gotta give a kid …
How to Make Proven Calm Classrooms with a Framework
Do you ever wonder why teaching feels so overwhelming, even when you’ve set all the rules? The truth is, calm doesn’t come from being stricter — it comes from support. …
What You Need to Know Now About Trauma-Informed Teaching
Feeling overwhelmed by the diverse needs of your students and unsure where to start with trauma-informed teaching? You’re not alone. As classrooms become more dynamic, embracing the role of a …
9 Timely Social and Emotional Learning Strategies for Epic Growth
Have you ever found yourself wondering how to cultivate a nurturing and harmonious classroom environment, one where every child feels empowered and understood? Today, I’m going to share nine transformative …
How to Manage ODD in the Classroom
Do you ever feel overwhelmed trying to manage Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) in the classroom? When faced with ODD in the classroom, teachers can harness the power of understanding strategies …
Why is Community Building in the Classroom Important?
I saw him for only about 10 minutes a year, and he said, “No worries; send me a payment later.” At that moment I felt like a valued and trusted …
5 Good Picture Books About Loss : How to Support SEL
Have you ever arrived at school to be advised of heartbreaking news? I have. A lovely, mischievous child had lost their parent suddenly and unexpectedly the day before. All I …
6 Ways to be Using Positive Reinforcement in School
I love to see the quiet students come out of their shells and grow. Seeing them share their thoughts confidently is one of the great blessings of teaching in my …
Teacher Self-Care: The Best Social-Emotional Instruction Strategy for School
Do you want to know my super power for effective social-emotional instruction? I am an outdoor enthusiast, and that is a part of my teacher self-care instruction. 🥾 No Olympian; …
The Best Proven Classroom Attention Getters
Not one, not two, but three teachers were watching me, kind of stunned by how I was just standing there with my hand in the air. There was no way, …
How to Differentiate Instruction with Social Emotional Learning
“I don’t have time to incorporate social-emotional learning activities. There is barely have time to differentiate math, reading, and writing.” If that sounds like you, you’re not alone—and the good …
Energize Students Now: 4 Fun Ways to Learn Math Facts
Youtube Title: fun ways to learn essential math facts “Yay! My favourite part!!” We had so many fun ways to learn math facts that practising math facts was a joy …
Team ADHD: How to Empower Teachers in the Classroom
Eight minutes. I sat patiently with her, just the two of us, for eight minutes, and waited for her to rally her thoughts enough just to look at the page. …
The Best Calming Activities for ADHD at School
Alice Cameron was teaching 12 students who were considered those with the greatest behavioural problems in their respective age groups in her school district. So much time was spent managing …
How to use Picture Books for ADHD in the Classroom
Embracing and understanding neurodiversity is essential to the success of building empathy. Building empathy through picture books for ADHD in the classroom is a powerful evidence based strategy The storylines …
How to Add Inclusive Strategies for ADHD in the Classroom
All of the children are working together, focused and on task. 😊 Inclusive strategies for ADHD in the classroom remove chaos, and bring calm and community to your classroom. Building …
How to Manage ADHD Behavior in the Classroom
“Only: 5.3% of children globally are diagnosed with ADHD”. This is such a tiny number, certainly I don’t reeeeeeally have to think about it or know how to manage ADHD …