Social/Emotional Resources K-6
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The Lawrence Township Public Schools are committed to the social and emotional well-being of everyone in our schools, especially as we navigate this new distance learning environment. Our social distancing measures can obviously be very difficult for many of our students to handle, so our priority is to provide activities and resources to help strenghten our resilience during these difficult times.
The activities and resources listed on this webpage are provided in order to extend this focus on social-emotional learning into your homes. Please choose any activities that you feel would best suit your child/children and their needs, and reach out to your child's counselor if you have any questions or concerns during this time. Our main priority is your health and safety during this time of at-home learning.
Please scroll down for ideas to practice mindfulness (K-6) or choose one of the links (on the left) to find activites for K-3, including read alouds and Second Step homelinks, or Grades 4-6, incluidng journaling and other SEL resources. The last link at left offers parent resources for discussing coronavius (Covid-19) with your children as well as other community supports.
Mindfulness (K-6)
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Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening within us (thoughts, feelings, emotions) so that we can respond calmly to any situation, with kindness and compassion. Developing mindfulness in our students helps them to better focus and pay attention, as well as identify their feelings and utilize strategies to help them calm down and self-regulate. Practicing mindfulness can help to ease anxiety as well as help us to act calmly with kindness and compassion toward others which is so important during these unprecedented times. Choose any of these activities to help your child develop their sense of mindfulness and self-regulation.
- Go Noodle Brain Breaks
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Mind Yeti
- Mind Yeti in Spanish
- Body Scan for Kids
- Mindful Schools - Offering free online mindfulness classes for students at 1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Click on the links below for more Mindful Moments to practice, mindfulness activities to do, and more mindfulness websites and apps that you can access online. Click on the left to reach the read alouds, journal prompts and other SEL activities.
Mindful Moments & Activities
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Kira Wiley's Mindful Moments
Click on each file to hear a one minute mindfulness activity.
Mindfulness Apps
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Everyday Speech Social Skills Games
(social awareness, relationships, decision-making) – Interactive online games for social skills, including conversation skills, school behavior, problem solving, and more.
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Go Noodle
(self-management) – Movement & Mindfulness: Hundreds of videos to help kids take a brain break and practice mindfulness.
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Headspace: Guided Meditation & Mindfulness
(self-awareness, self-management) – This app provides meditation exercises with a coach that helps you learn as you go.
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The Mindfulness App
(self-awareness, self-management) – A mindfulness app that helps you become more present in your daily life with guided and silent meditation sessions.
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Learn Social Skills
(social awareness, relationships) – Use video lessons and readings to help kids learn skills.
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Aware
(self-awareness, self-management) – This app leads you through daily mindfulness meditation techniques, including energizing activities and breathing practice.
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Stop Breathe & Think: Meditate
(self-awareness, self-management) – Tailored to your specific emotions, this app helps you take a break and reduce stress through meditation.
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MyCalmBeat
(self-awareness, self-management) – This app provides training and practice in slow, deep breathing for stress reduction.
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Gratitude Journal
(self-awareness, self-management) – This app helps you focus on the positive by identifying what you are thankful for each day.
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Kids Coping Skill Puzzle
(self-management) – Build a puzzle while sorting between positive and negative coping skills.
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Affirmation Reminder
(self-awareness) – Select from a list of positive affirmations or make your own to add as reminders.