SEL Series – Better Transitions
5 Strategies that Help with Transitions When I visit our learning centers to conduct an observation, I pay close attention to how staff assist children with transitioning from activities. Let's…
5 Strategies that Help with Transitions When I visit our learning centers to conduct an observation, I pay close attention to how staff assist children with transitioning from activities. Let's…
The National Afterschool Association just released The Landscape of Afterschool Leadership: Considerations for Supporting and Strengthening Diversity (click here to read full report). As part of that work, NAA is…
What is your program achieving to include Social Emotional Learning in daily scheduled programming. 1. What is your school' s planning process for choosing the SEL program and activities? 2. …
A total of 26 grants will be awarded to support local afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving middle schoolers. Take a look to see which grant category is a good…
Why Children Tease In a perfect world, children wouldn't make fun of each other. Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world- and teasing is a typical behavior among…
That Kid’s Got Talent! On the Lookout for Your Child's Hidden Talents. Children with learning and attention issues may be more reluctant to try new things because they may already struggle with…
“It’s not what you said, it’s how you said it”, I remarked to my father after he said “never mind, it’s fine I’ve got it”. I could hear the frustration…
Using Seating Arrangements in the Classroom I was speaking with a friend one day and we got into a discussion about her productivity levels. She is currently a graduate student…
Be- the Thanksgiving you Want to SeeWays to teach gratitude during the Thanksgiving Holiday The Thanksgiving holiday is a great way to teach and model gratitude to children. Thanksgiving should…
Thanksgiving Day is not just a dinner Historically Thanksgiving Day is a National holiday in the United States that occurs in November. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians…