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Choose Love

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Post published:May 25, 2020
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Are you feeling kind of grumpy and out of sorts; working hard to keep yourself motivated and moving? This website might help. It was created by a mother of a…

Occupying Time

Post author:Ken Anthony
Post published:April 1, 2020
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From the Archives: Webinars from the Past can Inform Future Thinking When I first started at the Connecticut After School Network 13 years ago we did monthly webinars with guest…

SEL Series – Group Activities

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:February 18, 2020
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How to Prepare Children for Group Activities I have to say, I have conducted a few group activities that ended in chaos and have left me wondering what went wrong.…

SEL Series – Better Transitions

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:February 4, 2020
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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…

SEL Series – Check-in

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:January 21, 2020
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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. …

SEL Series – Teasing

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:January 13, 2020
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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…

SEL Series – Got Talent?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:December 18, 2019
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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…

SEL Series – How You Say it Matters

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:December 11, 2019
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“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…

SEL Series – Let’s Focus

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:December 4, 2019
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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…

SEL Series – Thanksgiving #2

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:November 26, 2019
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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…