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Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

Do you need to help your students chill out? This activity will help your students learn how to breathe deeply, self-soothe, and calm themselves down.

With school, home, and activities in between, life can sometimes feel chaotic to kids. Help your child learn how to stop and relax with handmade peace rocks.

In this activity, your child will have an opportunity to discuss what they like about themselves, and they will design a digital or physical poster that displays their talents, what they like, and images that describe themselves.

Help your child build emotional awareness by creating a wheel full of pictures that make them feel a certain emotion.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will go on a nature scavenger hunt to look for patterns in nature and appreciate how amazing nature is.

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.

In this activity, your child will discover their interests and special talents through performing, writing, and drawing.

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

How often do we eat with awareness and really taste our food and think about where the food came from? Mindful eating is a great way to practice mindfulness infused with gratitude and appreciation for our food.

Understanding emotions can be a helpful tool for self-regulation. In this social emotional learning activity, your child will practice identifying different emotions and explore how they connect with various gestures and facial expressions.

In this activity, work with your child to build a chain of strengths, highlighting their individual strengths and unique abilities.

In this fun activity, your child will learn the difference between facts and opinions. They will design cards for a matching game that they create and play!

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

In this activity, your child will learn and teach someone else five finger breathing, and they will also draw a picture of their experience.

Caring for ourselves and others can build connections and a greater sense of love. In this activity, children reflect on what it means to be caring and to show kindness to others through drawing and performing a kind act of their choosing.

Ensuring that what we say is truthful, helpful, inspiring, necessary, and kind takes practice! In this social emotional learning activity, your child will set a goal for themselves to THINK before they speak.

In this activity, your child will write and draw about a time when they acted in ways that illustrated responsibility, kindness, or integrity. They will also reflect on what it felt like to have control over their choices and behaviors.

In this activity, your child will explore what it means and how it feels to live in a community.

In this activity, your child will interview a caring adult or friend to ask them when they have seen them at their best.

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your child learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds by tracing their hands.

In this activity, your child will reflect on and write a story about a person who has embodied integrity and honesty in their life.

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.