Three Ways to Make Peace with Uncertainty
Anxious? Overwhelmed? Depressed by the news headlines? Here are three practices to help us deal with uncertainty.
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Articles
The Emotional Keyboard
We recently read Eric Jensen's book, "Teaching with Poverty in Mind". Find out more about why we love the concept of the emotional keyboard.
How I Learned to Stop Yelling
Learn how one teacher overcame the urge to yell when frustrated, and how that impacted her classroom.
Color Your Emotions
This simple art project can help kids build up the brain-body connection and get in touch with their emotions.
Your Personal Weather Report
“How are you feeling right now? What is the weather inside you like?"
Video Roundup: Feelings
Here's a roundup of some of our favorite videos about feelings, from who else? The brilliant minds at Sesame Street.
Steps and Stones
The anger is back! Read our review of Steps and Stones, by the author of Anh's Anger.
What to Do When you Worry Too Much
The book "What to Do When you Worry Too Much" might help the worrier in your life.
Worry Dolls
Here's a simple strategy you can use to help a child who sometimes becomes consumed with worry.
Visiting Feelings
Here's our book review on Lauren Rubenstein's "Visiting Feelings". This is a great book to read with children to help them understand that feelings come and go!
Relaxing Your Heart
What do we do when we have strong feelings? Check out this post about controlling our heartbeat in order to control our feelings.
Emotions Melt Away
Sometimes children get stuck in a feeling and have a hard time moving on. It’s important to teach kids that feelings can melt away. Here’s a really visual way to drive that lesson home for kids.
The Feelings Thermometer
When a child is stuck in a feeling, it can be hard for them to even imagine feeling any differently. Enter the feelings thermometer.
Cup and Saucer
We love the idea of the cup a saucer, a simple way to think about managing emotions.
Sometimes I'm Bombaloo
Check out our book review of the children's book "Sometimes I'm Bombaloo" by Rachel Vail.
Bedtime Bubbles
Help a child release a worry and receive a joy with this simple activity.
The Happy or The Grumpy
Instead of, "You seem really grumpy today," try, "The grumpy seems to be big and in charge right now." Read on to see how to use the idea of externalizing behavior to help kids with their feelings.
Clouds and Emotions Change
Sometimes kids think their emotions are permanent. Use this simple analogy to help them understand that they're not actually going to feel sad FOREVER.
Why We Should Teach Kids About Feelings
Feelings are a normal part of being human. One of the most important things we can teach children is how to deal with their feelings appropriately.
Friendly Wishes
An important element of social emotional health is kindness. In each interaction, we have the choice to be kind or unkind
Videos
1 Minute Breakdown: Cognitive Empathy
What's a reliable way to build cognitive empathy with your kids? Sometimes just talking about feelings is best best route to take.
Cup and Saucer
Next time your child or student is having a hard time handling their emotions, remember that their cup is still growing!
Safe Relationships | Non-Directive Play
Non-Directive play can be critical in developing meaningful relationships with children. Clinician, Jeannette Grisales, fills us in!
Kids Talk: Feelings
Momentous School second-grader Jared talks about feeings in the Kids Talk series.
Kids Talk: Kindness
Momentous School student Camila wants to teach you a lesson about kindness.
Kids Talk: Emotions
Momentous School kindergarten students want us to know that we all have emotions.
How are Feelings Like a Rollercoater?
Life can be full of ups and downs, just like riding a roller-coaster. Visit our blog to download your own sheet so kids can draw out their emotions like a rollercoaster.
Classroom Strategy: Friendly Wishes
Try using Friendly Wishes to have your students practice empathy for their friends and classmates!