In December and January, our guidance lessons focused on the importance of mindfulness, self- control, and expressing our emotions.

Mindfulness is taking notice of how your body feels and what you see, smell and taste. Maybe you even feel emotions in your body, perhaps through a tightness somewhere, or a good sensation. Mindfulness is noticing what your mind is doing.

Mindfulness Activities: 
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/5-fun-mindfulness-activities-children-breathing-exercises

Mindfulness Books:

Parent Resources for Self-Control:
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/self-control.html





 

In November, our guidance lessons covered the importance of friendships and how to be a good friend to others. 





Please click here for additional worksheets, coloring pages, and acitivies on friendships!




October is Anti-Bullying Prevention Month

               
BULLYING IS….
 Something that makes you feel bad or hurts.
 Something people do on purpose.
 Something that is hard for the person being bullied to stop.
 Something that happens more than once.
 Something that no one should let happen at school.

Books on Bullying:

Extra Bullying Resources/Videos:
https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/kids/kid-videos

Feelings can be tricky. We sometimes can't seem to find the right words to express our mood, especially if it's one that we have never felt before. The Moodsters are a team of 5 cute and cuddly monsters who use their problem-solving skills to solve the mysteries of our feelings. The creator of the Moodsters, Denise Daniels, RN, MS, has teamed up with Scholastic to create the First Aid for Feelings workbook to help students cope with the range of feelings and emotions experienced during the COVID outbreak. This 16-page book, complete with a letter from the author to parents, can be printed out and completed together and referenced back to in the future.
Click here to download the PDF of the Covid Feelings First Aid workbook.
Additional information regarding the Moodsters can be found at the following website: https://themoodsters.com 

Another great resource for coping with the coronavirus is a coloring book created by clinicians at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pages of the coloring book tell a story of Caroline, a girl living in New Orleans, who is having a difficult time understanding what the coronavirus is and why it is important to follow the protocols set forth by governing officials. This resource is great for students because it educates the children on important aspects of COVID while incorporating art, a widely used coping mechanism when dealing with stress and anxiety. The PDF version of this coloring book can be downloaded HERE.