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SEL in the Classroom

The ABCs and 123s of Emotional Intelligence

The ability to monitor our emotions and thoughts from moment to moment is key to understanding ourselves and others better. Here are two simple activities to help you grow emotional intelligence in yourself and your children.
4 - 6 min read
two happy girls hugging and smiling on the playground

Heart's Treasure Hunt Storytime

This children's storybook was written to deliver Generation Mindful's greatest wish for humanity --- that every child gets to grow up feeling a deep sense of acceptance and belonging. Play this storytime for a child you love, and for the child that...
20 - 22 min read

Culturally Responsive Social-Emotional Learning

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and amplifying voices of color are priorities for Generation Mindful. The company seeks to partner with districts using their tools to establish formal practices for feedback from BIPOC voices to enhance educator, studen...
2 - 4 min read

Making Social Emotional Learning Inclusive and Accessible By Bridging Home and School

Adults today do not intuitively know how to bring social-emotional learning practically into everyday life, particularly when toddlers and young children are acting out, because, as 30 to 60+-year-old adults, we are largely from generations past that...
3 - 5 min read

A World Where 250 Preschool Students Are Suspended Every Day

A world where 250 preschoolers are suspended per day in the US alone is a world that needs a course correction. Our school systems are failing to protect vulnerable student populations that, statistically speaking, are disproportionately impacted by ...
2 - 4 min read
sad preschool child in classroom

Why Do Parents Spank?

To advocate for the children who fall subject to corporal punishment, perhaps we must witness the inner child of the punisher. Here are 4 reasons why someone may spank and how to use this information to connect rather than shame. (Because, remember, ...
3 - 5 min read

School to Prison Pipeline: New Bill to Diminish Willful Defiance Suspensions

With efforts to keep children in school and out of the school-to-prison pipeline, teachers and administrators within California school districts will no longer be able to suspend elementary and middle school students for wil...
3 - 5 min read

Post-Pandemic Schools Need More Than Academics

Post-pandemic children have a lot to adjust to. And there is no cookie-cutter response because the mental health of our children is not one-dimensional. There is a spectrum of feelings and emotional stress taking a seat in the classroom this ye...
3 - 5 min read
Post-Pandemic Schools Need More Than Academics

Preschool Teacher Creates Calming Corner to Teach Students About Emotions

In a nook in the back near the teacher’s desk, a cozy, safe place exists. It is a place to explore feelings. A place to regulate. A place to take a break and just be. Welcome to Emily Brown’s preschool classroom. Emily is a teacher dedicated to helpi...
2 - 4 min read

Morning Meetings and Connecting a Classroom

A the school counselor shares how her school transformed its classroom culture by using SnuggleBuddies plush toys to teach students about their emotions. 
- 2 min read
Children sharing feelings with SnuggleBuddies during classroom morning meeting