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Week of March 23, 2020
Hello Families,
Here is an activity you can do each day to help support your child’s emotional well-being at home. Creating a Feelings Journal is one way to help children identify, express and recognize his/her emotions (Social Emotional Learning Standard #1). In school, we discuss the many types of emotions may feel every day. We also have shared that feelings are like the weather and can change during the day. Also that feelings may come to visit but they don’t have to stay. Allowing kids of all ages to spend time reflecting on their feelings, either in words or pictures, can be helpful as they build the self-awareness they need to make good decisions and communicate effectively with others. It doesn’t have to be a notebook; single pages or even typed up reflections are helpful. This video describes this activity in greater detail and has a great ending where kids share what feeling might “look” like. If any student creates this journal or wants to share any part of it now, or when we return to school, I would be happy to look at it with them and discuss their entries. I am also available at kskeffington@plainville.k12.ma.us.
Week of March 30, 2020
Belly Breathing with Sesame Street
Practice your belly breathing each day, even when you are feeling calm and happy. That way you will be ready if you start to feel a strong emotion like anger, sadness or worry.
What Does it Mean to be Present?
Practice being mindful. Listen to the story and take some time to draw or write down 3 things you can hear, 3 things you can see and 3 things you can feel.
Week of April 6, 2020
Click on the link below to listen to a story and lesson about Following the Group plan. You will need to click on the microphone in the upper right hand corner to hear Mrs. Skeffington talking.
IF YOU CANNOT ACCESS POWERPOINT- please use the PDF version below until we can share the access to the video/audio portions for all.
Week of April 21, 2020
PreK
Parents and students can watch the reveiw lesson and embedded read aloud about Wholw Body Listening at Home.
Kindergarten
Families can listen to a reveiw lesson on what Whole Body Listening is and then have the students watch the read-aloud of Whole Body Listening Larry at Home.
Whole Body Listening Larry at Home
Week of April 27, 2020
This week we are reviewing ways to handle disappointment. Students and families can watch the lesson and practice using "Oh well, maybe next time."
Week of May 4, 2020
Preschool
Listen to the lesson and draw your silly monster by listening for rhyming words.
Kindergarten
Listen to the lesson and practice your Attitude of Gratitude
Week of May 11, 2020
Kindergaten
Listen to the lesson and draw your silly monster by listening for rhyming words.
