Teaching Kids To Pause, Cope, And Connect (75 Lessons For Social Emotional Learning And Mindfulness)

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Hands-on lessons and activities to help elementary students learn, practice, and internalize mindfulness and social and emotional skills
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Thirty hands-on lessons provide students opportunities to learn and practice self-regulation strategies.Students today face many challenges that did not exist a generation or two ago, and rates of emotional disorders (including anxiety and depression) have increased steadily over the years. Students must also manage an overwhelming amount of information. With todaya s reliance on technology and social media, they have fewer opportunities to develop effective self-regulation strategies and interpersonal and stress management skills. Helping students understand their emotions and behavior when theya re young will set them on a path to being successful learners and empathetic people throughout their lives. With thirty easy-to-implement, skill-based lessons and activities, Teaching Kids to Pause, Cope, and Connect provides educators with strategies to help students: A*manage and reduce their anxiety with healthy coping skills A*understand and regulate physical responses to stress A*separate emotions from actions A*respond mindfully (rather than impulsively) to difficult situations A*improve social skills, social awareness, and self-regulation A*develop empathy and compassionDigital content includes reproducible student handouts that accompany each lesson, plus six bonus lessons.