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Resources for the classroom and beyond!

Best Practices

Artifact of the Week

By Nicole Walker

20 Mins

How can students explore real world experiences and stories?

Skill Building

Building Trust & Community at the Tattoo Parlor

By Alex Krafft (Inspired by Kayla Rutledge)

20 Mins

How can art support us in building a space that honors curiosity, creativity, and understanding? During this lesson, participants will…

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Utilizing the Story Exchange throughout the K12 Classroom

By Sean Cain

How can we thoughtfully implement Story Exchanges (and activities that use the Story Exchange structure) while working with typical classroom…

Skill Building

The Building Blocks of Listening

By Christina Pearce

30 Mins

How do we show we are paying attention through the ways we listen? During this lesson students will practice listening…

Skill Building

Quilted Connections

By Alex Krafft

30 Mins

In what ways do our individual stories come together to form a collective voice? How can art help us reflect…

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Story Exchange Lesson Plan

By Narrative 4

How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?

Skill Building

RAIN Meditation

By Shoshana Perry

20 Mins

How can mindfulness practices help us self regulate?

Skill Building

Orienting in Space and Time

By Shoshana Perry

10 Mins

How can mindfulness practices help us self regulate?

Skill Building

Discussion Questions Around Self Management

By David Yussem

10 Mins

What can we recognize about our own self management through talking to others?

Skill Building

Discussion Questions Around Self Awareness

By David Yussem

10 Mins

What can we recognize about our own self awareness through talking to others?

Skill Building

Telling Stories From First Person Perspective

By Kate Laskey

30 Mins

How can the point of view of a storyteller change the way a story is told?

Skill Building

Self Awareness Through Silence

By Malia’Kekia Nicolini (adapted from work by Dr. Kerr Mesner)

10 Mins

What are some ways we can exercise the skill of self awareness?

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