Resources for the classroom and beyond!
Skill Building
Self Awareness Through Silence
What are some ways we can exercise the skill of self awareness?
Best Practices
Artifact of the Week
How can students explore real world experiences and stories? In this article, Nicole Walker walks us through a process of…
Best Practices
How to Dig Deeper Into Students Strengths
What questions can we present to students to have a better overall understanding of who they are and how they…
Best Practices
Pairing Read Aloud with the Story Exchange
How can we use mentor texts to connect students to the story exchange and story exchange prompts? In this article,…
Skill Building
5 Ways of Perceiving Listening
How can we reflect on different ways we receive information while listening? During this lesson students will practice deep listening…
Story Exchange
Art Exchange
How can the art story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Story Exchange
Story Mapping for Story Exchange
How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Story Exchange
Master List of Prompts
How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Story Exchange
Facilitator Toolkit
What are some basic facilitation best practices I should know more about?
Arts Integration
Drawing to Understand, Observe, Then Simplify
What can happen in our brain when we use art to make sense of the world around us?
Arts Integration
Art Reflection, Noticing Thoughts and Feelings
How can art be a tool that allows us to pause, notice, and reflect?
Skill Building
Smile and Shake
How can mindfulness practices help us self regulate?