Resources for the classroom and beyond!
Skill Building
Goal Setting
How does setting goals help us to make positive changes in our lives?
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?
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?
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
Discussion Questions Around Self Awareness
What can we recognize about our own self awareness through talking to others?
Skill Building
Telling Stories From First Person Perspective
How can the point of view of a storyteller change the way a story is told?
Skill Building
Self Awareness Through Silence
What are some ways we can exercise the skill of self awareness?
Story Exchange
Brainstorming Stories
How do we decide on a story to share during a story exchange?
Story Exchange
Story Exchange Lesson Plan
How can the story exchange deepen our connection to others in our community?
Skill Building
Partner Interview
How can use curiosity to develop questions that allow us to learn about others?