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Message for Spirit Elementary School Students on June 3, 2021

Created by school counselor, Dr. Taylor-Mearhoff, this video is for 5th grade students at Spirit Elementary to help them get ready for the transition to middle school.

As part of her SEL Read-Along Series, elementary school counselor, Dr. T-M reads the story "I Can Handle it!" by Laurie Wright. Children learn how to use a "mindful mantra" (positive self-talk) to handle uncomfortable feelings. The final message is the importance of practicing your mindful mantra during times of calm so you will be ready to use it when you are sad, angry, upset, disappointed, etc.

Elementary school counselor, Dr. T-M reads the story "Positive Ninja" by Mary Nhin. Children learn the difference between being optimistic and pessimistic. They learn a mindfulness breathing technique to calm down in order to get rid of a negative thought and replace it with a positive thought. The final message is practice, practice, practice so you may become more optimistic.

Elementary School Counselor, Dr. Sheri Taylor-Mearhoff reads the book "Each Kindness" by Jacqueline Woodson as part of a Social-Emotional Learning Lesson for students in grades K-5. The reading includes the review of two SEL lessons gleaned from the book and poses "think about it" questions to help children acquire a deeper understanding of empathy. (Some of the discussion content was sourced f...

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This SEL Lesson teaches students strategies for what to do when someone bothers you. It was created by Dr. Sheri Taylor-Mearhoff for Spirit Elementary School students Created using Powtoon Free sign up at www.powtoon.com/youtube/

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