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Social & Emotional Issues – Teacher Resources

Help develop your students' social skills, emotional skills, and quality of character. These printables, lessons, and other resources will supply guidelines and advice for addressing social and emotional issues. You'll find literature guides that deal with friendship, love, and bullying, advice on conflict-resolution, tips for talking to your students about war, death, and violence, help with understanding your students' development and social skills, and many other cross-curricular activities to use in your classroom. From writing to math, we have plenty of resources to help you deal with your students' social and emotional issues.
Printables
Certificate of Appreciation
Certificate of Outstanding Performance
Feeling Words Chart
Hooray Certificates
Acts of Kindness Award
Special Achievement Award
A Friendship Award
More Popular Social/Emotional Printables
Lesson Plans
Acting Out Conflict
Many Ways to Resolve Conflict
Similar and Different
Exploring the Nature of Conflict
What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?
Make a Rainbow Bulletin Board
Talk It Out Together
More Social/Emotional Lesson Plans
References
Resolution Vocabulary
List of Directed Questions
Declaration of Sentiments
Time Line of Events: September 11-18, 2001
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Little Rock Response
Second Grade Basic Skills
Third Grade Basic Skills
More Social/Emotional References
Conflict Resolution Resources
Conflict Resolution Lessons
Survey About Conflict and Me
Five Styles of Handling Children's Conflicts
Responding to Conflict Amongst Young Children
Popular Conflict Resolution Resources
Picture the Conflict
Exploring the Conflict Continuum
More Popular Conflict Resolution Resources
Bullying Resources
Bully-Proof Your Classroom
Adam Canfield, Watch Your Back! Discussion Guide
Feelings & Emotions
Maniac Magee
Twelfth Night
What About Fighting?
A Tale of Two Cities
Death and the Grief Reaction Process
Emotion Similes
Sorting Out Feelings
More Popular Resources on Feelings & Emotions
Social Skills
Positive Classroom Behavior
Remembering Names
Tape Recorder Fight Role Play
What Is a Peaceable Classroom?
The Words You Speak
Follow Me Freeze
What is Friendship?
More Popular Resources on Social Skills
Dealing with Death
Common Strategies Used to Cope With Death
Development of a Child's Understanding of Death
Defense Mechanisms Used to Cope With Death
Impact of Death on Students with Exceptionalities
Remembering Mrs. Rossi Teacher's Guide
Ways to Help Others Grieve
Intervention Strategies for Terminal Illness
Relationship Between Crisis and Special Education
September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City Teacher's Guide
Literature & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
Silas Marner
The Taming of the Shrew
My Side of the Mountain
Katie Kazoo Getting-to-Know-You Interview
The Little Engine That Could -- Activity Booklet
Chug Chug Chug. Puff Puff Puff.
Silent to the Bone Reader's Guide
More Popular Literature Resources for Social/Emotional Issues
Art & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
Self-Portrait
Facial Expressions Chart
Friends Are Fun! Bulletin Board
Build Your Own Train
Changing Feelings
Activity Kit for Crazy Hair Day & Star of the Week
Look at Me Book
More Art Activities about Social/Emotional Issues
History & Social Studies Resources
Rosa Parks -- Coloring Page
Martin Luther King Jr Coloring Page
The Struggle Against Segregation
The Middle Ages: Life on a Manor Activity Packet
The Middle Ages: The Feudal System Activity Packet
About Me Worksheet
The Fight Against Lynching Summary Sheet
More Popular History & Social Studies Resources for Emotional Issues
Mathematics & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
Temperature Conversions
Science & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
Healthy Teeth
Disasters – Natural and Unnatural
Flooding Safety
Hurricane Resource: Storm Surge
Frostbite
How Are We Different?
What Color is Love?
More Science Resources on Social & Emotional Issues
Discussing Natural Disasters
Intervention Strategies for Disaster
Hurricane Resource: High Winds
Disaster Supply Kit
Family Disaster Plan
More Natural Disasters Resources for Teachers
Language Arts & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
Sign It, Don't Say It
Friendship Listening Center
Morse Code
Table Manners Scoring Rubric
The Katie Kazoo Spelling Bee
Friendly Interview
The Struggle Against Segregation Vocabulary
More Language Arts Resources on Social & Emotional Issues
Writing & Social/Emotional Issues Connected
I'd Prefer
My Amazing Story Worksheet
My Personal Goals
Friends: Same/Different
Be a Peacemaker
Friends: Let's Have Fun!
"Me" Star Shape
More Writing Activities on Social & Emotional Issues

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