Teachers and parents, you CAN make a difference!
Help develop your child's self-esteem through bibliotherapy, read-alouds, and other activities.
Help develop your child's self-esteem through bibliotherapy, read-alouds, and other activities.
Teaching Emotional Intelligence Skills to ChildrenWhat is Emotional Intelligence (EI), and why is it important in the classroom? How is it possible for teachers to integrate EI and academic instruction? This short video explains the benefits of using a simple tool called The Feel & Deal Activity Deck. The Feel & Deal Activity Deck can help you build a caring community in the classroom AND teach emotional intelligence skills through 35 engaging activities in language arts, science, music, art, drama, and problem-solving
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Choosing and Implementing
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Crafts, activities, and more!Feeling crafty?
Enhance self-esteem at home or in your classroom through activities your children will love! |
Show Me How! Build Your Child's Self-Esteem Through Reading, Crafting and Cooking
by Vivian Kirkfield The perfect book for parents and teachers!
This book includes 100 classic picture book recommendations, each with a quick and easy craft project and child-friendly healthful cooking activity. Vivian Kirkfield, an experienced educator, parenting speaker and children's books author, includes fun-filled educational activities for for parents, grandparents, daycare providers, teachers or any child-care facilitators of kids ages 2-8. Kirkfield empowers parents with simple and effective strategies to help their children develop a positive self-image, master task and skills, and express their feelings. This book is the answer to a busy parent's prayer. With the turn of every page, you will build self-esteem, develop literacy skills and create a life-long parent-child bond. |
Classroom eNewsletter
Memo. This eNewsletter provides lower grade elementary teachers and parents tools to include the topic of self-esteem in the classroom through the use of critical literacy, bibliotherapy, and other activities. I have included a brief overview of the social issue, as well as a variety of activities and resources that can be used to implement this topic in the classroom. As it is important to create a bridge between the home and the school, I have included a series of follow-up home activities, in order to get parents involve in their child's learning process. I created this eNewsletter as an online resource because I feel it would be more appealing to parents and teachers as they can easily obtain access, and be up to date with their child's activities in a more interactive and illustrative way. To create this eNewsletter I used a variety of book images and summaries obtained from ChildrensGuide.com, and a variety of articles and professional journals obtained from the following resources:
References
Clarke, L.W., & Whitney, E. (2009). Walking in their shoes: Using multiple-perspectives texts as a bridge to critical literacy. The Reading Teacher, 62(6), 530-534
Hoffman, L., & Young, E. (2004). Self-esteem in children: Strategies for parents and educators. National Association of School Psychologists.
Meller, W.B., Richardson, D., & Hatch, J.A. (2009). Using read-alouds with critical literacy literature in K-3 classrooms. National Association for the Education of Young Children. 76-78.
Morrison, V., & Wlodarczyk, L. (2009). Revisiting read-aloud: Instructional strategies that encourage students' engagement with texts. The Reading Teacher, 63(2), 110-118.
Sridhar, D., & Vaughn, S. (2000). Bibliotherapy for all: Enhancing reading comprehension, self-concept, and behavior. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 33(2), 74-82.
Sullivan, A. K., & Strang, H. R. (2003). Bibliotherapy in the classroom: Using literature to promote the development of emotional intelligence. Childhood Education, 79(2), 74-80
Hoffman, L., & Young, E. (2004). Self-esteem in children: Strategies for parents and educators. National Association of School Psychologists.
Meller, W.B., Richardson, D., & Hatch, J.A. (2009). Using read-alouds with critical literacy literature in K-3 classrooms. National Association for the Education of Young Children. 76-78.
Morrison, V., & Wlodarczyk, L. (2009). Revisiting read-aloud: Instructional strategies that encourage students' engagement with texts. The Reading Teacher, 63(2), 110-118.
Sridhar, D., & Vaughn, S. (2000). Bibliotherapy for all: Enhancing reading comprehension, self-concept, and behavior. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 33(2), 74-82.
Sullivan, A. K., & Strang, H. R. (2003). Bibliotherapy in the classroom: Using literature to promote the development of emotional intelligence. Childhood Education, 79(2), 74-80
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