Mrs. Shute
While teaching a lesson in 3rd grade today, one of my students shared that she had found one of the Calm It Down Dance Videos on Youtube. She shared with the class that she looked for it when her brother was being mean and making her mad. How awesome that she remembered our lesson and was resourceful enough to look for the video on her own! Here is a link to the older students version of the Calm It Down Video. Here is a link to a video of a classroom of students watching and dancing to the younger version of the Calm It Down Video. Enjoy and thanks to my room 8 student who shared the idea!
Mrs. Shute
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All of our classes have completed the Empathy unit, so your child should be able to tell you what empathy is ( we use the phrase "putting yourself in someone else's shoes). Hopefully they can also talk about compassion, which is empathy in action.
We are now focusing on Emotion Regulation and students in grades 2-5 have been watching and dancing along to (although the 4th and 5th graders think they are too cool to dance along!) the Calm Down Dance Videos. Take a minute to visit the Second Step Website (links and codes are included in my blog entry from September) to learn more. The songs are very catchy and teach students the steps to calm down - which are 1. Stop, 2. Name Your Feeling 3. Calm Down (belly breathing, self-talk and counting). In 5th grade, we watched a prezi regarding test anxiety as the students prepare to take MCAS in a few weeks. Kindergarten and 1st graders will start learning about strong emotions and how to handle these feelings effectively. I hope this update is helpful. I can't believe how quickly the year is moving forward. I'm absolutely ready for the sunshine and warm weather that will come with spring! Mrs. Shute |
AuthorAs I wrote on my home page, I have been a Counselor at the South School for over 10 years. I am constantly trying to improve my skills as a Counselor and to learn new strategies that I can pass along to my students. Archives
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