For Students: Arthur’s About Face General Info This website is the best website for kids to discuss their emotions. It is helpful in teaching kids what different emotions look like and what they are called. Part of being emotionally healthy is correctly identifying your emotions and knowing what events they are connected to. This site … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Internet Resources: K – 2
General Info Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake published by A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors. This book provides the reader with an incredibly genuine, real look into what kind of feelings and thoughts occur during depression. The author writes the story in first person, which allows the reader to feel like … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Non-Fiction Book: K – 2
General Info: Everyone written and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal, published in 2016 This children’s picture book dives deep into the concept of dealing with different emotions that a child can have and reassures children that everyone can go through difficult things and experience difficult emotions to work through, and that’s okay. This book introduces … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Fiction Book: K – 2
General Information App Information: Smiling Mind; Smiling Mind Co.; published in 2012; v 3.2.3; free; smilingmind.com.au This app focuses on mindfulness and mediation. In having students stay emotionally healthy, it is important that students continue to stay in touch with their inner selves, which can be done through mediation. Mindfulness, additionally, is a great way … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy App: K – 2
General Information: Inside Out, Produced by Jonas Rivera, 2015, Rated PG, 1 hour 42 minutes Inside Out is a movie about a young girl names Riley and the emotions that she experiences after having to move to San Francisco against her will. Her emotions (Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust) are trying to lead her … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthy Feature Film: K – 2
General Information: Happy directed and written by Roko Belic, 2011, not rated. 1 hour and 16 minutes. This documentary is the best documentary to show about mental wellness because it dives into the driving factors of people’s happiness in the context of culture, societal views, genetics and more. It explains mental wellness through a variety … Continue reading Staying Emotionally Healthly Documentary: K – 2
Website: https://classroom.kidshealth.org Description: This resource is phenomenal for teachers! It comes with several pre-made activities about identity and understanding emotions. As well as, links to share with students about emotional health and discussion questions if you need a little help getting the conversation started. It is a great starting place for teachers who are just beginning to … Continue reading Internet Source for Teachers: Kids Health
Website: http://www.parentingcounts.org Description: This resource from Parenting Counts is about the Five Steps of Emotion Coaching. It is a thorough, clear, and effective walk through that will give parents somewhere to find a little guidance if they need it. This resource would be great to send home at the end of the week after the students have … Continue reading Internet Source for Parents: Parenting Counts
Website: //pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/ Description: This site provides kids with several different emotional understanding games that will strengthen their ability to identify and cope with different emotions. In addition to games, there are several short video clips about the same topic. This site is a wonderful option to send home with students as an outside of class resource. … Continue reading Internet Source for Students: PBS Kids
Title: Finding Dory Year: 2016 Producer: Disney Pixar Rating: PG Length: 1 hour 45 minutes Cost: $18 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKJA-VLpiCo Description: Finding Dory is a sequel movie that is about Dory, Nemo and Marlin finding Dory’s mom and dad. Dory remembers her mom and dad so her Marlin, and Nemo make a journey across the the ocean to … Continue reading Popular Film: Finding Dory