Description of the App The app that I chose for my unit is call Smiling Mind. It is an app that provides guided modern meditation. In other words, “this simple tool helps put a smile on your mind, anytime, anywhere and every day.” It is created by Smiling Mind, an Australian based company who created … Continue reading Modern Meditation and Reflection for Emotional and Mental Well-being/Development
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: HAPPY Producer: Roko Belic Year: 2011 Length: 76 minutes Rating: NR Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLlnTQvtan0 Description: A man from Louisiana decided he wanted to travel to other places in the world (such as Kolkata) to see what truly makes people happy. This documentary explores all the many ways that people can be happy around the world, whether they live in poverty or in … Continue reading Documentary: HAPPY
App Name: Emotions Publication Year: 2015 Produced By: I Can Do Apps Cost: $4.99 Links: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emotions-from-i-can-do-apps/id525637590?mt=8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8WVA1AEQ-4 Description: This app is a great way to help students learn to recognize what emotions may look like. This app focuses on helping individuals identify different facial expressions using real faces and testing their knowledge of the emotion by asking … Continue reading App: Emotions
Title: Master of Mindfulness Author: Laurie Grossman, Angelina Alvarez and Mr. Musumeci’s 5th Grade Class Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. Publication Date: 2016 Cost: $10.48 Description: This book is about teaching kids how to use their emotions in the right contexts. This is an empowering book that is for kids, also written by kids and it will teach them how to … Continue reading Non-Fiction Book: Master of Mindfulness
Title: Anh’s Anger Author: Gail Silver Illustrator: Christianne Kromer Publisher: Plum Blossom Books Publication Date: 2009 Cost: $12.45 Description: This book is about giving children ways to deal with their anger and other difficult emotions they may come across. Anh, a five year old boy, becomes angry when his grandfather asks him to stop playing and come … Continue reading Fiction Book: Anh’s Anger
Title: Big Hero 6 Producer: Disney Year: 2014 Length: 1 hr 42 minutes Rating: PG Watch a clip here Hiro is a 14-year-old science genius who creates “microbots” to gain acceptance to a prestigious science university. When Hiro presents his creation to the university, a fire is started, which kills Hiro’s brother, Tadishi. Hiro experiences … Continue reading Popular Film: Big Hero 6