General Information: Tv Show: Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Episode: Mad Feelings (#1692) Finding Healthy Ways to Express Angry Feelings Studio: The Fred Rogers Company Year: 1995 Length: 28 minutes Rating: TV-Y Overview: This episode is the first in a four episode arc dealing with handling the emotion of anger. It is focused on the storyline for … Continue reading Healthy Communication K-2: Documentary
Buy: What to Do When You Worry Too Much Title: What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kids Guide to Overcoming Anxiety Author: Dawn Huebner Illustrator: Bonnie Matthews Published: 2005 Publisher: Magination Press Description This book is a how to guide for children to help them work through anxiety. It offers easy to … Continue reading What to Do When You Worry Too Much
Title: The Pout-Pout Fish By: Deborah Diesen Illustrated by: Dan Hanna Published: 2008 Buy on Amazon: Click here!! Description: Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a permanent pout. Can his pals cheer him up? Will his pout ever end? Is there something he can learn. From an … Continue reading The Pout Pout Fish
Here is a link to the AACI health programs website! Description of Material: AACI- Asian Americans for Community Involvement is an organization in Santa Clara that works to bring health care to Asian Americans that face barriers when accessing traditional health care options. One of these barriers is the cost of health care: the AACI provides … Continue reading Mental Health Services by AACI
Happy Year: 2011 Length: 73 minutes Rating: NR Directed by: Roko Belic Produced by: Tom Shadyac, Frances Reid, Eiji Han Shimizu, Roko Belic Grade Range: 6-8 (for the frequent use of subtitles and some complex science ideas) Graphic warning: shows a woman’s severe injury from being run over by a car Differentiation: You can provide students … Continue reading Happy
Empathy Fostering empathy in our students can go a very long way. Empathy can lead to compassion that can ultimately shape pro-social behaviors in children into adulthood. The ability to empathize with one another is a human trait, though it doesn’t hurt to learn a little more about the ways that we can show it. This … Continue reading Teaching Empathy