Having an open conversation with a student is vitally important about understanding how they feel or what they want when it comes to their situations. Giving students their voice back is a strategy many of the readings within this class presented and this is a way to give them some proactive power. I love this person centered approach. I have included the direct link to the article with the forms found on pages 7-9.
Mental Health & Wellness for Catholic Schools: Feelings, Emotions, Resiliency and the Dignity of the Whole Person for grade 1, 3, 4, 6 and 8
This resource is a resource that I am positive my school division would be happy to know I would be using in my classroom, especially with the connections with our faith. This resource provides direct links to videos, matching activity worksheets, and provides a teacher with a great lesson plan all while promoting a trauma sensitive lesson, social emotional learning, mindfulness etc. I have provided a link to the pdf, as it is much too large to post.
http://www.eoccc.org/uploads/4/6/7/0/46705249/mental_health_for_catholic_schools_-_revised_march_2020_final.pdf
Eastern Ontario Curriculum put together a 118 page document that teaches Mental Health & Wellness for Catholic Schools: Feelings, Emotions, Resiliency and the Dignity of the Whole Person for grade 2, 5, and 7. What I appreciate about this resource is it will connect to curriculum, it promotes the Catholic teachings, and it is multi lessoned.
http://www.eoccc.org/uploads/4/6/7/0/46705249/mental_health_wellness-gr25_7-nov2013_final_2.pdf
This book does not offer direct instructional activities but does provide strong current evidence based knowledge in teaching educators about trauma sensitive schools and what teacher and administrators can do to move towards a trauma sensitive school.
I have started to use some of Karen Wallace and Patrick Lewis suggestions already within my classroom; thus far primarily focussing on section 3 of the book, chapters 6-8 and implementing the mindfulness suggestions.
https://casls-primo-prod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ed24l6/TN_cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC6216692
Big Life Journal- Challenges Kit
Challenges Kit PDF (ages 5-12)
Big Life Journals- Resilience
Big Life Journals- Confidence & Self Esteem
Big Life Journals- Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence Kit PDF (ages 5-11)
