Emotional Support - K3 Class Bundles

Distraction can be a difficult thing to deal with in the classroom, so providing students and children with ways to help them focus and concentrate while paying attention to their specific needs can be an important thing to consider. This set of five sensory gel balls provides children with a tactile, relaxing way to assist them. With five unique, colorful balls that provide different types of sensory experiences, these squishy, squeezable balls are a great tool for helping students calm down, focus, relieve stress and keep their hands busy.Great for children with autism, ADHD or other special needs, each of these gel balls offer a focus-promoting way for your students or children to turn their attention to you while still paying attention to their unique needs. Use them in conjunction with other calm down tools to help during difficult moments when emotions may threaten to overwhelm, or build motor skills with the tactile, versatile nature of these toys that fit right into the palm of your children’s hands. They make great additions to kindergarten classrooms, guidance counselor offices, homeschooling environments and more, as they are quiet, easy to store, stimulating and can help with anxiety, stress and emotion management.

• SENSORY TOY: Set of 5 unique gel balls for exciting tactile and visual exploration. Includes Color Morph Gel Ball, Light Up Frog Egg Ball, Bumpy Gel Ball, Slush Ball, and Light Up Molecule Ball.
  
• SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Students learn when the physical and emotional cues occur that tell them they need to reset.
  
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Helps children to calm themselves and improve their focus and concentration. Use in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a place of peace in your classroom or home.
  
• QUIET AND NONDISTRACTING: These fidget toys allow kids to expend excess energy and anxiety, without making noise or distracting classmates or siblings.
  
• BUILDS FINE MOTOR SKILLS: Sized just right for easy gripping and squeezing, these tactile toys aids in fine motor development as well.

Recommended Reading Level Age: 5+ Grade: K-1st Through the use of diverse types of families, children will learn to identify different family members and the role each plays, as well as what their own role is in a family.

• 24 pages each
  
• Books measure 5-7/8"W x 7"H
  
• SEL: Supports social emotional development and social emotional learning.
  
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a place of peace in your classroom.Included Titles:
  
• Single-Parent Families by Sarah L. Schuette
  
• Foster Families by Sarah L. Schuette
  
• Blended Families by Sarah L. Schuette
  
• Adoptive Families by Sarah L. Schuette

Recommended Reading Level Age: 4-8 Grade: PreK-3rd
Build self-confidence and self-acceptance while learning that with our differences we are all alike. Paperback and hardcover.
"I Am Latino" is written by Sandra L. Pinkney and photographed by Myles C. Pinkney, Hardcover, 32 pages

High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves—inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what! Here's a little girl who knows what really matters. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyous rhyming text and David Catrow's wild illustrations unite in a book that is sassy, soulful—and straight from the heart.

• Written by Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrow
  
• Hardcover book
  
• 32 pagesHelp children develop their early literacy skills with this fun story that features rhythm, rhyme, and repetition elements. Great for reading aloud!

Build self-confidence and self-acceptance while learning that with our differences we are all alike. Paperback and hardcover.

"Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon" is written by Patty Lovell and illustrated by David Catrow. Hardcover, 32 pages

Recommended Reading Level Age: 3+ Grade: PreK-2ndChildren will learn the facial expressions and body language that goes with 4 common emotions.

• Large, diverse photographs showcase kid-friendly situations and feelings
  
• Each paperback book measures 8-1/4 inches W x 7-1/16 inches H
  
• SEL: Supports social emotional development and social emotional learning.
  
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a place of peace in your classroom.Included Titles:
  
• Happy Is… by Connie Colwell Millier
  
• Scared Is… by Cheyenne Nichols
  
• Angry Is… by Connie Colwell Millier
  
• Sad Is… by Cheyenne Nichols

Recommended Reading Level Age: 3+ Grade: PreK-1stThe key to bully-free schools is character development from a young age. This set explores the Character Counts Six Pillars of Character Education with an ant-bullying spin. Full color photos, honest text and real-life examples help these books hit home.

• SEL: Supports social emotional development and social emotional learning.
  
• CALM-DOWN TOOLS: Use this in conjunction with other calm-down tools to create a place of peace in your classroom.Titles Include:
  
• I Am a Good Citizen
  
• I Am Caring
  
• I Am Fair
  
• I Am Respectful
  
• I Am Responsible
  
• I Am Trustworthy

Encourage preschool children to expand their emotional and social learning skills with this ingenious set of SEL dice. Crafted from soft and squeezable material, these durable dice are color-coded to make it easy to identify their intended SEL focus. By owning the complete set, you can decide which dice is appropriate on a case-by-case basis. In a learning environment, all of the dice have the potential to be put to good use for the benefit of young minds who are in the early stages of discovering their social-emotional intelligence.The green die is designed to teach children principles of kindness and caring; it can be used to encourage kids to give a compliment or share a snack, nurturing feelings of empathy. The blue die is all about calming and focusing. It’s great for calm-down activities, such as reading, quiet thinking or listening to music. The tan die provides quick strategies and coping skills for conflict resolution. All three are excellent behavior management tools.

• Kid-Friendly Strategies. Illustrations and simple text give kids options to manage different situations. Need to calm down and focus? Watch the clouds, listen to music or squeeze a stress ball. This die has twelve different strategies for all ages.
  
• Competence and Confidence. Kids will have fun rolling the die and practicing different strategies. At the same time, they'll become empowered with strong interpersonal skills that will help them diffuse situations, stay centered and express empathy as they grow.
  
• Super Safe: The seven inch die is made of EVA foam that's fun to roll and easy to wipe clean.
  
• Sold Individually or As a Set: Choose the Coping with Conflict, Calming and Focusing or Kindness and Caring die — or purchase all three for a complete set.

Teaching students how to focus and self-regulate at a young age can provide them with skills that will help throughout their schooling and adult lives. Following ideas in this book, teachers can help kids learn easy-to-remember tools and strategies to calm their minds and focus on the moment. This interactive, research-based curriculum helps teachers integrate simple, ready-to-use stretching, breathing, and reflective exercises, as well as other mindfulness practices, into daily classroom routines.

• Helps Busy Teachers Make A Mindful Classroom: Creating a mindful classroom environment benefits teachers as well as students. Using the strategies in this 194-page book by James Butler, M.Ed, you can strengthen your students' coping skills with easy, daily, five-minute practices that support social-emotional learning.
  
• Calm The Mind, Stay In The Moment: Easy-to-remember tools and strategies help kids calm their minds and stay in the moment. These are tools everyone can use, including the teacher!
  
• Interactive, Research-Based Curriculum: The book offers an interactive, research-based curriculum that helps teachers incorporate simple, ready-to-use, stretching, breathing, and reflective exercises, as well as other mindfulness practices, into their daily classroom life.
  
• Lifelong Skills: Learning how to self-regulate and focus at a young age is a skill, once mastered, that will stay with students their whole lives. It is a life tactic as important as any other part of the curriculum.Cultivate a daily mindfulness practice in your classroom using the easy-to-follow strategies in this interactive resource book.