I feel that the website Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a valuable source for a teacher in my field (PreK, Kindergarter, and SpEd). Social-emotional development is a key concept for children of this age to grasp. The website lists several books compromised of ideas and activies designed around popualr children's books such as Big Al, Hands are Not for Hitting, On Monday When it Rained and My Many Colored Days. Examples of suggested activites include using rhymes to talk about being friends, making emotion masks to help children identify and talk about different feelings, playing games around what to do with hands instead of hitting and fun misic and movement activites to express emotions.
The list of books is a great resource for a new teacher (like myself) when looking to add books to their classroom library. I will use this resource in my classroom to provide hands-on ways to embed social emotional skill building activities into everyday routines.
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