Come meet Tommy (puppet)!  Tommy asks the students to play a game with him and identify different emotions and why someone might feel that way. 

Objective: To help students understand emotions

How will learning take place?  Through an engaging puppet video lesson to help students learn about different emotions followed by a social story game!

Why teach this? When students understand their emotions they are better able to regulate their response to strong emotions. 

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on Boom Learning): There will be discussion questions, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: What Are Emotions?(Puppet)

Digital Version on boom learning:What Are Emotions?

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Unit 3- Feelings And Emotions 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Being patient is a necessary skill to learn to be successful in life. Teaching children how to be patient at a young age will help them be more patient as an adult and demonstrate better self-control. Find the game here: I Can Be Patient

Objective: To help students understand how to be patient.

How will learning take place? Through  an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between being patient and being impatient.

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on boom learning): There will also be a printable activity sheet to go right along with this game, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: I Can Be Patient

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: I Can Be Patient – Boom Cards

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Listening and responding is how we effectively communicate with others. Students need to learn that when someone is talking to you, you need to listen to their question or comment and respond appropriately. Find the game here: I Can Listen & Respond

Objective: To help students understand how to listen and respond to others.

How will learning take place? Through  an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between listening & responding and not listening & responding.

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on boom learning): There will also be a printable activity sheet to go right along with this game, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: I Can Listen & Respond

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Listen & Respond

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Knowing right from wrong is a necessary skill that will help students their entire life to avoid unwanted consequences. It is also important for kids to understand they need to continue to do the right thing even when others aren’t looking. Find the game here: I Know Right From Wrong

Objective: To help students understand right from wrong

How will learning take place? Through  an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between the right thing to do and the wrong thing to do.

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on boom learning): There will also be a printable activity sheet to go right along with this game, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: I Know Right From Wrong

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Right From Wrong – Boom Cards

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Come meet Tommy in this puppet show! Tommy and his friends forget the rules at school.  Tommy re-teaches the rules so that he can remember them and so that you can learn about them! Find the game here: I Can Follow The Rules/puppet

Objective: To help students understand school rules and their importance.

How will learning take place?  Through an engaging puppet video lesson to help students learn about general school rules and their importance followed by a social story game! 

Why teach this? Rules help children feel safe to learn and grow. They also help children to begin to sort out right from wrong. 

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on Boom Learning): There will be discussion questions, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: I Can Follow The Rules/puppet

Digital Version on boom learning: I Can Follow The Rules

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Greetings are your first impression when you first meet someone so we want students to understand what is appropriate and what is inappropriate so that they can greet others correctly without making someone feel uncomfortable.

Objective: To help students understand how to greet people they don’t know

How will learning take place? Through  an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between appropriate greetings and inappropriate greetings.

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on boom learning): There will also be a printable activity sheet to go right along with this game, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: I Can Greet Others The Right Way

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: I Can Greet Others The Right Way

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Come meet Tommy (puppet)! He is so excited to tell you about his school day and what he learned. Unfortunately he runs into some problems when he doesn’t get to answer all the questions and has to wait for others to take a turn. In the end he finds out why he needs to wait. 

Objective: To help students understand why it is important to wait and be patient.

How will learning take place?  Providing an engaging puppet video lesson to help students learn the importance of being patient followed by a social story game!

Why teach this? Waiting your turn is a part of life and will always be a part of life so we need to teach children the importance of it and what they can do when waiting gets hard.

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on Boom Learning): There will be discussion questions, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: Waiting Is Not Easy/puppet

Digital Version on boom learning:Waiting Is Not Easy

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Everyone needs space to breathe, talk and move. Students need to understand how much space is needed between them and others so that they don’t make people feel uncomfortable.

Objective: To help students understand what it means to stay in your personal space.

How will learning take place? Through an engaging game to help students understand how much room you need for personal space.

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on boom learning): There will also be a printable activity sheet to go right along with this game, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: My Personal Space

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Personal Space

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Sometimes there are different rules at home than out in public and students need to be aware of these rules so they can respect people and places while out in public. 

Objective: To help students understand how to behave appropriately in public

How will learning take place? Through an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between appropriate behavior in public and inappropriate behavior.  

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on boom learning): There will also be a printable activity sheet to go right along with this game, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: Appropriate Behavior In Public

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Appropriate Behavior In Public

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Social skills are what help us communicate with others. Students need to understand what good social skills are so that they can communicate with others appropriately, respectfully and effectively.

Objective: To help students understand what good social skills are.

How will learning take place? Through  an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between good social skills and poor social skills.

Additional Components (not included in the digital version on boom learning): There will also be a printable activity sheet to go right along with this game, a transition activity to close the lesson as well as an extended learning idea on how to embed this casually into your classroom throughout the week or even better the year!

Find the game here: I Can Use My Good Social Skills

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Social Skills

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum