“No” is a part of life. Kids will hear the word “no’ much more than they would like and they need to learn what an appropriate response is. It is okay for kids to feel disappointed but it isn’t okay to hurt others, destroy property or yell and scream.

Objective: To help students understand how to accept the answer “No”.

How will learning take place? Through  an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between accepting no in a positive way and accepting no in a negative way. 

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 Accept The Answer “No” 

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: I Can Accept The Answer No

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Come meet Tommy (puppet)!  Tommy teaches about personal space by demonstrating through an activity that  sometimes we are too close to others or sometimes we are too far away and shouting at others. How do we know how much personal space a person needs? Let Tommy teach you!

Objective: To help students understand the distance they should be apart when talking to someone,

How will learning take place? Through  an engaging puppet video lesson to help students learn the importance of personal space followed by a social story game.

Why teach this? Everyone needs personal space to move, breathe and talk. Students need to learn how much space is appropriate so that they can stay that far apart or come closer to effectively communicate.

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 Stay In My Personal Space/puppet 

Digital Version on boom learning: I Can Stay In My Personal Space (puppet)

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

 As children grow their responsibilities grow so they need to be taught what kinds of decisions are responsible and what kinds are irresponsible. This is the beginning of a lifelong skill that will help them throughout their entire life. 

Objective: To help students understand what responsible decisions are.

How will learning take place? Through an engaging game that allows students to hear different decisions being made and decide if they are responsible decisions or irresponsible decisions

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: Responsible Decisions 

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Responsible Decisions

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Students don’t naturally understand the rules, they need to be taught rules…especially bathroom rules. Students need to know what appropriate behavior is in the bathroom so they can make responsible, safe and healthy decisions while in there alone.

Objective: To help students understand the rules of the bathroom

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

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: Bathroom Rules

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Bathroom Rules

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Rules are an important part of life. They help us stay safe and help us learn and grow in a positive environment. Teaching students the difference between a rule and not a rule will help them to distinguish the difference from something they must follow to keep them safe, healthy and happy from something that is not a rule and not required to keep them safe, healthy and happy. 

Objective: To help students understand what a rule is

How will learning take place? Through an engaging game to help students distinguish the difference between rules and not rules.  

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: Is It A Rule Or Not?

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Teaching students about skin color can feel uncomfortable for many people but it is a conversation that needs to be talked about early on.  Allow these puppet videos to help with that! To also help with this, allow students to ask questions, talk about where skin color comes from, about how everyone has a skin color but that doesn’t make them the person they are, ect. We live in a colorful world and that is what makes us so great! 

Objective: To understand that we all have different colored skin but that doesn’t make us who we are.

How will learning take place? Through TWO engaging puppet video lessons on diversity from two different perspectives: A boy with light skin and a girl with colored skin followed by a social story game.  

Why teach this? Teaching students about diversity when they are still young will have a profound impact on how they view each other as they grow up.

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: All Skin Colors Are Beautiful (Puppet) 

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Unit 1- I Am Me And I Am Accepted

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

We make choices every day and we want to teach students how to make positive choices so that they can avoid unwanted consequences.

Objective: To help students understand how to make positive choices.

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

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 Make Positive Choices

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Unit 1- I Am Me And I Am Accepted

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Changes happen all the time and students need to be able to adapt and think of other possible ways to do something when those changes occur. If we don’t teach them how to be a flexible thinker they will have a difficult time accepting change and thinking outside of the box.

Objective: To help students understand how to be a flexible thinker.

How will learning take place? Through an engaging game to help students practice distinguishing the difference between being a flexible thinker and not being a flexible thinker. 

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: Flexible Thinking

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Coming soon

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Unit 1- I Am Me And I Am Accepted

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Teaching students to use affirmations helps to raise their self-esteem and reduce negative thoughts. By talking about themselves in a positive way, students will begin to believe what they say which leads to more confidence, perseverance and a growth mindset.

Objective: To have students practice saying kind words about themselves

How will learning take place? Through  a social story where students practice saying affirmations out loud.

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: Affirmations

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Unit 1- I Am Me And I Am Accepted

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

Teaching children to celebrate and respect the differences of others will reduce negative thoughts and or bullying in the future. 

Objective: To recognize, understand and accept differences and see differences as being “a greatness.”

How will learning take place?  Through an engaging game to help students recognize and view differences as someone’s greatness.

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: Diversity: What Is Your Greatness?

Similar Digital Version on Boom Learning: Diversity: What Is Your Greatness?

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Unit 1- I Am Me And I Am Accepted

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum