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

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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

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Unit 2- Rules And Routines 

The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum

“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” 

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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 

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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

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The Best Of Me Full Social Emotional & Mental Wellness Curriculum