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Don’t Laugh at Me: A free program for building caring, respectful environments

The Don’t Laugh At Me (DLAM) programs, created and distributed by Operation Respect, help build caring school and classroom …

Creating safe, respectful environments with Operation Respect

Operation Respect, founded in 1999 by Peter Yarrow, is a non-profit education organization dedicated to creating safe, respectful, “bully-free” …

Cultivating Kindness in the Classroom

Cultivating Kindness in the Classroom

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The ‘Kindness in the Classroom’ program was developed by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, with the goal …

Using stories of heroes to empower “sticking your neck out” for common good

The Giraffe Heroes project was founded by Ann Medlock to inspire and empower people to ‘stick their necks out’ for …

A Website where Educators in British Columbia share SEL resources for teaching

SEL has become a major focus for many schools and educators in British Columbia, where Social Responsibility is one of …

Teaching children social problem solving using choose-your-ending books

Teaching children social problem solving using choose-your-ending books

Children’s Problem Solving series

The “Children’s Problem Solving” series, written by Elizabeth Crary,  is designed to teach preschool and early elementary school children problem-solving …

Choose-your-ending books about feelings

Choose-your-ending books about feelings

dealing with feelings

The “Dealing with Feelings” series, written by Elizabeth Crary, is about feelings (and the situations that provoke them) that many …

A picture book that teaches about friendship and social aggression, using colors and numbers

A picture book that teaches about friendship and social aggression, using colors and numbers

Two

“Two”, written by award winning author Kathryn Otoshi, is a beautifully simple, character-building children’s picture book about friendship, letting-go, self-discovery …

Increasing Student Motivation by Fostering a Growth Mindset

The Brainology and MindsetMaker programs were developed by Carol Dweck, one of the world’s leading researchers in motivation.

Brainology is …

Free, developmentally appropriate health-related lesson plans for educators

KidsHealth in the Classroom is created by KidsHealth.org, the most visited, doctor-approved health information site on the Web for …