Hi again from Iris! Today our focus is teaching conversation skills to elementary students.In this lesson, we share a free video and visual tools to make teaching conversation skills as easy and stress-free as possible!First, let's start with a warm-up...
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How to Support Child-Led Play
Welcome back! Iris here. As parents or educators, we often look at children’s milestones: Is the child applying the right amount of pressure for handwriting?Can they jump?Are their language skills progressing?and so on… I’d argue that play is just as important...
No-Prep Lesson for Teaching Students Nonverbal Communication
Welcome back, Iris here. Today we are covering nonverbal communication. Do you remember the last time you or a conversation partner communicated using primarily non-speaking methods? Maybe you lost your voice for a period of time or you went on a weekend trip with a...
No-Prep High School Lessons to Teach Job Skills
You likely have a distinct visual and emotional memory of your first job. A first job is a key life milestone. It’s one more step towards independence and adulthood. My first job was to grade math assignments at an afterschool support center. I was a sophomore...
No-Prep Middle School Lessons to Teach Self-Regulation
No-Prep Late Elementary Lessons to Teach Problem Solving
Welcome back! Iris here. This lesson is for learners grades 3-5 (late or upper elementary) and is a topic I consider of utmost importance—problem solving! Everyday Speech’s Social Communication Curriculum provides a thoughtful and pre-prepped roadmap for teaching...
SEL and Digital Wellness
With the rise of technology use in and out of the classroom, the digital world has become a central part of our learners’ life experiences, relationships, and identities. So, what can we do to support the digital wellness of our learners? The answer is...
The Whole-Child Approach and Why it Matters
If you work in education, you’ve likely heard of the “whole-child approach” to teaching. Rather than solely focusing on narrowly-defined academic achievement benchmarks, the whole-child approach incorporates a broader view of the skills and knowledge that all...
Coming Soon: SEL for Middle and High School Students
*Update August 7, 2023 - Our Grade 6-12 Social-Emotional Learning curricula is now available! Each year comes with new opportunities for social-emotional growth! That’s why, in 2023, we'll be launching a no-prep SEL Curricula for middle and high schoolers, grades...