By now, we all know that implementing SEL instruction into the school day is important. But, did you know that it is just as important to embed SEL teaching throughout the school day? The school environment, and most academic blocks, provide an important opportunity...
In this free SEL elementary video lesson to teach executive functioning, we’ll share terminology, resources, and strategies you can use with your students right away, no prep required. First, what is executive functioning? Schools, educators, and parents love to throw...
Happy New Year, Everyday Speechies! We have a bunch of new and exciting things to ring in 2023! Let’s take a look! This month, we are adding materials to our Play Skills and Switching Tracks goals! For our new Play Skills materials you will find elementary videos, and...
Communicating how we feel is a crucial skill for our pre-K and K learners!In this post, we’ll share an easy no-prep lesson you can use with your pre-k and k learners to teach and model how they can communicate their feelings!When we encourage our students to...
Iris, here! Do you ever feel like a fish out of water? I definitely have! Give yourself some credit if you’ve felt that way too.Feeling out of place requires a certain level of situational awareness. Situational awareness means being aware of your environment, social...
Happy December Everyday Speechies! We have several highlights this month and a bunch of new and exciting things to share with you! Let’s take a look! This month, we are continuing to add materials to the Building Confidence goal we released last month! You will...
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...
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...
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...
