How do you reduce test anxiety for state testing?

This year, we are having our younger grades who do not test "adopt" a class and make cards that will be put on our testing students desks each morning.

Are you looking for an easy SEL activity for identifying feelings and emotions? Here is a PDF I created on Canva - use it with playdough, clay, or insert into a heavy duty clear pocket!

This is a chart we use in our building when students come for support - during support time. They put it in one of those clear pockets (heavy duty) and write on it with a dry erase marker. We call it What I Need time

Which Kagan strategies do you find the most useful in your classroom? I like to use quiz-quiz-trade and talking chips. Both of these strategies help the students with their speaking and listening skills.

What Kagan strategies do you find most helpful for cooperative learning?

What are some ways you help students to calm their bodies throughout the day?

For example, sometimes we stop and take a few minutes to breathe deeply in quiet pose and reset for the next task.

I have a single student in my class with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This student demonstrates needs in developing empathy. At this time, I do not have outside support in addressing these needs for this student so any efforts will be my own, alone (hoping to look into additional services soon). My content area is language arts and finding time to address these specific needs is a challenge.

How might I support this student’s social emotional needs with so little time to invest?

How can you teach empathy in your classroom?