
Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom
Helping Young Children Build Their Social Emotional Skills
- 242 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom
Helping Young Children Build Their Social Emotional Skills
About this book
Strategies and activity ideas to support emotional development in children. What is an emotion-rich classroom? Similar to how a print-rich environment exposes children to a variety of printed materials, an emotion-rich one intentionally surrounds children with a wide range of social emotional learning experiences and supportive interactions. Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom provides frameworks for planning and implementing strategies to support emotional development in children. This practical and easy-to-use resource helps early childhood educators develop the emotional literacy of the young children in their classrooms. Readers learn how to: increase children's emotional vocabulary, model how to recognize and cope with various emotions, support self-regulation and reduce challenging behaviors, discuss emotions in others and in storybook characters, support and engage families in fostering emotional skills at home, Experienced in emotional development in children and early childhood education, author Lindsay N. Giroux, M.Ed., shows readers how to effectively weave social and emotional instruction into the fabric of the school day. Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom focuses on individual skills, making social and emotional instruction specific and measurable. With consistently structured chapters, this book is easy to use and rich in ideas and strategies. Digital content includes checklists, planning sheets, and other materials to support educators as they build an emotion-rich classroom. A free downloadable PLC/Book Study Guide is available.
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Table of contents
- A
- Page 2 - Credits
- Page vi - Contents
- page viii - List of Figures
- Page ix - List of Reproducible Pages
- Page xi - Foreword by Mary Louise Hemmeter, Ph.D
- Page 1 - Introduction
- page 1 - Emotions Matter
- page 3 - About This Book
- Page 6 - How to Use This Book
- Page 7 - Looking Forward
- Page 10 - Chapter 1 Six Beliefs About Emotions in Early Childhood
- page 11 - The Six Beliefs
- Page 29 - Wrap-Up
- Page 34 - Chapter 2 Planning for an Emotion-Rich Classroom
- Page 35 - What Is an Emotion-Rich Classroom?
- Page 36 - An Introduction to the DAPPER and ICARE Frameworks
- Page 38 - The DAPPER Planning Framework
- Page 43 - The ICARE Framework for Social Coaching
- Page 47 - Formative Assessment in the Emotion-Rich Classroom
- Page 50 - Supporting Families with Their Child’s Emotional Development
- Page 50 - An Introduction to Terminology: Feelings Versus Emotions
- Page 52 - Roadblocks to Setting Up an Emotion-Rich Classroom
- Page 56 - Wrap-Up
- page 64 - Chapter 3 Building an Emotion Vocabulary
- Page 64 - Picture This
- Page 65 - About the Skill of Building an Emotion Vocabulary
- Page 69 - Using DAPPER to Build an Emotion Vocabulary
- Page 77 - Weaving Emotion Vocabulary Throughout the Day
- Page 80 - Formative Assessment of Vocabulary Acquisition
- Page 83 - Differentiation and Advancement
- page 85 - Troubleshooting Around Building an Emotion Vocabulary
- page 86 - Family Engagement and Support
- Page 88 - Wrap Up
- Page 93 - Chapter 4 Recognizing and Labeling Emotions in Self
- Page 93 - Picture This
- page 93 - About the Skill of Recognizing and Labeling Emotions
- Page 95 - Using DAPPER to Teach Recognizing and Labeling Emotions
- Page 103 - Recognizing Emotions Throughout the Day
- Page 105 - Formative Assessment of Emotion Recognition
- Page 107 - Differentiation and Advancement
- Page 108 - Trauma-Sensitive Emotion Coaching
- Page 109 - Troubleshooting Around Recognizing and Labeling Emotions in Self
- Page 111 - Family Engagement and Support
- Page 113 - Wrap-Up
- Page 117 - Chapter 5 Understanding Causes of Emotions
- Page 117 - Picture This L
- Page 118 - About the Skill of Understanding Emotions’ Causes
- Page 128 - Discussing the Causes of Emotions Throughout the Day
- Page 131 - Formative Assessment of Understanding the Causes of Emotions
- Page 132 - Differentiation and Advancement
- Page 134 - Troubleshooting Around Understanding Causes of Emotions
- Page 136 - Family Engagement and Support
- Page 137 - Wrap-Up
- Page 142 - Chapter 6 Practicing Regulation Strategies
- Page 142 - Picture This
- Page 143 - About the Skill of Practicing Regulation Strategies
- Page 145 - Using DAPPER to Teach Regulation Strategies
- Page 154 - Teaching Regulation Throughout the Day
- Page 156 - Formative Assessment of Regulation Skills
- Page 157 - Differentiation and Advancement
- Page 159 - Troubleshooting Around Practicing Regulation Strategies
- Page 162 - Family Engagement and Support
- Page 163 - Wrap-Up L
- Page 166 - Chapter 7 Accessing the Regulation Station
- Page 166 - Picture This
- Page 166 - About the Skill of Accessing the Regulation Station
- Page 169 - Using DAPPER to Teach the Regulation Station
- Page 178 - Encouraging Use of the Regulation Station Throughout the Day
- Page 180 - Formative Assessment of Accessing the Regulation Station
- Page 181 - Differentiation and Advancement
- page 183 - Troubleshooting Around Accessing the Regulation Station
- Page 184 - Family Engagement and Support
- Page 185 - Wrap-Up
- Page 190 - Chapter 8 Responding to Others’ Emotions
- Page 190 - Picture This L
- page 191 - About the Skill of Responding to Others’ Emotions
- Page 192 - Using DAPPER to Teach Responding to Others’ Emotions
- Page 201 - Responding to Others’ Emotions Throughout the Day
- Page 203 - Formative Assessment of Responding to Others’ Emotions
- Page 205 - Differentiation and Advancement
- Page 207 - Troubleshooting Around Responding to Others’ Emotions
- Page 208 - Family Engagement and Support
- Page 209 - Wrap-Up L
- Page 212 - Concluding Thoughts
- Page 214 - References and Resources
- Page 219 - Index
- Page 225 - About the Author
- List of Figures
- Page 16 - Figure 1.1 Components of Emotional Development L
- Page 26 - Figure 1.2 Examples of Reframing Challenging Behaviorsinto Skills to Teach
- Page 41 - Figure 2.1 Components of the DAPPER Framework
- Page 42 - Figure 2.2 Example of the DAPPER Components in Action
- Page 45 - Figure 2.3 Components of the ICARE Framework
- Page 46 - Figure 2.4 Example of the ICARE Components in Action
- Page 48 - Figure 2.5 Sample Task Analysis Data Sheet
- Page 49 - Figure 2.6 Sample Data Sheet for Recording Levelsof Assistance Needed with Task Steps
- Page 51 - Figure 2.7 Examples of Emotions, Feelings, and Physical Sensations
- Page 54 - Figure 2.8 Reframing Messages About Emotions
- Page 70 - Figure 3.1 Comparing Teaching Strategies for Emotion Wordsand Other Vocabulary
- Page 82 - Figure 3.2 Sample Data Sheet for Recording Receptive andExpressive Use of Emotion Vocabulary Words
- Page 95 - Figure 4.1 Sample Recording Sheet to Identify How EmotionsShow Up for You
- Page 106 - Figure 4.2 Sample Data Sheet for Recording Children’sUnderstanding of Body Clues
- Page 121 - Figure 5.1 Common Situations, Emotions, and PossibleValidating Responses
- Page 131 - Figure 5.2 Sample Data Sheet for Recording Children’s ThoughtsAbout Causes of Emotions
- Page 136 - Figure 5.3 Shifting from Shaming and Blaming to Reframing
- Page 156 - Figure 6.1 Sample Data Sheet for Recording Regulation Strategiesand Levels of Assistance Needed
- Page 172 - Figure 7.1 Steps for Using the Regulation Station withAssociated Props and Visuals
- Page 180 - Figure 7.2 Sample Data Sheet for Recording Levels of Assistancefor the Use of the Regulation Station
- Page 204 - Figure 8.1 Sample Data Sheet for Recording the Assistance Neededfor Responding to Others’ Emotions
- List of Reproducible Pages
- Page 8 - Social and Emotional Skill Reflection Checklist
- Page 31 - Emotion Mindsets Worksheet
- Page 58 - DAPPER Planning Sheet
- Page 60 - DAPPER Summary Sheet
- Page 61 - ICARE Summary Sheet
- Page 62 - Task Analysis Data Sheet
- Page 63 - Data Sheet for Recording Levels of Assistance Needed with Task Steps L
- Page 89 - Sample Child-Friendly Descriptions of Emotions
- Page 90 - Building a Habit of Positive Descriptive Feedback
- Page 92 - Data Sheet for Recording Receptive and Expressive Use of Emotion Vocabulary Words
- Page 114 - Body Clues Map
- Page 115 - Recording Sheet to Identify How Emotions Show Up for You
- Page 116 - Data Sheet for Recording Children’s Understanding of Body Clues
- Page 138 - Emotion Causes Flip-Book Template L
- Page 141 - Data Sheet for Recording Children’s Thoughts About Causesof Emotions
- Page 164 - Regulation Strategies Planning Sheet
- Page 165 - Data Sheet for Recording Regulation Strategies and Levels of Assistance Needed
- Page 187 - Regulation Station Planning Considerations
- Page 189 - Data Sheet for Recording Levels of Assistance for Use of theRegulation Station
- Page 210 - How Can I Help You Feel Better? Card
- Page 211 - Data Sheet for Recording the Assistance Needed for Responding toOthers’ Emotions
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