Helping Students Build Their Emotional Vocabularies - Faith White

Emotional vocabulary includes words like happy, worried, excited, and scared. Emotional vocabulary is one component of emotional literacy, which is necessary for children to regulate their emotions and engage in social interaction. Faith White, teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in North Little Rock shares classroom strategies for supporting students in building their emotional vocabularies.

Faith’s website:
https://whenchangechoosesyou.wixsite.com/resilience

Emotion Cards and Suggested Activities:
https://hope4hurtingkids.com/emotions/understanding-emotions/emotion-cards/

Good Mourning Grief Support Groups will happen by Zoom this spring beginning with a Parent Orientation the first week in March. The spring groups will be provided by Zoom due to safety concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. On a positive note, providing groups by Zoom will offer the opportunity for participation for families anywhere in Arkansas.
Good Mourning Groups are for children and teens, kindergarten through 12th grade, who have experienced the death of a family member, relative, or friend. Participating children and teens will be divided into four different age-groups, and there will be nine weekly sessions. Adults related to child and teen participants are also invited to participate in adult support groups. With the generosity of the Arkansas Children's Hospital Auxiliary, there is no charge for participation. Applications are required for participating children and teens. An online application can be requested under Support Groups at:
www.goodmourningcenter.org.

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
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