by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
My students LOVE Friendly Fridays™! What are they? They are a consistent time during our week when we can focus on SEAL (Social-Emotional Artistic Learning). We create, we share and we work on our social-awareness and relationship skills. Today, I’m...
by guest blogger | SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
How exciting to hear from my own friends and colleagues at my school when they find success and JOY after trying out some of my SEAL ideas! This happened just about a week ago when, after watching the Facebook Live focusing on Friendly Friday, my friend,...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
Hearts don’t have to just mean love, certainly not romance. Hearts can also be a symbol of kindness and friendship. I love finding new ways to promote kindness and friendship in my classroom for our Friendly Fridays. While scrolling through Facebook the...
by Elizabeth Peterson | SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
What is Positive Self-Talk? The voice inside our own heads is very powerful and something that we can’t escape. What that voice says to us can really affect our mood, our motivation and our growth. If that voice is always saying things such as, “I bet...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
What is Friendly Friday? Every Friday, my class and I have “Friendly Friday.” It’s a great tradition in our classroom that was started in 2017. Friday afternoons can be tough and so, we started doing some fun activities that were steeped in the principals of SEAL:...
