Apr 25 / Teach for Wellness

April Wellness Newsletter

APRIL 2024

Welcome back from April Break!  

Hopefully you and your students all had a chance to relax and recharge last week. You've reached the home stretch of the school year, which can feel energizing for some and exhausting for others.


Check out this month’s resources to address both ends of that spectrum, wherever you and your students are landing!

Inquiry-Based Learning: What Happens When We Put Kids in Control of Their Learning?
Looking to reenergize your class? Click here to learn more about Inquiry-Based Learning, how it can promote academic and social-emotional development, and how you can get started in your classroom.   

'That's my hook': How Taylor Swift's music is teaching social-emotional skills to students
High-interest topics help build strong relationships with students and promote belonging in classrooms, but they can also help teach critical social, emotional and academic skills. Click here to read about how one class is using Taylor Swift’s music as a tool for learning. 
Watch the webinar, Tackling Test Anxiety with Teach for Wellness, to hear a licensed mental health counselor offer strategies and resources to both combat and support anxiety this MCAS season.To follow along as you watch and to access the resources yourself, click here. 

Are you spending more time outside with your students these days? While play is undeniably important for students, recess can be hard for some students to navigate socially! 

Check out this article from The Hechinger Report on how to support students’ social and emotional needs during play and to read more about the tips below.

         1. Create some light structure to recess

         2. Build a repertoire of school-wide games and teach students those rules
         3. Encourage student leadership at recess 

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