The content below is taken from the Learning Library at IPEN and is by Emily Larson (Director), it is the second of four interlinked lesson ideas I will be posting, which focus on raising awareness of the way our emotions impact us and the importance of developing emotional intelligence amongst children. IPEN’s Learning Library hasContinue reading “Lesson idea: Positive Ingredients”
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Lesson idea: Negative vs Positive Emotions
The content below is taken from the Learning Library at IPEN and is by Emily Larson (Director). It is the first of four interlinked lesson ideas I will be posting, which focus on raising awareness of how our emotions impact us and the importance of developing emotional intelligence amongst children. IPEN’s Learning Library has manyContinue reading “Lesson idea: Negative vs Positive Emotions”
Grit
Angela Duckworth, former teacher, current psychology professor & researcher, uses the term ‘grit’ to describe the passion and perseverance needed to successfully achieve challenging and personally meaningful long-term goals. Drawing from her research, Duckworth states hard work and effort are more important than natural talent when it comes to predicting success. People who continue toContinue reading “Grit”
Positive Screen Time for Children
Young children are increasingly computer literate, they love to spend time online and many parents and schools invest in apps and programs to support and extend academic learning. Why not take some screen time and use it to develop their social and emotional learning? Some great examples of free or low-cost online providers that offerContinue reading “Positive Screen Time for Children”
Positive Education
What is it? Positive education is an approach to education informed by the growing body of evidence behind positive psychology. It values both academic learning and character development, encouraging a focus on well-being. Many areas within positive education overlap with other non-academic skill formation programs such as Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Personal Social Health EducationContinue reading “Positive Education”
Improve My Well-being 