With this new book from educational consultant Carla Tantillo Philibert, you’ll gain practical strategies for teaching Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), mindfulness, movement and team building to help your students grow into contributing and compassionate citizens of the world. You’ll find out how to lead students through meditation activities, simple yoga poses, breathing techniques, and other practical tools to help you proactively manage your classroom by meeting your students’ SEL needs.

1. Social-emotional learning: an approach, not a program -- 2. Connecting SEL and Mindfulness -- 3. Getting started: thumb check and POP chart -- 4. Setting yourself up for success -- 5. Framing SEL for your students -- 6. Using the activities -- 7. SELF activities -- 8. Social activities -- 9. Crafting SEL stories -- 10. The power of professional development -- 11. Executing the professional development facilitator's guide.