COVID get through the Day: As we plan for meaningful interactions with our students, including time for academic instruction and relationship building
Tamara Fyke
Tamara Fyke is an educator and social entrepreneur with a passion for kids, families, and urban communities. She is the creator and author of Love In A Big World, which provides mental health, SEL, and wellness curriculum and content. She is also the editor of Building People: Social-Emotional Learning for Kids, Families, Schools & Communities.
Author Posts
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SEL Activities and reading suggestions for enjoying the holidays with kids while reinforcing respect, forgiveness, hope, and love.
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3 Tips to Process Change and Loss, exploring the theme of autumn as a backdrop for providing educator tips in helping students process change and loss.
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5 Tips to Inspire Creativity and Hope, inspiring creativity in students using journaling, maker space, listening spaces, and image-driven menu options
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In her latest article, Tamara Fyke discusses how educators and parents can support and guide the next generation by using SEL as prevention and intervention.
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Back to School Fears – how this year, students may experience more anxiety than usual after 18 months of either distance or hybrid learning.
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Measuring Choices Through the Standards of Love – insights into how we must measure our choices by the standards of love for courage, honesty, and kindness.
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bouncing back from adversity through owning our story – tips for helping children own their story through drawing, writing, and finding comfort in sharing.
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5 Tips for Teaching Self-Awareness and Rethinking Priorities – We need to teach kids to identify what is going on in their heads and hearts to make wise choices
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Defining our values at home and in the classroom – SEL 2.0 is a philosophy with an implicit value structure linked to caring, kindness, and mutual support.
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SEL Helping Students ‘Re-Center’ as They Re-Enter School Buildings and head back to school for social emotional learning.
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SEL: Let’s review A Black History Month Reading List – Our perspectives change by taking the time to listen to our African-American brothers and sisters
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SEL Exploring Character Education, a Return to Basics Part 2 – Character education produces benefits for both the school and the individual.
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In order to teach children to know the good, love the good, and do the good, the good must be defined.
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Social and Emotional Learning – how the holidays can be a bittersweet mix of joy and grief and the importance of processing grief.