Educator Resources2023-10-13T17:27:46-06:00

Being an educator is hard. We designed these free SEL resources for educators to make your life a bit easier and help you teach your students valuable brain basics and self-regulation skills.

FocusedKids Basics

Articles for Educators

Navigating the School Year’s Final Sprint with Calm

In many ways, the end of the school year resembles the holiday season—full of expectations, packed schedules, and mounting pressure. But unlike the holidays, there's no built-in break or cultural permission to slow down. The days aren't longer, and the to-do lists certainly aren't shorter. The calendar quickly fills with field trips, performances, exams, projects, report cards, transitions, and celebrations. While this season brings excitement, it also silently cultivates stress.

Hear, Reflect, Connect: A Teacher’s Guide to Reflective Listening

Reflective listening is a communication technique where you listen to a student's concern and reflect back what you hear—including both facts and feelings—before trying to solve the problem. This approach helps students feel understood while reducing the time spent on repetitive complaints.

The Teacher Burnout Crisis—And How We Can Fix It

Teaching has long been a demanding profession—underpaid, overworked, and often undervalued. Great teachers enter the field driven by a deep passion for educating, guiding, and supporting students and their families. But over time, the weight of that passion, combined with relentless stress, becomes increasingly difficult to manage.

Lessons for Educators

Videos for Educators

The Glitter Jar

The glitter jar is one of the best tools to use if you need to calm down kids (or yourself). Click to find out how to make and use a glitter jar.

Professional Development Recordings

Celebrating the Work You’ve Done This School Year

In the final Professional Development session of the 2024-2025 school year, Amanda Petersen facilitated a group reflection on the work teachers have done both personally and professionally through FocusedKids.

Educator Training Opportunities

Want to go deeper? Learn more about getting trained in the FocusedKids Method.

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