Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Ruddell
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Mindcraft Ideas
Minecraft – Social-Emotional Learning Worlds available - http://msft.it/6019TkgQP
The game students love now has social-emotional learning lessons and worlds available. Students can access these worlds and experience engaging lessons on different aspects of social emotional learning. Featured Available Worlds:
| Brainpop Ideas
BrainPOP – https://www.brainpop.com/social-emotional-learning/Students can watch and respond to movies aligned with social emotional learning components. Staff can assign movies and corresponding activities to their students. Students can interact with the movies by taking a quiz, creating a concept map, creating their own BrainPOP movie as well as other activities attached with each movie. The Health section of BrainPOP has been renamed Health and SEL to help counselors easily find the materials.
| Mindfullness
Click here for more information:
https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/ |
Mindcraft Ideas
Minecraft – Social-Emotional Learning Worlds available - http://msft.it/6019TkgQP
The game students love now has social-emotional learning lessons and worlds available. Students can access these worlds and experience engaging lessons on different aspects of social emotional learning.
Featured Available Worlds:
The game students love now has social-emotional learning lessons and worlds available. Students can access these worlds and experience engaging lessons on different aspects of social emotional learning.
Featured Available Worlds:
- The Mindful Knight – This world will take students through exercises to introduce mindfulness, self-regulation, and social awareness. Students will document their experience in the in-game portfolio and camera which can be exported as PDFs for teacher review. This is appropriate for grades 3-12 to complete the activities in their worlds as individual activities. Grades K-2 may be able to complete the activities in the world as a whole class activity. This world is available in the Lesson Library within Minecraft. Click here for a link to the lesson.
- Digital Citizenship – After teachers teach the accompanying lesson, students will enter this Minecraft World and use digital citizenship skills to work collaboratively to complete the tasks within the world. Click here for a link to the lesson.
- Inspiration Island – This world allows students to explore Creative Mode in Minecraft and challenges them to be creative with their Minecraft builds. Students will create structures that help them express their emotions. Students will also be able to identify areas of self-growth as well as highlight their strengths. This world is available in the Lesson Library within Minecraft. Click here for a link to the lesson.
Brainpop Ideas
BrainPOP – https://www.brainpop.com/social-emotional-learning/Students can watch and respond to movies aligned with social emotional learning components. Staff can assign movies and corresponding activities to their students. Students can interact with the movies by taking a quiz, creating a concept map, creating their own BrainPOP movie as well as other activities attached with each movie. The Health section of BrainPOP has been renamed Health and SEL to help counselors easily find the materials.
Mindfullness
Click here for more information:
https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/
https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/
Keeping Calm
This can be a tough time for children. Disruption in their schedules, routines, and their "normal" can create some anxious feelings. Please view some of the resources/ideas to relieve stress. Children take their cues from their trusted grown ups! If we remain calm and hopeful, they will also. Here are some resources to talk to your children about what is going on in our world today.
Best way to not stress is to go back to the basics. Read books, go outside and play with your family, play a board game with your family, write a letter to a friend and mail it, draw, take a walk and play "I Spy". It's ok to play!
Best way to not stress is to go back to the basics. Read books, go outside and play with your family, play a board game with your family, write a letter to a friend and mail it, draw, take a walk and play "I Spy". It's ok to play!
Email us!
Please feel free to email us. We are keeping office hours (following the Ford teacher schedule) and are checking our emails frequently.
Mandy.Ruddell@cobbk12.org Kelly.Owen@cobbk12.org
Mandy.Ruddell@cobbk12.org Kelly.Owen@cobbk12.org
Mindfullness
Mindful Moments
Free Online: Mindfulness Class for Kids!
Students and families have access to a free online mindfulness class through Mindful Schools. Lessons include:
- Fun and interactive activities for kids such as mindful eating, movement, and more
- 30 minutes of mindfulness and a restful break from the busyness of daily life
- Experienced teachers from the Mindful Schools Training Team
Classes are held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 1PM EST.
Click here for more information: https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/
Practice Mindfulness with Calm
Math Help and Practice
Family Assistance
Family Assistance for Cobb Students & Families
Cobb County School District school districts webpage http://www.cobbk12.org/FamilyResources/
Cobb County School District school districts webpage http://www.cobbk12.org/FamilyResources/
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From Your Ford Elementary Counselors
Georgia Crisis Line
Georgia Crisis & Access Line
GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis. GCAL professionals will:
| Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. | Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line
Every texter is connected with a Crisis Counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving. All of Crisis Text Line's Crisis Counselors are volunteers, donating their time to helping people in crisis. |
Georgia Crisis Line
Georgia Crisis & Access Line
GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis. GCAL professionals will:
GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis. GCAL professionals will:
- Provide telephonic crisis intervention services
- Dispatch mobile crisis teams
- Assist individuals in finding an open crisis or detox bed across the State
- Link individuals with urgent appointment services
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line
Every texter is connected with a Crisis Counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving. All of Crisis Text Line's Crisis Counselors are volunteers, donating their time to helping people in crisis.
Every texter is connected with a Crisis Counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving. All of Crisis Text Line's Crisis Counselors are volunteers, donating their time to helping people in crisis.