Teacher-Author Strategies for When Your Students Need Emotional Support [Free Downloadable]

This coming school year, students of all ages will need support as they process the events of the last few months. In addition to the challenges of distance learning, some have experienced loss, illness, social isolation, financial hardship, and elevated anxiety and depression. All of these stressors can impact students’ ability to focus on lessons, participate in the classroom, or engage with their peers. Which is why teaching about feelings — along with healthy ways to manage stress and cope with tough emotions — will be more important now than ever before.

To help, we asked TpT’s social-emotional learning experts for advice on what teachers can do to support students’ social-emotional needs. Here’s just a few of the tips they shared with us:

For the full list of tips, download the tip sheet below to get all of the recommendations from our Teacher-Author experts.

Confidently navigate the 2020–21 school year with expert Teacher-Author and educator advice in TpT’s Back to School 2020 Guide: For Teachers Creating Tomorrow.