Word banks help grow emotional literacy.
Identifying emotions and connecting them to universal human needs grows self-awareness and empathy. Using word banks and a sentence frame makes restorative practices accessible for everyone. We can all learn to bust a FAB: “I feel _ about _ because I need _.”
Downloads: Kid-Friendly FAB Introduction, English Word Banks, English Word Banks with Pictures, Bookmark with Word Banks, Word Banks in 21 Languages
Self-regulation requires time and space.
When strong emotions get activated, pausing to settle our nervous systems and gather our thoughts is the first step to peaceful problem solving. Create your own SHARE Peace Corner binder at home or school by downloading this Peace Corner Printable.
Instructional Videos: Assembling Your Peace Corner Binder, Creating Elementary Peace Corners, Creating Teen De-Escalation Spaces
SLPs help us communicate to relate.
Human relationships are key to learning and thriving in life. SLPs can create SEL-infused, narrative-based intervention plans to support academics, communication and relational development.
Downloads: IEP Goal Bank, Basic SHARE Rubric, Advanced SHARE Rubric
A simple framework organizes story.
Understanding story structure improves storytelling, comprehension, sequencing, consequential thinking and academic achievement.
Downloads: Kid-Friendly Storytelling Tool Introduction, Storytelling Bookmark
Difficult conversations don’t have to be.
Self-reflection after a difficult conversation can support your personal and relational growth and ability to solve problems peacefully. Identify your communication strengths by checking the skills you used during your last difficult conversation. Use unchecked items to set your communication goals for next time.
Click here to download the pdf or here for the online version for teens and adults.
Early caregiver relationships shape us.
Self-reflection on our early relationships with primary caregivers can give us insight into how we relate to others now, including our own children and students. Understanding our attachment type promotes personal and relational growth.
Click here to download the FuelEd pdf for adults and children or here for the online child checklist.
Social problem-solving starts in childhood.
Share Storytelling guides
The Most Magnificent Thing
Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. "She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing!” But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. For exploration of character education, this funny book offers a perfect example of the rewards of perseverance and creativity. Rich verb vocabulary pairs well with STEM.
Knuffle Bunny
The first in the much-loved Knuffle Bunny series, join Trixie, her dad and her favorite stuffed bunny in this award-winning and brilliantly observed cautionary tale. A Caldecott Honor book, this is the brilliantly true-to-life tale of what happens when Daddy's in charge and things go terribly, hilariously wrong. Merging expressive cartoon-esque illustrations with beautiful black-and-white photographs of New York, the visually striking story follows Daddy, Trixie and Knuffle Bunny on their trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But their adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny's been left behind... And no matter how hard she tries to tell dad, he just doesn't understand!
