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Summer Vibes & Emotional Smarts: Two Cool SEL Tools for Educators

July 22, 2024

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Hey awesome educators! Ready to ride the wave of social-emotional learning this summer? We’ve got two fantastic SEL tools to check out now and try out this school year. Let’s dive in!

YouHue: Emoji-tional Journaling

A screenshot of the YouHue app interface. The top section welcomes the user with “Welcome back, Student 1!” and asks, “How are you feeling?” Below is a selection of emojis representing different emotions: Happy, Excited, Loved, Calm, Okay, Confused, Anxious, Sad, and Angry.A screenshot of the YouHue dashboard showing emotion-focused activities for students. The top section displays emojis representing different emotions. Below are two activity cards titled “A Journey to Happiness” and “Shine Like a Sunflower,” each with an illustration and a brief description of the activity.A webpage from the YouHue site with the tagline “Emotionally aware, happier classrooms” against a purple background. It features an illustration of a person holding a tablet displaying various emojis representing emotions. The text encourages implementing check-ins, gaining insight into students’ wellbeing, and advancing social-emotional skills. Buttons for “Watch our video” and “Request a demo” are also present.

First up, we’ve got YouHue – the website/app that’s turning emotions into emojis and journals collections of insight! This tool is perfect for students from kindergarten all the way up to high school.

Details:

  • Students pick from 9 different emojis to express their feels.
  • They journal about why they’re feeling that way. It’s like a diary, but way more fun!
  • Teachers get access to this emotional data, helping them support students better.
  • There are mini-lesson videos about different emotions that can be used anytime!

Imagine knowing exactly how your students are feeling without playing emotional detective. With YouHue, you can check on your students and gather information to better support them!

Emotion Motion Podcast: Feelings on the Airwaves

A screenshot of the YouHue app interface. The top section welcomes the user with “Welcome back, Student 1!” and asks, “How are you feeling?” Below is a selection of emojis representing different emotions: Happy, Excited, Loved, Calm, Okay, Confused, Anxious, Sad, and Angry.Another webpage from the “Move This World” site featuring more episodes of the Emotion Motion Podcast. It showcases episodes titled “The Bigger Star Fish” from August 16, 2022, and “Teaming with Fish” from August 09, 2022. Each episode has a description and a “Read More” button. The images accompanying each episode feature the cartoon mermaid, Megan, with underwater scenes and the respective episode titles.

Next up, we’ve got a podcast that’s making big waves for the little ones. The Emotion Motion podcast is an easy way to learn about social situations. It’s perfect for 4K- 4th grade kiddos and their grown-ups.

Details:

  • Three seasons of all types of emotional exploration
  • Social stories that help kids navigate the choppy waters of big feelings.
  • It’s not just for the classroom – families can tune in too, making it a team effort.

This podcast is like a beach party for emotions – everyone’s invited, and everyone leaves feeling good!

So there you have it, two amazing SEL tools to keep your classroom emotionally savvy. Whether you’re emoji-journaling or podcast-partying, your students are in for a treat.

Continue to enjoy your break everyone! We will be back in August!

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