What Our Emotions have to do with Inclusive Classrooms

by Hannah Beach | Oct 28, 2020 | Arts, Caring, Community Building, Emotional Health, Emotional Safety, Empathy, Inclusion

In my last blog, I spoke about the power of anchors as a tool for keeping our students connected to us and to one another. These consistent connection activities help to keep systems from falling apart. And embedding them as rituals gives us a break from having...

Why Every Family (and Class Family) Needs an Anchor

by Hannah Beach | Sep 24, 2020 | Arts, Attachment, Building Relationship, Community Building, Connection, Emotional Health, Nature, Play

The above is a picture of my dining room table. This table is the anchor for my family.  In an era of disconnection, with busy lives and so many devices that can pull us away from one another into our individual worlds, the dining room table can serve as an anchor for...

As Children Head Back Into Classrooms, Teachers Will Need To Focus On Emotions, Not Academics.

by Hannah Beach | Aug 27, 2020 | Attachment, Building Relationship, Connection, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety, Teaching

As schools begin welcoming students back to classrooms, their teachers will be tasked with not only getting them back on-track academically—but also helping them manage the psychological impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. And that emotional support must take...

Supporting Our Students as They Return to Our Classrooms

by Hannah Beach | May 21, 2020 | Aggression, Anxiety, Arts, Attachment, Building Relationship, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety, Expression, Feelings, Hands-on Activities, Play

How we can reduce anxiety and aggression through activities that provide emotional release   As our elementary students head back to school during this turbulent time, there will be many emotions stirred up in them. Alarm. Frustration. Worry. Excitement.  And...

We’ve replaced play with entertainment – and it is not boding well for children’s emotional health.

by Hannah Beach | Apr 30, 2020 | Aggression, Anxiety, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Expression, Play

A few weeks ago, Tamara and I were invited onto the American educational podcast Unstuck, to discuss our newly released book, Reclaiming Our Students. During this podcast, we got talking about why kids are more anxious, aggressive, and shut-down than ever. Well, there...

[Podcast] Getting Unstuck: Shift for Impact talks to us about Reclaiming Our Students

by Hannah Beach | Apr 21, 2020 | Aggression, Anxiety, Attachment, Building Relationship, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Expression, Play

  A couple of weeks ago, Tamara and I joined Jeff Ikler and Kirsten Richert on their podcast, Getting Unstuck, to talk about Reclaiming Our Students and the huge potential for every single person who cares about children’s learning to create deep,...