I Can Dance Sad and Happy Video – April 16, 2020

During this challenging time – many children (well, all of us!) are filled with many, many emotions. We need to make room for all of children’s emotions, even their very tender feelings.

Understandably, it can be hard to see our kids or students sad. We might want to rush in and make it better! But children need a safe space to feel and express their emotions.

Help children express their SAD and HAPPY feelings.

This movement activity can support kids to find some release as well as help to normalize our feelings. We all feel sad sometimes. We all feel happy sometimes. This is normal and part of being human. ( Geared to kids ages 4 – 8)

Watch the video below for the parent/teacher introduction followed by the movement and play experience for children (if you want to SKIP straight to the activity, go to 3:05).

I Can Dance My Dinner – Mashed Potatoes Video -March 30, 2020

Looking for some emotional release for your children or students? Help children get out pent up anxiety or frustration in simple, fun ways! This post is the first of a series to help kids ages 4 – 8 to find some release through play and movement!

Have you ever danced like a mashed potato? Well, today is your day!

Today we are pretending to be mashed potatoes! Watch the video below for the parent/teacher introduction followed by the movement and play experience for children (if you want to skip straight to the activity, go to 3:05). It’s short, easy and fun. All you have to do is press play and I will lead the way. Mash. Mash. Plop!

Doodle Activity – Healthy Emotional Release for Kids Video – March 26, 2020

In these challenging days, our children are filled with more alarm and frustration than ever. Most kids won’t come up to us and say, “I’m anxious. I’m scared.” But their behaviour might clue us in to how they’re feeling.

By providing daily outlets for emotional release, we can support our children to deal with what is building up inside of them in healthy ways.

Teaching Learning Leading K12 Podcast – April 14, 2021

Hannah Beach talks about her book co-authored with Tamara Neufeld Strijack - Reclaiming Our Students: Why Children Are More Anxious, Aggressive, and Shut Down Than Ever - And What We Can Do About It. This is episode 367 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio...

Better Leaders Better Schools podcast- August 25, 2021

with Daniel Bauer Listen Here: https://www.betterleadersbetterschools.com/066-hannah-beach https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EvlC5O7fiPrpvL7IeoQ5x The BETTER LEADERS BETTER SCHOOLS podcast is a show created for RUCKUS MAKERS in education -- those out-of-the-box school...

I Can Dance My Dinner – Mashed Potatoes Video -March 30, 2020

Looking for some emotional release for your children or students? Help children get out pent up anxiety or frustration in simple, fun ways! This post is the first of a series to help kids ages 4 - 8 to find some release through play and movement! Have you ever danced...

Creating Playgrounds for Emotional Expression Webinar – May 22, 2020

Webinar presented by Hannah Beach and Tamara Strijack on Creating Playgrounds for Emotional Expression (https://reclaimingourstudents.com/) When emotions stop moving, we start to see the signs of problem behaviour. Expression of emotion is the first step in emotional...

I Can Dance Sad and Happy Video – April 16, 2020

During this challenging time - many children (well, all of us!) are filled with many, many emotions. We need to make room for all of children's emotions, even their very tender feelings. Understandably, it can be hard to see our kids or students sad. We might want to...

Emotional Health and School Webinar – September 24, 2020

Neufeld Institute Webinar Panel on Emotional Health and School, with Tamara Strijack, Deborah MacNamara, Eva de Gosztonyi and Hannah Beach. Join the Leadership Team from the IDEA Centre for Educators as they discuss Emotional Health and School...

I CAN DANCE, JK – 6 Article

I CAN DANCE, JK – 6 Article

When you catch yourself jumping around your classroom with your arms swinging, and your students laughing joyfully while dancing alongside you, you know something exciting is going on. In my classroom, an incredible series by Hannah Beach, called I Can Dance, brought...

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