In Focus: Improving Social and Emotional Intelligence, One Day at a Time, (Grades K-2)

In Focus: Improving Social and Emotional Intelligence, One Day at a Time, (Grades K-2) by Thomas McSheehy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781932436495.

In Focus helps students develop social and emotional intelligence, critical to success in school and beyond. This book contains three parts, each of which addresses the needs of a different area of students brains: Part 1 focuses on safety, security, and connection in the classroom (needs of the brain stem) Part 2 focuses on identifying and expressing different emotions (needs of the limbic system) Part 3 focuses on managing and harnessing emotions to support and enhance learning (needs of the cortex). In Focus provides lessons that take just minutes a day to help students . . . feel safe and ready to learn, behave in positive and constructive ways, manage and express emotions responsibly, gain focus and improve attention, reduce stress and calm themselves, eliminate bullying and impulsive behavior, elevate their self-esteem and confidence, improve teamwork and collaboration, become healthier and more responsible, develop intellectually and academically, and gain the social skills that employers seek.