Effective Paragraphs | Skills on Demand
ELA/Literacy Support
In this lesson, parents can help students learn how to write a paragraph that has both a topic sentence that “labels” its main idea and specific details to support and develop that idea, using real-world examples, short skill check activities, and a practice writing assignment.
Managing Intense Emotions: High School | Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids
Click the above link to watch a brief video on ways students and parents can learn to recognize and manage intense emotions without giving in to the urge to act in impulsive ways that can make problems bigger.
Mindfulness: High School || Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids
This video is part of the Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project, a series of video and print resources that caregivers and educators can use to teach their kids critical mental health and coping skills.
Claims and Support | Skills on Demand
ELA/Literacy Support
In this lesson, parents can assist students with exploring persuasive passages to determine how an author builds an argument. Students will identify evidence and evaluate whether it is relevant, and evaluate arguments to determine whether they are effective, using short readings, skill check activities and real-world examples.