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National Teacher Mental Health Month Begins
The Teaching ELA Podcast
English - May 02, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.89 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEducation ela lesson plans teaching ela short story lesson plans literature lesson plans ela lesson ideas ela teaching tips Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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To start National Teacher Mental Health Month, we need to lay the foundation for making ourselves mentally and emotionally stronger. This is not a quick fix solution. It’s a foundation.
The foundational belief is that you are in control. I’m not referring to being in control of your class. I’m talking about being in control of your thoughts because, ultimately, it’s your thoughts that create your reality.
Takeaways
You are in controlYour thoughts lead to emotions. Your emotions lead to actions. Your actions create your thoughts. You control your thoughts.Make sure your thoughts are believableELA Teacher Links
Teaching Emotional Intelligence: Short Stories for Teaching EmpathyShort Story Catalog at ELACOMMONCORELESSONPLANS.comPoetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com