Our Guest: Jennifer Naiman
Show Notes
Jennifer Naiman, a school counselor and licensed mental health therapist, joins us to talk about how to incorporate social-emotional learning into the Lower Elementary curriculum. Jen explains what social-emotional learning really is and shares examples of social-emotional lessons for this age level, such as tattling vs. reporting, respecting personal space, and bucket filling. Jen also walks us through the process of how to introduces these topics to our students – first through direct lessons and then with daily practice – just as we do with Grace and Courtesy! She makes the case for teaching students about how the brain works and incorporating the language of these lessons into the daily life of the classroom, so that it becomes part of the classroom culture.
About our Guest
Jennifer Naiman
School Counselor, Bais Yaakov of Baltimore
Jennifer Naiman is a school counselor at Bais Yaakov of Baltimore. She has a Masters in Counseling and is a licensed mental health therapist (LGPC) with a specialization in school counseling and mental health counseling. Jen has been working with children in a classroom setting since 2008, serving many roles including counselor, teacher, special educator, reading specialist, and camp program director. In addition to being a Certified Phonographix Reading Therapist and Trained Orton Gillingham Reading Specialist, Jen has an AMI Montessori Elementary Orientation Course certification through the Montessori Center of Minnesota.
Outside of school, Jen enjoys playing piano for the residents at assisted living facilities. She teaches piano lessons and loves to bring her students with her to share the joy of music with others.
Resources
Social Stories by Julia Cook
https://www.juliacookonline.com/
Bucket Filling
https://bucketfillers101.com/
Voices in Montessori Podcast
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