’Tis the season for free resources from Free Spirit! In addition to all the valuable content you’ll find in our blog, we have a number of freebies at freespirit.com. In the spirit of giving, we want to point you to a few of our free favorite classroom posters, reproducible forms for use with students, webinars, and PLC/Book Study Guides.

Classroom Posters

Encourage young readers with this cozy classroom poster. Click here to download and print.

Encourage respectful behavior in students with six tips for marvelous manners. Click here to download and print.

From the Pages of Free Spirit Books

“Your BEST Communication Skills” from Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students. Use this handout to help students learn the four essential components of effective communication.

“10 Important Study Habits” from Self-Regulation in the Classroom. Use this handout to help all your students find both academic and life success.

Webinar

“Emotional Intelligence in ELA and Social Studies: Integrating Social-Emotional Learning into the Curriculum in Ways that Satisfy State Standards”

presented by Jonathan C. Erwin, M.A., author of The School Climate Solution: Creating a Culture of Excellence from the Classroom to the Staff Room.

In this edWebinar, Jonathan Erwin, M.A., provides a research-based rationale for teaching SEL, shares lessons that teach specific SEL skills, and shows how you can use SEL content to satisfy state standards. Leverage Erwin’s 30-plus years in education to learn how SEL can be an excellent vehicle for satisfying the requirements of your state’s ELA standards in addition to improving students’ attitudes and behaviors. This webinar will benefit ELA and social studies teachers for grades 3 to 12, counselors, social workers, and youth empowerment leaders.

Watch the webinar recording.

PLC/Book Study Guides

PLC/Book Study Guide for Differentiation for Gifted Learners by Diane Heacox, Ed.D., and Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Download now.

PLC/Book Study Guide for Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in Today’s Classroom by Susan Winebrenner, M.S., with Lisa M. Kiss, M.Ed. Download now.

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