Helping Young Learners Manage Big Emotions

Chrissy Romano Arrabito
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30
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Description

Young children experience a wide range of emotions, but they often need support in recognizing, expressing, and managing their feelings in healthy ways. Looking for practical strategies to help students develop emotional awareness, self-regulation, and resilience? In this course, Christine Romano explores developmentally appropriate approaches for supporting young learners as they navigate frustration, anxiety, disappointment, and other big emotions. Educators will learn proactive strategies for teaching emotional regulation, creating emotionally safe classroom environments, and fostering positive relationships that support student growth. By the end of this course, participants will walk away with practical tools, ready-to-implement strategies, and step-by-step guidance for helping students build the social-emotional skills they need to thrive in school and beyond.

Objectives

  • Identify foundational number sense skills including counting, subitizing, and number relationships.
  • Explain how early numeracy development supports long-term math success.
  • Apply a daily number sense routine using tools such as ten-frames or number lines.
  • Analyze student responses to identify gaps in understanding and misconceptions.
  • Evaluate instructional routines for effectiveness in building conceptual understanding.
  • Create a plan that integrates daily number sense routines to support diverse learners.

Key Take Aways

  1. Understand how emotions influence behavior, learning, and social interactions in young children.
  2. Learn strategies for helping students recognize, express, and regulate their emotions.
  3. Explore classroom practices that promote emotional safety, resilience, and self-awareness.
  4. Discover proactive techniques for supporting students during moments of frustration, anxiety, or dysregulation.

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Meet

Chrissy Romano Arrabito

Chrissy Romano Arrabito is a 1st grade teacher at Nellie K. Parker Elementary in Hackensack, NJ, with 31+ years of experience. She’s passionate about teaching the whole child, fostering innovation, and creating authentic learning experiences to help her students grow and thrive in the classroom.
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