Social Emotional Learning

Does math make your child tense and uneasy?  Chool Bus can help you with math anxiety and overall performance through social emotional learning strategies.  If information "never seems to stick", your child may have been learning mindlessly.  SEL creates room for the mindful learner.
My all time favorite practice as a teacher is discovering my students metacognition.  Educational psychology defines metacognition as the art of "thinking about what you're thinking".  I find this understanding to be learning's hero without a cape.  

 

Sometimes what we call challenging is not the math at all but the thoughts we're entertaining at the time we are learning or problem solving.
Chool Bus help students seize “mental moments” with SEL activities. These are activities done a routine basis so that students can begin self moderating their mental processing.

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Helping students self-moderate and reframe learning moments

 

1. Name the Noise (Awareness)

 

Pause and name the feeling or thought:

“I’m frustrated,” “I feel stuck,” or “This looks hard.”

Acknowledge it without judgment.

 

2. Separate the Math from the Mind (Clarity)

 

Ask: Is the math really confusing, or am I overwhelmed, tired, or doubting myself?

This helps students identify if the block is emotional or conceptual.

 

3. Step Away, Then Circle Back (Regulation)

 

Gently push away from the work. Stretch, get water, take 1 minute.

Return with a calmer mindset and fresh perspective.

 

4. Try One Small Step (Action)

 

Instead of solving the full problem, take one simple step (e.g., reread the problem, identify what’s known).

Celebrate progress, not perfection.

 

5. Reflect and Reframe (Growth)

 

After the attempt, ask: What did I learn about my thinking?

Use affirmations like: “I kept going,” “I figured it out,” or “I know where I got stuck.”​