Family Wellness Resources / Recursos para la Familia del Bienestar)
🌟 Hello Lydia Romero-Cruz Academy Community! 💛🐾
At Lydia Romero-Cruz Academy, we are committed to nurturing the whole child. While we strive for academic excellence, we also recognize the importance of social-emotional development in helping students thrive—both in school and in life. We believe that building strong, confident, and compassionate individuals takes a team effort. That’s why we’re excited to partner with you to support your child’s growth at home, just as we do at school.
This page is filled with fun activities and helpful resources that your whole family can use to build and strengthen social-emotional skills. New activities are added weekly, so check back often!
💬 Want to go a step further? We invite you and your children to share your reflections, creations, or photos from these activities on our school’s social media pages. Let’s celebrate our learning journey—together as a community! 🏡📚❤️
🌟 ¡Hola Comunidad de la Academia Lydia Romero-Cruz! 💛🐾
En Lydia Romero-Cruz Academy, estamos comprometidos con el desarrollo integral de cada estudiante. Si bien nos esforzamos por alcanzar la excelencia académica, también reconocemos la importancia del desarrollo social y emocional para que los estudiantes prosperen tanto en la escuela como en la vida. Sabemos que formar individuos fuertes, seguros y compasivos requiere un esfuerzo en equipo. Por eso, estamos encantados de colaborar con ustedes para apoyar el crecimiento de sus hijos en casa, al igual que lo hacemos en la escuela.
Esta página está llena de actividades divertidas y recursos útiles que toda la familia puede usar para desarrollar habilidades sociales y emocionales. ¡Se agregan nuevas actividades cada semana, así que visítenos con frecuencia!
💬 ¿Quieren llevarlo al siguiente nivel? Les invitamos a compartir sus reflexiones, creaciones o fotos de estas actividades en las redes sociales de nuestra escuela. ¡Celebremos juntos nuestro camino de aprendizaje como una verdadera comunidad! 🏡📚❤️
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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Activities
Watch the "Alike'" video using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch "Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings 'That's Cooperation" using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch "Funny Lama Drama" using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
- What is the Llama's goal? What gets in the way?
- Have you ever felt like the Llama? In what way?
- How does the Llama work through this situation even though there are obstacles in the way?
- Did the Llama have other options?
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch "Mindful Ozzy Introduces Mindfulness" using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
- What does mindfulness mean to you?
- In what ways does Ozzy say mindfulness can be useful?
- Ozzy says that we are always breathing, but not always aware of it. Can you think of other similar behaviors you might be unaware of at times?
- How do you feel after doing the breathing exercise with Ozzy?
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch "Keeping Calm – Building Resilience with Hunter and Eve" using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
3rd - 5th Grade Activities
Watch the "Alike'" video using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch the "Kindness Boomerang - 'One Day'" video using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch the "Bridge" video using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
- How did the animals both cooperate and not cooperate? What were the outcomes?
- What do you think prevented the moose and bear from cooperating?
- What could the bear and moose have done differently so that both could cross the bridge?
- Have you struggled to cooperate with someone before? What could you have done to show cooperation?
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch the "A Lesson on Resilience" video using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch the "Inside Out" video clip using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
- Part of empathy means being able to understand another’s feelings. How was empathy shown in this video?
- How did Joy and Sadness differ in the way they tried cheering up Bing Bong?
- Why do you think Sadness was able to empathize more with Bing Bong? Were there specific actions or words she used to demonstrate empathy?
- How can you practice empathy in your life?
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
6th - 8th Grade Activities
Watch the "Alike'" video using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch the "Kindness Boomerang - 'One Day'" video using the link below:
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch "Be My Brother" using the link below:
Armed with nothing but charm and a dictaphone, a young man with Down syndrome changes the perspective of two people at a bus stop. Light-hearted and silly conversations help to break the barrier of his disability. Though the man seems to be communicating with the lady at the bus stop, the end reveals the other boy at the bus stop is the young man’s brother, and is the true audience for his conversation.
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
- How does our pride affect our (ability to build) relationships?
- What changed the women’s attitude toward the young man?
- How can you recognize when someone needs you to “be a brother”?
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch "Jessica's 'Daily Affirmation'" using the link below:
Jessica is a four-year-old girl with a very positive attitude. In this video, she begins her morning affirmations of how great her life is. She states how everything is great and how much she loves everyone and everything in her life!
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!
Watch the Neuroplacticity by Sentis video using the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELpfYCZa87g
This is a good visual introduction to the concept of how the brain can be rewired as we learn and think differently.
After watching the video, discuss the following with your child or children:
- What is neuroplasticity?
- How does neuroplasticity work?
- How can you “rewire” your brain?
- Discuss a time when you overcame a struggle in learning and learned to solve a problem.
Share your child's and your own responses and experience with us on one of our social media pages!