Teacher Resource Library
The Bella Santini Teacher’s Guides are crafted as emotional resilience resources for teachers, to support you in transforming literature into a powerful emotional learning experience. Each guide provides tailored tools to help students explore their feelings, reflect on classroom dynamics, and cultivate empathy and resilience through story.
You are not just a teacher. You are a mirror, a lighthouse, and a steward of emotional freedom in the lives of children. Sometimes, you may be the only adult who cares enough to notice, to listen, and to help a child feel safe expressing what they feel.
This Teachers Hub is here to honor that role. It is a sanctuary where your presence as guide and witness is resourced and supported. The guides you find here are crafted to help you foster self-expression and emotional safety in your classroom, transforming literature into a journey of shared discovery.
Discussion Guides
These discussion guides are crafted to help you hold space for students as they learn to recognize, name, and safely process emotions, transforming classroom conversations into moments of self-discovery and emotional growth.
The Teacher’s Guide for Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change offers more than questions for discussion. It provides invitations to help children name and navigate feelings as they arise, turning this story into a shared journey of emotional discovery.
The Teacher’s Guide for Bella Santini in the Troll War goes beyond story comprehension. It supports teachers in building empathy, understanding conflict, and exploring how emotions shape classroom relationships and dynamics.
TThe Teacher’s Guide for Princess Bella Visits the Dragon’s Lair is designed to help teachers support self-expression and create emotional safety in their classroom communities, offering tools to guide thoughtful conversations and build respect and trust among students.
Worksheets and Curriculum
These worksheets are designed to help you invite children into mindful moments of reflection and discussion. Each one offers a gentle and accessible way to help students practice emotional naming, resilience, and compassion, whether in a group conversation or quiet self-reflection.
Free Worksheets aligned with the Bella Santini Chronicles series
Bring the magic of the stories into your teaching with free themed worksheets that nurture emotional learning. These resources are designed to help students reflect on the feelings, challenges, and choices within the Bella Santini world while gently guiding them toward greater self-awareness and empathy.
Tools to Build a Culture of Kindness and Compassion
These activities are designed to help teachers nurture inclusivity, emotional safety, and connection among students. They offer simple ways to weave kindness into daily classroom life so every child feels seen and valued.
At a deeper level, these lessons help address the root causes of isolation that too often lead to despair or violence. By creating classrooms where no child feels marginalized or invisible, we plant seeds for a kinder, safer world.
Download the Emotional Ownership Questions Poster; a practical, ready-to-use companion to the Teacher’s Guide, helping you spark deeper reflection and meaningful conversations about who is responsible for emotions in your classroom.
Easing Children's Anxiety PDF
Gentle, practical tools to help children navigate worry and fear with greater calm and confidence.
Looking for more insights and inspiration?
Visit the Media Hub for interviews, articles, and shows on building compassion and emotional resilience in schools.
From the Blog: Insights for Educators
The Angela Legh blog offers practical insights on emotional resilience, compassion, and social-emotional learning. Each post is designed to support teachers in creating classrooms where students feel safe, connected, and empowered to grow.
Beyond Zero Tolerance: Compassion in Schools
Zero-tolerance policies often create isolation instead of safety. This post explores why compassion, not rigidity, is the key to building emotionally safe classrooms where every child feels seen and supported.
Making Mistakes: A Path to Resilience
Mistakes aren’t failures — they’re stepping stones. This post shows how schools can shift from rigid “right or wrong” thinking to a growth mindset that values creativity, resilience, and multiple paths to success.
How Our Minds Prolong Painful Feelings
When children get stuck in the story of their struggles, their painful feelings linger. This post introduces a simple tool from The Bella Santini Chronicles that helps kids allow emotions to flow — building resilience, self-awareness, and emotional freedom.
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