Inside: Need middle school classroom decor for your school? You’ll love these kindness posters for teenagers who speak Gen Alpha slang. Speak their language to start to connect with them. My teenage daughter just “bro’d” me again. Then she told me dinner was lowkey sus and basic, and I was delulu for thinking she would […]
Teaching Kind Kids
Shark Week Activities : Kind or Unkind Sort for Kids
Inside: Use these Shark Week activities to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way each July. I can’t lie…living near the Pacific Ocean, I was never a fan of sharks. I wanted to see dolphin fins when I was swimming, not shark fins. Sharks have always gotten a bad rap- from Jaws to rare […]
Good Sportsmanship Skills: Teach Kids to Cheer On a Friend
Inside: Intentionally teach kids how to have good sportsmanship skills with these tips and with this free printable: Cheer on a Friend. There’s a video that will always live rent-free in my head. It’s a championship baseball game, and it’s the last out of the last inning. The pitcher struck out the batter to win […]
Books About Big Emotions that Teach Emotional Regulation
Inside: Use these books about big emotions that teach emotional regulation to help kids manage their emotions and feelings. One of the most empowering skills we can give to our kids emotional intelligence: learning how to recognize their emotions, name their emotions, learn that all emotions are okay, and then learn how to self-soothe and […]
Friendship Recipe for Social Emotional Learning Writing
Inside: Use this Friendship Recipe for Social Emotional Learning Writing to help kids focus on what is a good friend and what they’re looking for in a friend. There are a million ways to be a good friend, but when you’re a kid, you often pick someone who is playing right next to you. But […]