Welcome and we’re so glad you found us! At Coffee and Carpool: Raising Kind Kids we help parents and educators intentionally teach kids how to be kind, create a stronger family connection, and bully-proof their kids. Nicole Black is a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, and mostly survives on […]
Teaching Kind Kids
Kindness Shamrocks: Kind or Unkind Sort for SEL Curriculum
Inside: Use this kindness shamrocks activity to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way this March to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I’m about 9% Irish, but during the month of March, the percentage increases and we go big to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We make corned beef and Irish soda bread and look for […]
How to Countdown to Spring Break as You Spread Kindness
Inside: Countdown to Spring Break and focus on kindness at the same time by using this Kindness Countdown to Spring Break Paper Chain. The stretch from January to June can feel a lot longer than it actually is…and the only real reprieve is the hope of getting to Spring Break. Because once you get to […]
How to Celebrate Love and Kindness With This Emergent Reader Set
Inside: Use this I Show Love and Kindness Interactive Emergent Reader to celebrate love and kindness with kids. My son’s middle school just emailed me for a new fundraiser…sending red roses to my 12 year old son in his homeroom class on Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day often gets a bad rap with the overcommercialization. And […]
Kindness Word Search to Help Teach SEL Vocabulary
Inside: Use this kindness word search to help teach kindness vocabulary and as a supplement to your sel curriculum and character education. When I was a kid, I loved word searches and Hidden Picture Puzzles in Highlights Magazine. Maybe it was because it was a break for my brain from having to think too much […]