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 […]
Teaching Kind Kids
Family Volunteer Challenge for February to Give to Others
Inside: Spread kindness as a family through this Family Volunteer Challenge for February by volunteering with these easy, simple family-friendly activities. This one is perfect for Valentine’s Day. My kids love giving and getting Valentine’s Day Cards to their friends at school. It’s one of the highlights of their school year. And so every February, […]
9 Reasons Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Be Kind
Inside: Here are 9 reasons why you should teach your kids to be kind to help reassure us that it’s worth the effort and energy and time. Life is crazy busy as a parent. We have to teach our kids everything…from picking up their shoes so we don’t trip again, to using their manners, to […]
Encourage Emotional Intelligence in Children With These Kid Books
Inside: If we want to build emotional intelligence in children who know how to have big emotions in healthy ways, we can use these books about emotions. The other day, my daughter bounded to the car, hugged me, and hopped in. But then I asked her about her school day the way I often do: […]
Kindness Games to Teach SEL Curriculum in a Fun Way
Inside: Use these Kindness games to teach kindness and kindness concepts in a fun, silly, hands-on way. My kids love to play games, ever since they were little. But life isn’t always a game. Sometimes you have to pause the games you want to play in order to do chores or learn a new concept […]