Inside: Use this kindness pumpkins hands-on activity to help students decide what is kind and what is not kind in this sel curriculum sort. Fall to me has always involved pumpkins, lots and lots of pumpkins. It helps that I love all things pumpkin spice so I’m already craving pumpkin spice lattes and pumpkin pie […]
50+ Holiday Gifts to Encourage Kids to Love Science
Inside: Finding perfect holiday gifts for kids on your list can be tricky. But if your kid loves science and STEM or you want to encourage them to enjoy the sciences more, these holiday gifts to encourage your kids to love science are perfect. As an ex-teacher, I love giving my kids gifts that make […]
50+ Gift Ideas to Foster Creativity
Inside: Have kids on your shopping list and you don’t know what to buy them for the holidays? Here are more than 50 holiday gift ideas to foster creativity that will inspire kids to be more creative and use their imaginations in building, dramatic play, art and music. Ouch. I stepped on another lego. And […]
Kindness Apples: Kind or Unkind Sort for SEL Curriculum
Inside: Use the kindness apples activity to teach sel curriculum in a fun, hands-on way this fall. Once I moved out of California, my new favorite fall activity is picking apples at an orchard and eating apple cider donuts. My first time picking apples we picked far too many and I had to learn how […]
8 Reasons Why Educators Should Teach SEL Curriculum
Inside: Wondering why educators should teach sel curriculum and character education. These 8 reasons will convince you and your colleagues. When we teach our kids to be kind and we show them all the ways to speak and act with kindness more often, we often start with why they should be kind. When kids know […]