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 […]
What Every Interfaith Family Needs to Know About December Holidays
Inside: Are you raising your kids in an interfaith family? Us too. Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas side by side and blended brings our family closer. I volunteered in my son’s class the other day while they painted Christmas trees and Hanukkah menorahs. When the teacher asked who celebrated Christmas and who celebrated Hanukkah, most of […]
Best Holiday Gifts for Teachers to Thank Them this December
Inside: Need holiday gifts for teachers? Choose a holiday present for your child’s teacher from this teacher-approved list of ideas teachers will love to receive. As a teacher, we never expected holiday gifts from our students. But on the last day of school in December, most of my students came in carrying goodies and baskets […]
How to Use this Monthly Kindness Challenge to Make Kindness a Habit
Inside: Challenge and encourage kids to speak and act with kindness on a daily basis with this Monthly Kindness Challenge activity. As summer was about to come to a close, I decided to pack the kids up and do a last-minute trip to the lake. The kids were excited for the surprise trip and I […]
How to Make Hanukkah Art with Pointillism for Decorations
Inside: Celebrate Hanukkah with this adorable Hanukkah art with Pointillism project which is a great way to honor the Festival of Lights. In our home, we celebrate all the things. We celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah in our interfaith family. Related: What every interfaith family should know about the holidays But Christmas can often over […]