Inside: Parents often struggle to teach their child how to share. There’s a reason why it’s such a struggle. Kids aren’t really wired to share their things. So to end sharing struggles once and for all, you only need one simple phrase. It will change everything. We are expected from a very young age to share our stuff. […]
Encourage and Reward Kindness in Your Classroom with Sweet Ingredients
Inside: Want to reward kindness in your classroom in a sweet way? Use these sweet ingredients as positive reinforcement. When I taught third grade, I had a group of students who absolutely refused to do their homework. Now, homework is not the most important part of being a student, but it did teach them responsibility […]
Encourage and Reward Classroom Kindness with this Pizza Kindness
Inside: Reward classroom kindness and build classroom community with this Pizza Kindness as kids work towards earning a pizza party in real life. When I was a kid, the highlight of my month was turning in my ‘Book It’ Reading Log to earn my free pizza. Pizza made reading even better. And since I earned […]
Encourage Your Child to Have a Growth Mindset in 5 Steps
Inside: To encourage your child to have a growth mindset there are four simple things you can do that will set them up for academic success and be lifelong learners. One of my kiddos has always been one or two steps behind their peers in school. They’re super creative and have plenty of superpowers, but […]
Kindness Hot Cocoa: Kind or Unkind Sort SEL Curriculum
Inside: Use this kindness hot cocoa hands-on activity to help students decide what is kind and what is not kind in this sel curriculum sort for winter. Winter to me has always involved lots and lots of hot cocoa. My kids know that on cold, blustery mornings, they’re usually getting hot cocoa with big marshmallows, […]