Inside: 11 Morning Meeting SEL Activities for Educators to use to start the day with more kindness and connect with students. When I taught Kindergarten, I cherished my morning meeting time with my students. It was a great way to start the day off, connect with students, get them excited about the day, and sneak […]
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What is Social Emotional Learning and Why Is It Important?
Inside: What is social emotional learning and why is it important? SEL includes these 5 essential components every kid needs to learn. When I first taught kindergarten, I was overwhelmed with all the things I had to teach in a very short time frame. Our half day kindergarten program didn’t have time for playing or […]
Celebrate our Differences Bundle
Inside: Use this celebrate our differences bundle to teach kids to celebrate and appreciate each other for our differences with these fun and hands on activities. Ever since I was a little girl in Girl Scouts, we celebrated World Thinking Day in February. It was a day to learn about and celebrate other countries and […]
Trash or Kindness Game to Understand Kindness
Inside: Teach kids how to be kind more often with this trash or kindness game that lets them decide if social interactions are unkind, rude or kind. I visited my daughter’s school to volunteer and had some extra time to watch my kids play on the yard afterward. Observing a playground watching kids play always […]
Deal with Mean Kids Without Being Mean: 5 Must Know Tips
Inside: 5 tips all parents need to know to deal with mean kids, unkind kids, or bullies while helping our kids stay kind. Oh my god. You can’t even cross the monkey bars yet? You’re such a baby. You can’t play with us because you don’t even know that velcro shoes are dumb. We don’t […]