Inside: Countdown to Summer Break and focus on kindness at the same time by using this Kindness Countdown to Summer Break Paper Chain. I will never forget my last year teaching…the burnout was real. And the stretch from Spring Break to Summer break felt longer than before and my mental health was in the toilet. […]
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How to Countdown to Spring Break as You Spread Kindness
Inside: Countdown to Spring Break and focus on kindness at the same time by using this Kindness Countdown to Spring Break Paper Chain. The stretch from January to June can feel a lot longer than it actually is…and the only real reprieve is the hope of getting to Spring Break. Because once you get to […]
How to Countdown to Winter Break as You Spread Kindness
Inside: Countdown to Winter Break and focus on kindness at the same time by using this Kindness Countdown to Winter Break Paper Chain. The fall school months are so hectic. It feels like we go from Back to School to Halloween and Thanksgiving feasts in a blink of an eye. And then of course, we […]
How to Encourage Kindness with this Coloring Kindness Bookmark
Use this kindness bookmark your kids can color in to encourage kindness and remind them to be kind, even when they’re reading books. As a credentialed teacher, I’m always looking for ways to encourage my own kids to read books, so they continue to be in love with reading. Reading books opens up new worlds, […]
How to Show Your Kid’s Teacher Appreciation During Distance Learning
Inside: Teacher Appreciation during distance learning and the quarantine can still be meaningful with these social distancing- safe ideas. I joke that I’m a recovering elementary school teacher. Other teachers usually chuckle when they hear it because they know. Being a teacher is amazing, and uplifting, and rewarding. But it’s also exhausting and thankless (usually) […]