Inside: Use these Kindness Certificates to recognize and “reward” kind behavior so the positive reinforcement continues to encourage more kindness. I’ll never forget the pride I felt when at the school assembly of 500+ kids, when my name was called out. I was being awarded the citizen of the month for my classroom. Citizen of […]
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The True Definition of Bullying And Why You Have to Know It
Inside: Parents have to know the true definition of bullying so when our kids are mistreated we have the correct information and know how we can respond and help them properly. My dear friend’s son came home from camp the other day and announced, “I was bullied today.” Now there are a lot of ways […]
Encourage Emotional Intelligence in Children With These Kid Books
Inside: If we want to build emotional intelligence in children who know how to have big emotions in healthy ways, we can use these books about emotions. The other day, my daughter bounded to the car, hugged me, and hopped in. But then I asked her about her school day the way I often do: […]
Early Education Kindness Posters to Foster Kindness
Inside: Use these early education kindness posters to help our youngest students learn about social emotional concepts like kindness, taking turns, sharing, and playing fair. When my kids were 2 and 3, we spent time in Ms. Dana’s Mommy and Me class. I was with Dana for three years, one year with each of my […]
Kindness Mittens: Kind or Unkind Sort for SEL Curriculum
Inside: Use the kindness mittens activity to teach social emotional learning curriculum and character education in a fun, hands-on way this winter. Once I moved out of sunny California with 80 degree winters, my new favorite winter activity is spending time outside enjoying winter. We love going on winter hikes, especially after a fresh snowfall. […]