Inside: Use this list of 12 kindness crafts you can use throughout the year to tie social emotional learning to each holiday. As an elementary school teacher, we planned everything month to month, based on the holidays of that month. I still know that in February, we covered Groundhog Day and seasons, President’s Day, Black […]
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Valentine’s Day Kindness Role Playing Cards
Inside: Use these Valentine’s Day Kindness Role Playing Cards with kids to practice how to be kind towards others during Valentine’s Day. While there is no one way to be kind, there are many ways to be unkind. And when kids are around family they haven’t seen in a while or are expected to sit […]
Winter SEL Bundles of Activities to Teach Character Education
Inside: Use this Winter SEL Bundle to teach social-emotional learning and character education during the winter months. We used to live in a part of the country where there was really only one season. So when we taught the seasons to students, we really had to read a lot of books and bring in realia […]
Gingerbread Activities and Gingerbread Printables That are Fun and Engaging
Inside: Use these fun and engaging gingerbread activities and gingerbread printables that are great for classrooms and families. When my kids were little, a dear friend offered to host a gingerbread house making party. She had 40 kids attend and she had 40 homemade gingerbread houses all based and assembled and ready to go. All […]
Kindness Leaves Kind or Unkind Sort for SEL Curriculum
Inside: Use this Kindness Leaves Kind or Unkind Sort to help students determine what is kind and what is not during this sel center activity. Every late August, when I’m dripping sweat by 9am and overheated all day, I long for the chillier, sweater weather fall days. I look forward to all things pumpkin spice […]