Inside: Celebrate the 100th Day of School with 100 acts of kindness with this free printable: 100th Day of School Kindness Activities. When I taught my younger elementary school students, we all loved counting down to the 100th Day of School. It was always something we looked forward to celebrating in February. So when the […]
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Year Long Emergent Reader Bundle to Teach SEL Each Month
Inside: Use this year long Emergent Reader Bundle to tie in reading, writing, holidays and social emotional skills each month. Elementary schools revolve around the holidays. Yes, we teach reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic, but we infuse the holidays into almost everything we teach. Since our students are excited about the pumpkins and the bats and […]
Martin Luther King Jr Day Emergent Reader for Learning About Kindness
Inside: Use this Martin Luther King Jr Day Emergent Reader to celebrate MLK’s Legacy and his kindness. When we learned about Martin Luther King Jr. when I was a student, we listened to his I Have a Dream Speech and colored in a picture of his face. But we didn’t really get to the meat […]
Hanukkah Kindness Emergent Reader Set for SEL
Inside: Use this Hanukkah Kindness Interactive Emergent Reader to focus on kindness during the eight nights of Hanukkah. Growing up in an interfaith family, I always loved December because I got Hanukkah and Christmas celebrations, decorations, and traditions. And while I absolutely love Christmas, since I’m Jewish I tend to “protect” Hanukkah from the Christmas. […]
New Years Resolutions for Kids To Encourage Them to Be Kinder
Inside: To encourage your kids to be kinder in the new year, help them fill out these New Years Resolutions for Kids to be kinder…free printables included. As our year draws to an end, it’s a time to reflect on the past year and gear up for a great new year. And as adults, we […]