Inside: Use this kindness cause and effect resource to help kids understand how their behavior affects those around them. When I taught Kindergarten, one of the hardest concepts we were tasked to teach our young students was cause and effect. And it’s a hard concept because cause and effect can be so abstract. So we […]
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Year Long Kindness Craft and Write Bundle to Teach SEL
Inside: Use this year long Kindness Craft and Write Bundle to tie in reading, writing, holidays and social emotional skills each month. Elementary schools revolve around the seasons. Yes, we teach reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic, but we infuse the holidays and seasons into almost everything we teach. Since our students are excited about the pumpkins […]
All About Me Emergent Reader : I Like Me, I am Kind
Inside: Use this I Like Me I am Kind All About Me Emergent Reader to celebrate all the ways we can be kind and like ourselves for it. I never put much attention or too much effort on the All About Me Units I almost always started my school year with…it always just felt like […]
Friend Wanted Poster for Social Emotional Learning
Inside: Help kids figure out what they value in a friend and what they look for in a friend with these Friend Wanted Posters. Throughout my life, and throughout my kids’ lives, we have been on the search for friends. And not just any kind of friends. Real, good, true friends. And to be honest, […]
Teacher Appreciation Notes from Students to Thank Teachers
Inside: Use these printable teacher appreciation notes from students for Teacher Appreciation Week or for the end of the year to show your gratitude to teachers with sweet notes. Teachers deserve all the accolades, all the praise, and all the money. We all know that no amount of teacher appreciation gifts and teacher luncheons and […]