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, […]
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How to Prevent Bullying in the Classroom
Inside: Teachers can prevent bullying in the classroom with these 15 tips all educators must know so they can stop bullying and protect students. When my daughter was in the fourth grade, she was the victim of bullying. Students were bullying her on the playground and during PE and in the lunchroom. These students then […]
How to Encourage Daily Kindness with Kindness Dice Activitity
Inside: Encourage daily kindness with this kindness dice activity that helps kids speak and act with kindness more often. My youngest daughter was in my shower before school taking a quick shower. My son wandered in to use the toilet and as he was watching his hands, I heard him call out to his sister. […]
I am Kind at School Emergent Reader Freebie
Inside: Use this I am Kind at School Kindness Emergent Reader Freebie to teach sel curriculum to your students and connect character education with reading skills. One of the hardest parts of being a teacher is being given a list of the curriculum we have to cover and then we’re handed an extra list we […]
5 Most Common Mistakes Educators Make When Teaching Kind Kids
Inside: These are the 5 most common mistakes educators make when teaching kids to be kind and more importantly, quick fix solutions. We all have that one magical year, and if we’re lucky more than one magical year, where we have the “perfect” class. For me, it was my second year of teaching, twenty years […]