Inside: Use The Friendship Farm Curriculum Bundle for Social Emotional Learning to connect farm animals to friendship and kindness. When my kids were in preschool and kindergarten, one of our go-to field trips was to our local farm every fall and spring. In the fall, we would pick pumpkins and in the spring we would […]
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Morning Meeting SEL Activities for Educators
Inside: 11 Morning Meeting SEL Activities for Educators to use to start the day with more kindness and connect with students. When I taught Kindergarten, I cherished my morning meeting time with my students. It was a great way to start the day off, connect with students, get them excited about the day, and sneak […]
Kindness Activities for Kids: 21 Ideas to Spread Kindness
Inside: Use these kindness activities for kids to give kids ways they can speak and act with kindness more often in fun ways. Kindness is a verb. It’s something we have to do. So while we can read kindness books and talk about kindness (which is important), we ALSO have to give kids actual opportunities […]
Women’s History Month Emergent Reader for SEL
Inside: Use this Women’s History Month Emergent Reader to focus on and learn about amazing women during Women’s History Month in March. It took me longer than I care to admit when I realized not every girl is proud to be a girl. Not every girl was told she could do anything or be anything. […]
Black History Emergent Reader for Social Emotional Learning
Inside: Use this Black History Emergent Reader to focus on and learn about amazing Black Americans during Black History Month in February. As an elementary school teacher, I always laughed when February came around because we were expected to fit so much in. February has Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, the 100th Day of School, and […]