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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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 […]
21 Gift Ideas to Teach Kids The Alphabet That are Fun
Inside: Gift ideas to teach kids the alphabet. All kids need to learn their letters and some kids need more time than others. Using these fun gift ideas, kids can move, create, play, and read their way to learning their ABCs. My eldest knew her letters at 3 years old. Because she really wanted to […]
Kindness Crossword Puzzle to Help Teach SEL Vocabulary
Inside: Use this kindness crossword puzzle to help teach kindness vocabulary and as a supplement to your sel curriculum and character education. When I was a young adult, I got on a crossword puzzle kick with my husband and best friend. We were constantly trying to solve the puzzles together to keep our brains active […]
How to Make Pumpkin Art with Pointillism for Fall
Inside: Connect fall and all things pumpkin to fine art and pointillism with dots and this pumpkin art with Pointillism. The days are getting shorter and crisper and I pulled out my cozy slippers. Fall is upon us. And in my family that means apple picking and pumpkin patches and hay rides with friends…we always […]