Inside: Looking for ways you can show teacher appreciation? This post gives you easy ideas for celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day with free coloring pages to download and gift your teacher besties. Aside from parents, educators are often the most influential people in a child’s life. They play a critical role in shaping hearts and minds…
When you teach kids to show gratitude, you’re helping them to nurture relationships. Kindness and gratitude are part of an important set of values and social-emotional skills that help kids succeed in life.
These 6 easy activities will help you teach students about gratitude this Easter.
The other day I received this beautiful bundle of flowers from a very kind soul at Lilydale lake.
A brain break for kids is one of the best ways to engage your students and ensure they’re doing their best learning. Honestly, they’re a must in just about any classroom.Students spend almost a third of their day in class. During this time, they’re expected to sit still and pay attention for long periods while…
Inside: Looking for free summer printables and kindness activities for kids? These worksheets and games are centered around kindness to inject some meaningful learning while keeping them entertained. Everyone loves the idea of summer until the “I’m bored!” complaints start rolling in. You know the ones… when kids have all the free time in the…
Has COVID taken a toll on your student’s wellbeing? Show them that you understand and support them by giving them an easy way to share their worries, concerns, and needs.Julia Brown is a middle school teacher in Texas who had a simple but clever idea to help her students communicate their needs or wants in…
Inside: The Teddy Stoddard story (often called the Teddy Stallard story) shares the profound lesson Mrs Thompson learned about empathy. We look at the history behind this teacher-favorite tale, discuss if it’s a true story, and provide activities to help you support the ‘Teddys’ in your own classroom. The Teddy Stoddard Story is one I believe every new and existing…
Back in 1983, I was on my honeymoon. My husband and I were at a busy fancy restaurant, waiting to be seated. An older couple was waiting as well, and we all got talking.
Years ago, when my boys had a Fair at school, I went to share the fun of the day with them. When I got there, my youngest son was distraught. He was convinced that someone had taken the money he’d worked so hard to save for the day.
I had ridden my bike to the store for a few things. A young boy was in front of me at the register with toilet paper and a can of dog food. His mom had given him a card to use and it either wouldn’t go thru or was declined. After 3 tries, he left…
My family and I went out for a game of squash today. On the way home, we saw the cutest little girls manning a lemonade stand outside their house. A big sign said “FREE LEMONADE”. My husband instinctively knew he had to stop the car and off I went with lollies and kindness cards. I…
My grandmother lived with us, and we always had people living with us. Once my mom brought home a woman she worked with, her two kids and her 80-year-old mother. The husband had been beating them.
