Make SEL Awareness Days Fun with Easy March Calendar Ideas
Meaningful March calendar ideas for kids that teach about kindness & friendship to make celebrating awareness days easy for students & teachers.
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How to Help Homeless People and Ignite Empathy in Kids
Teach your students how to help homeless people during World Homeless Day on October 10th. Homelessness is a complex and sensitive issue that impacts many adults and children. Many students are sheltered from the reality of homelessness, but it’s important for them to understand this issue. By learning about homelessness, students can develop empathy and become more…
Affordable End of Year Gifts for Students That Reinforce Kindness
Inside: Struggling to find inexpensive end of year gifts for students? This post will be your best friend with beautiful gift ideas and free kindness coloring pages to reinforce the SEL lessons you taught this year. Do you buy or make gifts for your students at the end of year? The school year finishes at different…
Easy End of Year Activities to Empower Kindness and Respect!
Need some end of year activities to teach kindness that won’t stretch you to the limit and keep your students engaged?As the school year wraps up it’s the perfect time to celebrate their social and emotional growth. You’ve worked hard to teach them about kindness and respect, so use these last few weeks to reinforce these…
Teach Students to Give Compliments for Better Friendships and Self-Esteem
Inside: How to give compliments and why they’re so important for building a culture of connection and respect in your classroom. Grab some free compliments bookmarks to get started! In the hustle of life, it’s easy to overlook the simple things we can do that have a positive impact on our wellbeing and relationships. One…
Kindness and Empathy Is Better for Bullying Than Zero Tolerance
Inside: Research confirms that teaching kindness and empathy is more effective than harmful policies that reinforce zero tolerance for bullying. Here are 13 activities to help your students connect rather than hurt. Bullying isn’t a word I like to use because of the negative feelings it invokes. To me tackling bullying by talking about it…
8 Easy Activities for Christmas Kindness in the Classroom
Christmas is almost upon us… again! Though the end of year festivities brings a lot of excitement, it’s also a time when students may be tired and irritated. To keep them engaged and learning while waiting for their summer or winter break, involve them in some Christmas kindness activities. Kindness is the cornerstone of a thriving…