I coached my six-year-old daughter’s soccer team. 1st grade. I also taught at a private school, 1st-12th-grade technology and 7th-grade math… Before our game was my younger son’s. In between cheering, I graded papers. Another child’s mom came up to me and asked me how proud I was of my daughter, we only have one….
My eldest son was friends at secondary school with a boy who didn’t have any other friends. He was bullied a bit, so my son invited him into his group of friends, who were a bit sporty. This boy wasn’t sports inclined but joined in, and they came to an agreement that they would alternate…
Corwin Johnson was a much loved 16-year-old junior at Mesabi East. He had a dream to collect 9,000 pillows for the needy but the day after announcing his plans, Corwin unexpectedly passed away.
Book Title: You, Me and Empathy Author: Jayneen Sanders Illustrator: Sofia Cardoso For Ages: 3-9 Topics: empathy, compassion, kindness, anti-bullying, friendship Related learning areas: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Review of book: Click here for a book reading and review More… ___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__ [lasso id=”36192″ link_id=”36599″ ref=”amzn-you-me-and-empathy-teaching-children-about-empathy-feelings-kindness-compassion-tolerance-and-recognising-bullying-behaviours”] __TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___ About the book ‘You, Me and Empathy’ uses verse, beautiful illustrations…
Book Title: You, Me and Empathy Author: Jayneen Sanders Illustrator: Sofia Cardoso For Ages: 3-9 Themes: empathy, compassion, kindness, diversity, tolerance, respect, character Related learning areas: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), feelings awareness, writing A word from the author: Click here to view pages, resources and hear from the author ___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__ [lasso id=”36192″ link_id=”36853″ ref=”amzn-you-me-and-empathy-teaching-children-about-empathy-feelings-kindness-compassion-tolerance-and-recognising-bullying-behaviours”] __TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___…
I received many sweet and wonderful notes from my students. I still do on FB, even though I’m retired.
My 9-year-old found out about a little girl who needs to go to America to have a life-changing operation. My little girl asked the head teacher at school if she could have a stand at the school fair to sell loom bands. The head flat out refused so I went to the school and basically…
I’m not sure who originally told the mayonnaise jar story, but this powerful lesson has been replicated over the years and there are now quite a few versions to be found on the net. Regardless of its source or how it’s been changed, the mayonnaise jar story shares a valuable lesson for a happier life….
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Sabana University teaching children robotics. With some friends, we decided to create a club for kids between 7 and 12 years. The purpose of this club is to provide comprehensive education to children, through various activities. The children also have personalized talks with a preceptor, who basically becomes a friend…
I teach at a Title I school (which means over 75% of our kids are on free/reduced breakfast/lunch status). Almost every morning one of my little fellows brings me FOOD from the cafeteria (an apple, pear, box of raisins…).
When my sons were in junior high they had to write slam poems. One of my sons wrote about his struggle with having muscular dystrophy and not being able to play sports.
On a busy morning, I was driving my daughter to school. She was running late (making everyone else late). We had just dropped her sister off at school and she convinced me she needed some cocoa to stay warm at school.