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Mindfulness Lessons and Activities for Kids

Mindfulness lessons and activities for kids have been popping up all over the place in recent years. This is because more and more research is showing that teaching kids mindfulness helps to improve attention, regulate their emotions, have greater compassion, as well as reduce stress and anxiety. (Mindful Schools) In today’s classrooms, children need mindfulness lessons and activities in order…
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Back to School: The Day You Begin

Back to school time can be a time of mixed emotions for everyone. Some kids are happy, excited and wait with anticipation. Other kids are nervous and filled with anxiety. Most often I have found, kids have a mix of emotions. One thing that really stands out for me though, is that no matter what set of emotions anyone feels,…
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How to Teach 2nd Grade Opinion Writing in a Digital World

Opinion writing is one aspect of teaching writing that can be tricky in the digital world. Teachers have often used digital tools such as iPads to enhance the learning of their students. Combined with lessons from the teacher, reading books, discussions with their peers, students have used these tools to help move learning forward. While I love technology, I’ve never…
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social emotional activities fo distance learning

Social Emotional Activities Distance Learning

Social emotional activities for distance learning are a key element when students are not able to attend class. Digital learning at school or at home has increased in recent years. SEL has also grown in popularity over the last 5 years. It is through connections, belonging, and being able to regulate our emotions, that we grow the most both socially,…
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Writer's Workshop in the 2nd & 3rd grade

Writer’s Workshop in 2nd & 3rd Grade

Writer’s Workshop is a fantastic structure that you can put in place in your 2nd or 3rd-grade classroom to help you teach writing and to help students learn how to write. While it’s important that your students be taught explicit writing skills in order to move them forward in their writing development, It is equally important to create an environment…
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4 easy ways to grow your child's creativity during the school closure

4 Easy Ways to Develop Your Child’s Creativity

Creativity is intelligence having fun. Albert Einstein Developing your child’s creativity during the current school closures (and always) is the most important thing to focus on right now. Learning is all about motivation and creativity leads to motivation. Right now, the world is in a situation that is hard to believe for most of us. In addition, the spread of…
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