4 Books to Promote True Kindness for Kids
This post contains affiliate links. Kindness is a loaded word. It can be used in many ways, and I know all of our goals, as educators, is to use it in its purest sense. However,...
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Collaboration is Key: Working with Outside Therapists
I am so grateful to share that we have Chaya Guttman as a guest blogger this week! Chaya is tackling the topic so many of us awkwardly wade through multiple times per school year. How...
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The Secret to Teaching Executive Functioning Skills
Let’s be real, teaching executive functioning skills is not for the faint of heart! These are essential, mental skills that help us function across the day. Executive functioning skills consist of skills like organization, time...
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Supporting Muslim Students During Ramadan
Today’s post is special, it’s written by a dear friend of mine, Asmahan Mashrah. She is a teacher in Michigan and passionate about all of our students feeling supported, loved, and appreciated for their full...
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3 Reasons Why Emotional Literacy is So Important
Classrooms are emotional places. Our students (and let’s be real, us teachers) experience a rollercoaster of emotions everyday in our classrooms. From excited to bored to frustrated to calm, it all happens on a daily...
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How to Effectively Teach Work Initiation & Getting Started
Executive functioning skills are a hot topic. They seem really abstract, and they can be for so many of our students. Not all of us realize that some of the frustrations we face...
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Organization Strategies for Kids
Executive functioning skills seem really abstract, and they can be for so many of our students. Teaching organization strategies to kids is always an essential lesson that us teachers tend to skip. Add in...
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Bullying Resources for National Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. I know we can all agree that this is a necessity to touch on from preschool through high school. As educators and related service providers, we need to make...
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YouTube Videos & Channels for Social Emotional Learning
I LOVE using social emotional learning (SEL) videos in elementary and middle school classrooms. Through hours (I mean, HOURS) of watching YouTube, I have compiled some of my FAVORITE videos to target these crucial skills...
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Why SEL, Equity, and Anti-Racism Go Hand in Hand
Why do SEL, equity and anti-racism go hand in hand? Because they don’t work independently. If you want to prioritize, focus on, or embrace one – you need to dive all in. While I...
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