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Searching for ways to get kids talking and participating? Wanting to be strong relationships with your students? Exploring ways to laugh while you learn about your classroom family? Looking for …
Are you looking for fun, engaging, easy ways to build relationships with students this year? If you said YES, I’ve got you covered! This free activity is PERFECT for SEL …
You deserve to have the best school year of your life. Seriously. The past few years have been REALLY HARD. But this year doesn’t have to be! And I’m confident …
Doing engaging games with kids is a great way to build a classroom community. You probably have dome something like Would You Rather before. But, the version I’ve created takes …
We know that building relationships with students is essential. But sometimes it is hard to know what to do, when to do it, and how to engage kids in that …
Mondays can be chaotic in classrooms. Sometimes our students need a little motivation, especially to start the week. Teachers could use a little pep in our step too. So I’ve …
We tell kids… You can be anything you want to be! But the reality is, that just isn’t true! Instead we should say… You can be who you truly …
Why has SEL become so controversial? I think there is a fear about SEL because there is a massive misunderstanding of what it is SEL is equipping kids with …
Life Storms Last week I was on a flight and caught this picture as we were ascending. The sunlight was streaming into my window and the air was super …
Do you have a favorite cereal? Mine is for sure Cinnamon Toast Crunch! My mom would buy it for us as kids, but only if she had a coupon. I …
I love my mom so much. I call her Super Momma Jayne. And sometimes she is able to be a super guest speaker in my classroom She comes into all my …
I love the game uno, do you? My students really like it too! In my career I’ve taught elementary, middle, and high school and this is one game that ALL …
Tis’ the season for Girl Scout Cookies! No matter if your students have actually eaten all of these or not, they will love the Girl Scout Cookie Battle! This is the …
Doing engaging games with kids is a great way to build a classroom community. You probably have dome something like Would You Rather before. But, the version I’ve created takes …
You may have heard about 180 Days of Awesome SEL. It is 180 Full Advisory lessons to help with social-emotional learning. And it’s awesome. But I am PUMPED to announce …
Running out of ideas to help build connections with kids? Finding it hard to get kids focused? Want to make February freaking awesome? No worries! I’ve got you covered for a Tuesday (or …
Mondays can be chaotic in classrooms. Sometimes our students need a little motivation, especially to start the week. Teachers could use a little pep in our step too. So I’ve …
Building rooted relationships with students in our schools can be really hard. That is especially true right now! The good news is, you don’t have to do that alone. For …
Holiday Food Makes People Happy! And we are approaching turkey and ham season! So I thought I would help us all out by providing a free activity that is super …
Looking for fun, engaging SEL activities? Searching for ways to get kids talking and participating? Wanting to be strong relationships with your students? Exploring ways to laugh while you learn …
I love using Battle Brackets to get kids talking, engaged, and building relationships and I’m confident you will love this too! This is TOTALLY something you are going to want …
Make Your SEL & Morning Meeting Planning SO much Easier! To be honest, sometime SEL feels like “one more thing” even though we know in our teacher hearts that it …
Music Puts Us (And Students) in Good Moods And that’s why we can leverage it for learning in our classrooms! I created an activity I call “Life Song” It is …
Mondays can be hard. Sometimes our students need a little motivation, especially to start the week. Shoot, sometimes WE need a little motivation to start the week. So I’ve got …
We are all looking for fun, simple, engaging activities for kids right now! And we totally understand how important building relationships with students is, especially at the start of the …