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Do you find planning awesome lessons for students to be a time vampire? We know that quality activities make a huge impact, but the time and effort it requires is …
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 …
I did an activity with my students where 100% of students were participating, smiling, and excited to learn. Sound too good to be true? It’s not! And guess what, I …
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 …
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 …
Do your students know how to give a sincere sorry? Do they scream the sorry? Do they say sorry then storm away? Do they speak the sorry in the softest …
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 …
Projects and meaningful activities can often be time consuming and complicated. But what if I told you I have one mini project that would change your classroom dynamics forever? This …
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 …
My students won’t talk or get engaged in my lessons. My students have a wall up and are impossible to reach. I just need more ideas to add to my …
During the summer I love to plow through books! I’m not a fiction reader, however. Getting lost in a story-line has never been my thing. I enjoy picking up a …
As I have reflected on this school year, one central theme has come up over and over again. That theme is the power of relationships! Connecting with students, the important …
“My students and I have been enjoying our discussions. They sometimes get silly, which is the best! I like it because it’s an easy way to connect with students, for …
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 …
Teachers don’t need another program, software, curriculum, or flowchart. Teachers need help with the things that kids need most. And I think we can all agree that right now every …
Sometimes we, as teachers, have a hard time connecting with all students. And it’s in these moments that we have to remember… We must SHARE to show we CARE Share …
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 …
Schools don’t need more programs. Programs have agendas. And when everything has an agenda we start forgetting about the purpose. Programs aren’t the solution. People are! Schools don’t need another: …
People often say education is broken, but I don’t think that’s true. I believe education is simply evolving into something beautiful. No longer are reading, writing, and arithmetic the foundations …
Do kids need more information or do kids need more love? Because, I don’t know about you, but I always enjoyed learning information from people I loved. There is a …
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 …
My students won’t talk or get engaged in my lessons. My students have a wall up and are impossible to reach. I just need more ideas to add to my …