Setting Intentions for Kids Many of us support children in goal setting, but how many of us know the value of helping kids set intentions too? Goals and intentions both encourage mindfulness, reflection, and positive self-direction. Still, there are a few key differences. While a goal is a clear and measurable target, an intention is more of a guiding principle….
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Creating a Comfortable At-Home Workspace for Kids This year, “back-to-school” looks significantly different. Many of our children will do at least some of their learning online, in either a hybrid or fully virtual format. This presents challenges for educators, parents, and students alike, but we can do our best to make it a positive and productive experience. Start by following…
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Teaching and learning have become a completely different venture! There are many teachers asking if they can use Google compatible activities on different distance learning platforms. This blog post is a one stop shop for all of the answers to your Google questions. Simply scroll through the bolded headings and look for the platform that your school has chosen to…
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Teacher Self-Care and Distance Learning Teachers, you’re dealing with a lot right now. Your already high stress, high challenge profession has become more stressful and more challenging. As many educators take on at least some virtual instruction, balancing teacher self-care and distance learning is essential. Many of you are navigating an unexpected transition to digital teaching and learning, perhaps for…
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Helping Children Manage Anxiety About COVID-19 Around the world, life looks a lot different right now. With schools and businesses closed, families staying home, and children separated from their friends and favorite activities, we’re all navigating challenging and unprecedented situations. Coronavirus anxiety is a new reality around the globe. Fears about a new virus, disruption to routine, and social isolation…
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Benefits of Delayed Gratification The classic example of delayed gratification is “the marshmallow test.” You may be familiar with the (adorable) videos floating around the Internet. A series of young children are offered one marshmallow each. They can eat the marshmallow immediately. Or, they can wait 15 minutes and receive a second marshmallow to eat. Filmed by hidden camera, some…
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