Are you looking for fresh ways that your students can monitor their progress towards growth mindset goals? This growth mindset activity for kids infuses some technology, a bit of pop culture, and a dash of fun. If you’re like many other teachers, you’ve incorporated growth mindset concepts in daily lessons and activities. Your hope is that the concepts marinate long…
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Are you looking to influence your students’ self-esteems by using positive messages or affirmations? This unique approach to delivering positive messages for students will inspire and awe them (and you)! It’s surely not BREAKING NEWS that students can benefit in ways, big and small, to positive messages. Teachers and parents have worked diligently to analyze the effectiveness of using different…
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This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure. Are you looking for new teacher gift ideas that won’t break the bank, but will also wow your child’s teacher? Let’s face it, coffee mugs and lotions are nice (ahem), but you could probably open one of the teacher’s cabinets and find a dusty stockpile. Whether it’s teacher appreciation week,…
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If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard that dreaded question… “Is Santa real?” Four years ago today, Santa made an early delivery for my 5 year-old daughter. He left the North Pole on an expedition to deliver a puppy! Santa is incredible, right? I mean, a puppy almost four weeks before Christmas! Magic was in the air! Fast forward two…
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What do you do when your students get stuck on a word? Do you vary the prompt based on the word, the student, the situation, or the text? If you do, great! If not, you may want to consider varying your prompts in order to provide your students with the tools they need to become more fluent readers. Each prompt…
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This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure. Can you really teach students compassion? Sure, we can teach students about the definition of compassion, explain how compassion relates to other character traits and feelings, and we can show students relevant examples, but can we truly teach students to be more compassionate people?
