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Mindfulness for Rookie Teachers
By James Butler, M.Ed., author of Mindful Classrooms: Daily 5-Minute Practices to Support Social-Emotional Learning (PreK to Grade 5) I remember my rookie year in teaching like it was yesterday (it was 2002), and I sure would have benefited from … Continue reading
Posted in Social & Emotional Learning, Teaching
Tagged Free Spirit author, mindfulness, parents
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Make Many Glorious Mistakes This Year!
By Shannon Anderson, author of Penelope Perfect: A Tale of Perfectionism Gone Wild If you’re a teacher, you know that establishing a culture of kindness and courage from the get-go is SOOO important. When I kick off my first week … Continue reading
Preparing for Kindergarten: What to Do When EVERYTHING Is New
By Celeste C. Delaney, author of ABC Ready for School: An Alphabet of Social Skills As your children head off to kindergarten, you are no doubt thinking about clothes and supplies and lunches and getting them there on time and … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Parenting
Tagged Free Spirit author, kindergarten, school readiness, starting kindergarten
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Helping Children Join In and Play at Recess
By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning About Me & You, Learning to Get Along®, and Being the Best Me!™ series I remember the anticipation of the first day of school when I was in first grade, and … Continue reading
Growing as a Teacher with the Help of a Coach
By Sandra Heidemann, M.S. and Beth Menninga, M.A.Ed., M.A., coauthors of Intentional Teaching in Early Childhood As programs aim to improve their care and education, they often use coaches to help teachers implement new strategies. Coaches may help introduce new … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood
Tagged coaching, early childhood, Free Spirit author, professional development
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