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Service Learning During the Pandemic: One Teacher’s Perspective
By Isaiah Moore When I was younger, my friends and I had a favorite spot to play. Behind our local grocery store, there was a steep hill that provided a ton of fun. We would pick a few discarded boxes … Continue reading
Posted in Service Learning & Volunteerism, Teaching
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, learn from home, middle school, service
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How Intergenerational Relationships Support Children’s Social and Emotional Development
By Mélina Mangal, author of Jayden’s Impossible Garden As an educator teaching through distance learning, I’ve observed the abundance of students connecting to lessons while in the care of grandparents, other relatives, and family friends and neighbors. For some families, … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged distance learning, family time, Free Spirit author
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They/Them: How to Create an Environment Where Personal Pronouns Are Shared and Respected
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of Jamie and Bubbie: A Book About People’s Pronouns Respecting the fact that many people use they/them/their as their personal pronouns does not mean that everyone is accustomed to or in the habit of using the … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged Free Spirit author, gender pronouns, inclusiveness, personal gender pronouns
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The Importance of Asking About Pronouns
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of Jamie and Bubbie: A Book About People’s Pronouns As teachers, parents, and caregivers, we try our best to create environments that are inclusive and celebrate diversity. We know how important it is to read books … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged Free Spirit author, gender pronouns, GLBTQ, inclusiveness, LGBTQ, personal gender pronouns
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Creative Ways to Help Teens Manage Difficult Emotions
By Rayne Lacko and Lesley Holmes, coauthors of Dream Up Now: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery Young people have never had more forms of communication and media for expressing feelings, rates of helplessness, anxiety, and depression. Teens are struggling … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, creativity, feelings, Free Spirit author
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