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Healthy Habit Reboot: 7 Strategies to Help Your Students Regain and Sustain Positive Classroom Behaviors
By Shannon Anderson, author of Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day As teachers, at the beginning of the year we have the important mission of building a kind and compassionate classroom community. From getting-to-know-you icebreakers to … Continue reading
3 New Ways to Use Music with Young Children
Music has been used to communicate thoughts and feelings for a very long time. Lullabies abound in all cultures, bonding the parent and baby with calming tones. These become a ritual, signifying that it is time to calm down, settle … Continue reading