Free Spirit Publishing
Search the blog:
Categories
- Administrators
- Bullying Prevention & Conflict Resolution
- Character Education
- Counselor's Corner
- Early Childhood
- Educational Technology
- Elementary Angle
- Free Spirit News
- Gifted Education
- Learning Disabilities
- Link Roundup
- Parenting
- Professional Development
- Publishing
- Service Learning & Volunteerism
- Social & Emotional Learning
- Teaching
- Teaching Strategies
- Uncategorized
-
Recent Posts
- #DiverseBooks: African American Voices in Children’s Literature
- The Picture Book Project: How a Group of Third Graders Continued the Story of Kindness
- How to Establish a Caring Process for Mandated Reporting
- Making the Case for Mindfulness in Your School or District
- Enter to win A Practical Guide to Mental Health & Learning Disorders for Every Educator
- Helping Students Ask Good Questions
- How to Build an EC Classroom Culture Where Children Listen
- Effective Communication Strategies for Co-Teachers in RTI Schools
Readers’ Favorites
- 10 Ways Teachers Can Create a Positive Learning Environment
- That’s Not Fair! Teaching Kids the Difference Between Fair and Equal
- Road Trip Riddles for Long-Distance Laughs
- 10 Scenarios to Get Kids Talking About Bullying
- 10 Scenarios to Get Kids Talking About Anger
- Help Students Identify Their Strengths and Weaknesses
- Oh, the Drama! 11 Scenarios to Help Teens Work Through Sticky Social Situations
Archives
Tag Archives: kindness
9 Real-Life Dilemmas to Get Kids Thinking About Choices
Decision-making skills are important. Use these nine scenarios with students to spark conversation, reflection, and, hopefully, better choices. You’re walking through the school hallway when you hear some friends saying mean things about a classmate. You feel uncomfortable hearing such … Continue reading
Build a Sense of Belonging in the Early Childhood Classroom
By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning About Me & You, Learning to Get Along®, and Being the Best Me series. Mr. Rogers was a strong advocate for children. In his much acclaimed and long running television show … Continue reading
Enter to win The Balanced Teacher Path!
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winners! We’re giving away copies of The Balanced Teacher Path to five lucky readers! In The Balanced Teacher Path, award-winning teacher Justin Ashley offers advice on achieving work-life balance and employing self-care techniques to … Continue reading
Your Summertime Plan “BE”
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. The other day, a friend said something that gave me pause: “We can’t overflow where there is no flow.” Wait, I wondered, … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged appreciation, generosity, gratitude, kindness, self-care, summer break, summertime, volunteering
Leave a comment
