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11 Uplifting Ideas to Try at Home or in the (Virtual) Classroom
Adapted from Stay Positive In a Jar® This year on the blog, we’ve covered topics relating to the global pandemic and distance learning. While these topics are important and vital to talk about, they’re often heavy and serious. Today we’re … Continue reading
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Tagged in a jar, mindfulness, self-care, stress management
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Letters to the Universe
As the coronavirus pandemic crosses the globe, we are learning that while we may be far apart, we are also deeply connected. In this post, we’d like to invite you and your students and families to write letters to our … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, Free Spirit author, kids and the environment, mindfulness
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New Colors and Connections for Earth Hour in Times of COVID-19
By Bernardo Marçolla, author of Me and You and the Universe Today we are experiencing an unprecedented phenomenon on a worldwide scale related to the wide spread of COVID-19. In many countries, strict quarantines have been adopted, with profound impacts … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth Hour, Free Spirit author, kids and the environment, mindfulness
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Getting Our Students Ready to Learn with Mindfulness
By James Butler, M.Ed., author of Mindful Classrooms: Daily 5-Minute Practices to Support Social-Emotional Learning (PreK to Grade 5) As teachers, we want the best for our students. We want our students to be the best versions of themselves, to … Continue reading
When the Weather Outside Is Frightful, Indoor Recess Can Be Delightful!
By Shannon Anderson, author of Penelope Perfect: A Tale of Perfectionism Gone Wild Many of us are already experiencing the cold, rain, and snow this time of year brings. And you know what that means . . . indoor recess! … Continue reading