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6 Ideas for Including Children in Holiday Giving
By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning About Me & You, Learning to Get Along®, and Being the Best Me!® series Children love the holidays! With the allure of food, decorations, activities, and gifts, holidays are great times … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged early childhood, Free Spirit author, giving, holiday giving, SEL, social and emotional learning
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5 Ways to Incorporate Social Emotional Learning into Your Curriculum This Fall
By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning About Me & You, Learning to Get Along®, and Being the Best Me!® series Many routines have been affected this past year due to precautions surrounding the global pandemic. These changes … Continue reading
Movement, Play, and SEL: Create a Picture Book Dance Story
By Connie Bergstein Dow, author of From A to Z with Energy! 26 Ways to Move and Play Over my long career as a dance educator, I have especially enjoyed teaching creative dance to young children. I love inspiring their … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood
Tagged Free Spirit author, movement, nature, SEL, social and emotional learning
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How to Use Mental Health Check-Ins to Address Students’ Social and Emotional Needs
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis Students often have many things going on in their lives that are hidden from view; they may be grappling with traumatic experiences … Continue reading
Rough-and-Tumble Play in Early Childhood Education
By Molly Breen How do you feel about wrestling? I mean it. How does it feel in your body when children in your group begin wrestling or play fighting? Does it stimulate your flight, fight, or freeze response? Can you … Continue reading
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Tagged early childhood education, play, preschool, social and emotional learning
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