Subscribe to the Free Spirit Blog
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
- Parenting
- Professional Development
- Publishing
- Service Learning & Volunteerism
- Social & Emotional Learning
- Teaching
- Teaching Strategies
- Uncategorized
-
Recent Posts
- 4 Ideas for Practicing Mindfulness with Children
- Achieving Equity in Gifted Education
- The Social and Emotional Way to a Calmer Classroom
- Seeking Personally Relevant SEL Books for Children and Teens
- How Parents Can Help Kids Develop Self-Confidence
- The 5 Books I Want to Give Every Teacher (and one I had to keep for myself!)
- Simple Mindfulness Activities to Help Students Learn
- Using Growth Mindset to Help Students Overcome Perfectionism
Readers’ Favorites
- 10 Ways to Celebrate National School Counseling Week, Part 1
- 10 Ways Teachers Can Create a Positive Learning Environment
- Oh, the Drama! 11 Scenarios to Help Teens Work Through Sticky Social Situations
- If I Could Change Something About Our Schools . . .
- 10 Scenarios to Get Kids Talking About Bullying
- 9 Real-Life Dilemmas to Get Kids Thinking About Choices
- 10 Ways to Celebrate National School Counseling Week
Archives
Tag Archives: whole child
Expert Advice on Truancy Prevention
By April M. Snodgrass, M.Ed., coauthor of The Principal’s Survival Guide Truancy is a multilayered problem that is rarely as simple as a child not wanting to attend school. While each case has to be examined individually for any truancy … Continue reading
Posted in Administrators, Professional Development
Tagged Free Spirit author, truancy, whole child
Leave a comment
Foundations for Early Learning Resources
by Marjorie Lisovskis, Free Spirit editorial director and author I recently had the opportunity to present Free Spirit’s 2013 early learning resources (along with a sneak peek at what’s coming for 2014) to librarians as part of a School Library Journal … Continue reading