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Why You Shouldn’t Use Physical Education As Punishment

Reinforcing the idea that exercise equals punishment promotes negative feelings towards physical activity.

These five strategies social emotional learning strategies will not only benefit students, but can also be beneficial to teachers, too.

Children’s books to teach about Hispanic heritage answer questions like, ‘What came before me? Who came before me? How do I relate to each?’

This Full Sensory mindfulness activity, combined with the ‘non-thinking zone,’ are important assets for teachers and students.

Literacy / March 27, 2023 / Whole Child

If your child doesn’t read over the summer, they are missing out on the significant role reading can play in personal growth.

Lisa Thomas Prince and Lori Gustafson offer the following ten tips for teaching mindfulness in the classroom at any grade level.

So you’ve been told to play outside, and you’re not sure what to do. There’s no electricity, no Wi-Fi, and the sun’s glaring on your iPad.

Teaching / August 11, 2022 / Whole Child

Everyone needs somebody, and the first day of school is one of those times. It is comforting to find a familiar face in an unfamiliar room.

Teaching / August 10, 2022 / Whole Child

Here are 12 questions to ask students on the first day of school, including: “What do you need from me to be successful this year?”

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theoretical framework comprising a tiered model of human needs often depicted as a pyramid.

Teaching / March 13, 2022 / Whole Child

I shifted my teaching from what my students might ‘become’ in the future to who they are and what they need today.