Have you read Creepy Carrots? It’s one of my favorite picture books ever, but I enjoy it even more during Halloween. I love that it has a hint of “spooky” but it all turns out okay! I first heard about this book during my first year of teaching. We celebrated Halloween by dressing as our favorite characters and having guest… Read More

When I started planning my Character Education units, I knew I wanted to start with Kindness. It’s typically pretty easy for students to understand and make real-life connections. Before students are ready to talk about things like self-control and mindfulness, they need to be comfortable talking about their feelings. Kindness is a great place to start your social-emotional curriculum and I’m… Read More

  Now that August is here, I wanted to stop by and share a few resources you might not know about! These resources were created with YOU in mind and are sure to cut down on the time you spend creating materials for your class. The less time you spend creating and copying materials the more time you have for what… Read More

So I don’t know about you, but I remember pretty much every single award ceremony I had as a child. A few times I even got the “Golden Eagle” award. It was an award given to a few students each semester for conduct, attitude, etc. My parents weren’t always able to attend, but they tried. I remember the pride I… Read More