How do we raise a responsible child in an entitled world? When we tackle these 5 key areas, kids have a great shot at learning the joy of responsibility.
Hi guys! Happy Friday! I’m sitting at Starbucks and wanted to stop by and share some must-haves for every classroom. When these ideas were originally spinning in my brain, I […]
Check out our kid and parent approved list of Best Youtube Channels for Kids! This list is great for keeping your kids occupied this summer and learning while having fun! A perfect summer fun list for kids!
Are your kids ready for the real world? These 16 life skills teach kids independence and self-sufficiency while also building confidence.
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Instead of trawling through the aisles at your local store, why not simply check out this list of the most unique gifts for kids, and find your next gift shopping trip to be a whole lot easier as you can do it all here.
The Language Barrier Sometimes, connecting with our boys and finding the way to their hearts can feel a bit like shouting through a fuzzy phone line at someone who speaks another language entirely. It doesn’t matter what we say or do — the message isn’t getting through and both parties feel frazzled, frustrated, and are […]
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These TED Talks for parents will challenge the way you think about parenting and will make you a better parent for it. Inspiring talks for all parents.
Try these ten tips to equip your babysitter with the information they need so you can both feel more at ease while you are away. Are you apprehensive when it comes to leaving your child in the car…
Tips for staying calm, calming your child, and tools that they can use anywhere.
Authors: Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein Interest Level: Ages 5 and Up A Note From the Publisher: Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-old girl who has never (not once!) made a mistake. She never forgets her math homework, she never wears mismatched socks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearly talent show at school. In fact, Beatrice holds the record of perfection in her hometown, where she is known as The Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes. Life for Beatrice is sailing along pretty smoothly until she does the unthinkable–she makes her first mistake. And in a very public way! Why It's On My Bookshelf: I teach lessons around the message that it's okay to make a mistake and we all make them. Most importantly - how to recover from a mistake! Kids are working hard everyday practicing and acquiring new skills in so many areas. Part of growing up is learning how to deal with making a mistake. This is a brand new book to my shelf so I haven't gotten a chance to use it yet. It's going to be a HIT. Kids need to hear it's absolutely OKAY to flub up because as we say in our school: Mistakes are opportunities for learning. Mistake DOES NOT mean failure or there is something wrong with you. Sometimes children get that stuck in their heads. You're going to appreciate this new one. A Link to This Book and Others You Might Find Helpful:
Looking for fun things to do for kids 9 and older? This list has you covered with activities guaranteed to stave off boredom.
Struggling knowing how to parent your ADHD child? This article will fill you with clarity and give you ideas that require no punishments or rewards. Read about how I put Ross Greene's CPS method into action and learned how to parent my ADHD child.
Are you looking for quality shows for your kids to watch on TV? Look no further! Here are the top 10 TV shows for kids that teach good things, on Netflix.
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Best old fashioned, classic books for kids that are still beloved now. My Top 10 list includes picture books and easy readers with an homage to Maurice Sendak.
Twelve of the best documentaries for kids that teach kids about history, the environment, world cultures, economics, and inequality.
Our world has gone digital, but there are so many analog life skills that our kids still NEED! It’s no secret that life has changed in the past 25 years. When I was in high school, we didn’t have internet either at home or at school. No one owned a cell phone, except for wealthy […]
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It takes great love and a little bit of skill to gain the trust of a teenager. Here are 5 rules that might help when talking to your teenage grandchildren.
If you want Fast Career Success along with getting rid of the NEGATIVITY then Motivational Quotes for Success is for you.
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The Family Backpack Team has discovered several family-friendly podcasts that make road trips, plane flights or even downtime engaging and educational.
There’s nothing more fun than introducing your kiddos to the films that shaped your childhood. Here, 50 classics to put on the list.
Teach your child how to find a book at their reading level using this simple test with your five fingers. I recommend using and teaching your...
The best and most fun pen and paper games to cure the boredom blues. Solo, two player and three or more player pencil and paper games for kids and adults!
Inside: This post is going to explore consequences for disrespectful teenagers and how it can improve your relationship with them, while also preparing them for real life. Logical consequences for teens are the best to prepare them for real life.
Some great reads for your girls this summer!
In the last few months I've been realizing how much more Ephraim enjoys chapter books when they are funny. For that reason I've been trying to add more
Teaching behavior expectations in kindergarten is important, especially in the first few weeks of school. This often sets the stage for your class for the entire year. For students to fully understand what is expected of them, it is important that teachers address and teach these expectation. I usually spend a lot of time during the first weeks of school teaching student expectations and classroom behaviors. We complete sorts of good choices and bad choices in the classroom and discuss what makes them good and bad choices. We complete these sorts whole group and students also complete individual behavior reflection sheets. These work great during the first few weeks of school or when students may need a review. These include different levels of difficulty beginning with students simply deciding if an actions is a good or bad choice, to a student sort of good and bad choices (this is a freebie at the end of the blog post) to finally illustrating or writing good or bad choices. Also we color an emergent reader reviewing some of the classroom expectations. These can also just be used as little coloring pages when a classroom expectation is introduced. In your classroom, you may want to challenge your students to focus on a certain expectation for a week. Included are posters that would work great for this: These provide a visual and focus for students when expectations are being taught. You can make it a game and provide an incentive if students can meet this expectation a certain amount of times in a week. Once these expectations are taught it is important to keep students accountable to their actions. I have been using a visual think sheet in my classroom that is perfect for this. It is very appropriate for your early learners in pre-k or kindergarten or special ed because it includes pictures for students to show what they did. Students simply color in the choice they made and a better choice they can make. These are great reflections for students, communication for parents and documentation if necessary. You may also want to post these cool down methods where students can reflect on strategies to cool down, instead of getting upset. You can find this entire Behavior Think Sheets and Activities in my TPT store and the Free Good and Bad Choices Student Sort here:
Are your kids ready for the real world? These 16 life skills teach kids independence and self-sufficiency while also building confidence.
