I’ve been consistently journaling for 25 years now. I have no doubt that this has been the most important habit in my life that helps me stay sane (or at least return to sanity when stress, confusion, or circumstances knock me down). This is what I think is most important about journaling: find what works for you. What do you want to get out it? That’s really all that matters. When I boil it down to the simplest reason for me, I journal because I like how it makes me feel. I look forward to ho
10 Ways School Counselings Can Help Kids With Worry: Use these strategies to help your students manage their worries at school.
Looking for a gratitude worksheet to relieve your anxiety? Here is a sunburst gratitude worksheet that you can start using today.
Turn smooth stones into adorable Santa stones to give, display and use at Christmas. 10 Ways to use them suggested in post.
How does wildschooling differ from Forest School, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf, unschooling, etc? Our complete guide to wildschooling breaks it down for you.
If your kids like to make slime, they will enjoy learning how to make oobleck. You only need 2 ingredients for this fun science experiment.
Use our free printable yahtzee score card so you can have a fun game of yahtzee with friends and or family. Easy and cheap family game night.
If you're like me, you might have an old sweater or two that you're never going to wear again. Here are 15 ideas for giving those old sweaters new life!
Flip Sticks are an amazing participation tool for calling on students at random! The idea of using name sticks is nothing new. In fact, this classroom management strategy has been around for a long time. Unfortunately, what I didn’t learn until a few years into teaching, was how to keep track of which students had […]
Need to entertain the kids? Try some of these free indoor and outdoor activities for kids that can all be done from your own home. There's also a list of free online educational resources.
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Learn how to find a hobby as an adult with this list of over 125 hobby ideas and info on how to find the best hobby for you and how to get started.
Would you rather questions for kids | Hard would you rather questions. Family game night. Funny would you rather questions.
Have a chatty class? Do your talkative students get louder and louder during small groups until it feels like chaos? Do they talk when you'r...
Write and decode secret spy messages with these cool secret codes for kids. Keep the kids busy making their own secret code with the free printable!
Many cultures around the world celebrate the winter solstice by holding festivals, holidays, and winter solstice activities.
Synonyms and Antonyms Anchor Chart! This blog post contains the material to create this anchor chart, plus a FREE interactive notebook entry for synonyms and antonyms!
Inside: Find top pics of Waldorf books for kids that make a wonderful gift any season and explore seasonal changes through lovely stories. Life around us is amazing and the more child sees the beauty in it, the stronger connection to nature will be. I invite you to explore the rhythm of the year and
Free printables for kids: I spy games, Pokemon printables, social stories, social scripts, emotion printables, graphic organizers, and so much more!
A metric conversion chart put together by Jenny Jones to help international cooks with her recipes.
Social skills are a critical element to helping kids succeed socially, emotionally, personally, and even academically. These are the skills are the behaviors that help kids join in conversations, collaborate with peers, develop lasting friendships, self-advocate when they need help, and so much more
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K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
Kids and young adults need social-emotional skills to be successful at school, home, and for the rest of their lives. These are the skills that help kids build confidence, understand their own strengths and weaknesses, collaborate with others, navigate social situations, develop strong relationships
Harness all that chatter into something truly amazing, collaborative conversations. Take your students' talking and turn into academic talk!
Make this awesome color changing slime that changes color with temperature! Thermochromic slime makes STEM learning fun.
Want to learn a new skill? Check out this amazing resource of Free Online Craft Classes including sewing, quilting, baking and more!
From the beginning of the year until the end, these fun activities will get your students excited about learning. You should definitely go out and get some popsicle sticks for this.
When the last bell rings, it will be too late.
Learn how to play Help Your Neighbor! This is a fun family card game that works well for all ages. Perfect for game night!
La riflessologia plantare è un tipo di massaggio che viene fatto con i pollici sulla pianta dei piedi per riequilibrare tutto il nostro corpo
A dream board offers clarity, focus, and motivation to go after what is most important to you. Learn how to make a vision board in 5 steps.
Teach kids how to knit! It develops fine motor skills and attention span. All you need are colorful yarns, needles, time, and patience.
From the Bay City Rollers to papasan chairs, let us present to you the 70 best thing from the 1970s
Looking for free craft classes online? I put together a list of great websites where you can take free online craft classes and more. Learn crafts for free!
This engaging curriculum uses a mathematical lens to take children on an education-filled journey in the garden.
Spend some time connecting with your family with this fun 'What Am I?' family game. Free printable cards make it quick and easy to play.
Added 7/30/17: You asked for it … You got it! Another Year of Homeschool Crafts is ready for the 2017-18 school year. Go HERE to check it out! I am the Queen of Good Intentions. Every new school year I decide that THIS is going to be the year when we do weekly homeschool crafts. My youngest [...]
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Right now, our children are being asked to learn everything virtually. Most of their current assignments involve academic websites and completing online assignments. What if you could include some hands-on activities to teach phonics and math to your children? No printer required and they get away from being glued to a computer or tablet screen!
Positive thinking is a powerful tool that can improve your health, help you manage stress, overcome challenges, and make better choices. Everyone can benefit from improving their positive thinking and self-talk skills! The idea is that by changing your thinking, you can better manage your emotions a
Doctor's office with kids? Car repair shop? We have a list FULL of activities for when kids have to wait. And the best part? No materials required!
I am excited to partner with Oak Meadow today to bring you this post on teaching kids to knit. Teaching your child to knit might sound a little daunting. It certainly did to me a few years ago when it was time to teach my son. I learned to knit myself when I was very
How to Draw Your Feelings / Paint Your Emotions Hello friends, today, I'll show you how to draw and paint your feelings. This easy, beginner friendly therapeutic art exercise will help you express yourself and use art as an outlet for your feelings. I’m Youhjung and I do art as therapy with peopl
This blog post features five free idiom activities, like a free idioms PowerPoint, game, task cards, and an engaging anchor chart!
Middle school is tough, so arm your kids well with these 10 truth bombs so that when the going gets tough, they'll know just how to respond.
The kids and I have been talking about words with ing added on the end. My youngest has just started coming across these words in his reading and his big sister was showing him how to break the wo…
A couple of Sundays ago my preacher was talking about chapter 5 in Mark. Joe and I discussed the lesson after the church service was over because he just couldn’t get over the fact that a herd of pigs walked down a steep bank and into a lake where they were drowned. When I sat...
