Friendly Friday Hands
What is Friendly Friday? Every Friday, my class and I have “Friendly Friday.” It’s a great tradition that was started last year. Friday afternoons can be tough and so, I started doing some fun activities that were steeped in the principals of SEAL: get creative and...
Arts Integration for the Art Teacher
When a teacher hears about arts integration, they probably think of the general classroom teacher embedding artistic experiences into their classroom lessons. Then, they may think of other teachers: special education, ELL, reading specialist, etc. But arts integration...
5 Effective Ways to Get Your Students to Appreciate History
Many young students aren’t big fans of history. I know I wasn’t when I was in elementary school. Unlike reading and math, some students don’t see the point in studying historical events that happened in the past. They haven’t yet learned the saying “history repeats...
Friendly Friday Notes – SEL Activity for your Students
Kindness is always a great topic to discuss with your students. Practicing kindness is very important as well and giving them structured opportunities to do so can be easy. Here’s one great idea that I started on a whim last week for “Friendly...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
