Ever wish you had an easy way to reassure your kids (and yourselves) when emotions are strong? Well you might have just found one. Havening® is an enjoyable, simple and effective hands-on self-regulation technique that is perfect for kids and families. The term Havening comes from the word “haven” because
Our Facebook friend Katrina just had a wonderful idea! She suggested that we create a PDF with the ASL alphabet so that she could cut and paste to spell her students’ names. This PDF has the whole ASL alphabet plus some extra vowels and popular letters. Save American Sign Language
It is fun and simple to make your own Kaleidoscope Art, aptly called Kaleidoscope Tiles! You’ll need: four paper squares, or tiles, a marker, and a ruler. First, mark the center point on all four sides. Repeat this step on all four tiles. Make a pattern that connects to each of
Check out our lessons on Elements of Design for Kids to learn more (all topics have art activities for kids included): Line Shape Space (see also: Positive and Negative Space) Color Texture Form Here’s a fun and quick one-page review all of the lessons on Elements of Design: Elements Of Design
Special thanks to Emily Behr, founder of Growga and board of advisors member for Take2Minutes.org, a nonprofit providing mindfulness activities to students and young adults for free. She sent over a wonderful guided meditation that’s beautiful and appropriate for kids of all ages. You can listen to it below. Take2Minutes.org
As a teacher, you play a crucial role in helping students understand themselves and others. DiSC DiSCO™ offers a refreshing and affirming way to explore personality without the risks of oversimplified labeling. Rooted in Social Categorization Theory (SCT) and Social Identity Theory, it acknowledges that while categorization can foster understanding,
For a lot of us, the words “Let’s celebrate!” automagically conjure up thoughts of junk food, alcohol, and other unhealthy things. I asked my social network: “What’s a healthy celebration? What can we teach our kids (and our big kid selves)? What feelings and connections are we chasing/craving when we
Karen Gross, author of Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door, came up with this project idea and graciously agreed to share it with our audience here on the kidCourses.com website. This project is quite versitile: The big vision would be to do an installation project with a wall of