School Library Journal Contributor, Katherine Rao, recommends some terrific picture book reads for our kids. (Excerpt: January 14, 2021 article) Children experience all types of …
Social Emotional Learning Kidlit: Picture Books
Tara Brach NPR Interview: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture…R.A.I.N.
Tara Brach, my instructor in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, shares the powerful and beautiful R.A.I.N. mindfulness meditation practice. R.A.I.N. stands for recognize, allow, …
Virtual Field Trips for Visualizing and Building Background Knowledge
I just soared over Mt. Everest! Edutopia posted links for websites that students can use to take free virtual field trips in the following article. …
Come with me… A Book of Gentle Loving-Kindness
Author, Holly M. McGhee, and illustrator, Pascal Lemaitre, have created a loving call to be “Brave, gentle, strong – and kind…to one another and all …
Wishing You Mindful & Loving Intentions in 2021
Jack Kornfield, one of my lead teachers in the U.C. Berkeley Greater Good Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program, posted these wise and inspiring words of …
Meltdowns…Sent Home or to the Principal’s Office! The Better Way: Positive Behavioral Supports
A parent shared a situation with me this week where their preschooler was sent home for behavioral reasons. Both parents were understandably concerned. A trained …
504 & IEP Student Rights During a Covid School Year
Our students with IEPs and 504 plans are entitled to receive services and accommodations during distance learning. They are absolutely entitled to a free appropriate …
Daily Gratitude
In our Mindfulness & Heartfulness Digital Meditation Course for Kids, we learn how to make a daily gratitude list. Gratitude infuses mindfulness with heartfulness (kindness …
How to take N.O.T.E. when your child is struggling with learning that might be caused by a learning & thinking difference.
Great short video from understood.org (link) Notice: Something seems different with your child’s learning/behavior? Observe: Are there patterns? Talk: Ask teachers & others who know your child what they notice. Engage: An …
Take Learning Time Seriously! Learning Contracts & Visual Schedules for Distance Learners
I was just on the www.understood.org website & saw learning contracts & visual schedules for distance learners. What nice supports for elementary, middle school, and …