After the hectic testing windows have passed, the end of the school year can be a wonderful time to celebrate camaraderie, hard work, and accomplishments. Celebrating during your final days together will leave students with stronger feelings of self-esteem, self-worth, connections, and happiness. Activities that bring everyone together to share memories and have some fun…
Through the creativity that comes with art therapy, students with autism spectrum disorder can use their imagination to improve skills, work through feelings, reduce stress, improve well-being, and express themselves to the world. According to the Monarch Center for Autism, art “provides opportunities for positive experiences that can translate into enhanced classroom performance and increased…
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Plato With so many significant benefits of music, it’s easy to see how it can truly make a positive impact on our students. It has been said music is the universal language because it connects us…
I absolutely love February! It is filled with so many wonderful and joyful things to teach. As a teacher, I loved focusing on Love as our central theme- love for oneself, love for our families, love for our friends, love for life! We’d read fabulous books, do amazing projects, and have wonderful discussions about what…
Hello everyone! Happy New Year! Happy 2022! I hope your new year is off to a very healthy and happy start! Whether you have had a great year so far or it’s been more of a struggle, the good news is that you are halfway through. Let’s make the rest of this school year the…
We are teaching in a very strange time like never before. According to current statistics, mental health has been declining dramatically in the last couple of years, and students are struggling. They are dealing with the stress of the unknown and not fully understanding things they hear grown-ups talking about. Children may see others’ frustrations…
For a lot of little learners, this year may be the FIRST time they have been inside a school. Because of the pandemic, many preschool and kindergarten children had yet to attend school in a formal educational setting. Even in the upper grades, due to disruptions with hybrid or online earning schedules, students did not…
A classroom full of learners is a very important community. The tone and environment set by the teacher are fundamental to the success of the students. All members should feel welcome, that they matter, and can connect with each other. These relationships help develop social and emotional skills that are deeply connected to their learning.…