12 Things for Teachers to Do Over the Summer to Relax and Recharge
After a long and exhausting—and did we mention fulfilling? (there’s really no other job with the emotional complexity of teaching, is there?)—school year, it’s finally summer break! That means it’s time for you to take some time to relax and recharge. We’ve come up...
Mindfulness Activities for Kids in the Classroom
Mindfulness practice is a set of skills that are foundational to many aspects of social-emotional learning (SEL). In its simplest form, mindfulness is a sincere commitment to becoming present in the moment and fully aware of what’s going on both externally and...
20 Summer Writing Prompts for Elementary Students
The days are getting brighter, the evenings are getting longer and the topic on every teacher’s mind is the summer-long learning gap. One way to reduce that gap is for students to keep learning over the summer by integrating educational activities into their usual...