What Is Social-Emotional Learning?
What are the most important skills that a person needs to increase their future success, economic standing and overall happiness? A growing body of research, collected over the past two decades, indicates that those skills are collected into a single category called...
Engaging 2nd Grade Writing Prompts That Promote Creativity (and Some Tips to Help You Create Your Own Writing Prompts!)
Creative writing is an important part of any student’s academic writing career. Creative writing not only allows students to engage their imagination, but it also allows them to hone vital skills that translate across disciplines. These creative writing prompts focus...
Pre-Writing Worksheets: Introducing Brainstorming and Ideation to Elementary Students
Brainstorming has several benefits aside from simply coming up with topics for a writing project. Brainstorming encourages your students to: Tap into prior knowledge on the topic. Facilitate healthy communication. Learn to respect each other’s ideas. Dive into their...