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Mental Health Awareness Month and Children's Mental Health Week Ideas for the Classroom and Counseling
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the US and also kicks off Children's Mental Health Awareness Week in Canada. Here...
9 Fun and Easy DIY Spring Crafts for Kids to Boost Social Emotional Learning
It’s the changing of the season, which calls for a fresh spring in our step, as we dramatically shed our...
The Benefits of Using Collaborative Mural Posters and Art Projects in the Classroom
Hold the phones... Have you tried collaborative posters with your class, lunch bunch or small counseling group yet? Collaborative murals...
How to Teach and Help Kids Cope with Effective and Healthy Coping Strategies
Long before singing ABCs and counting 123s, we marvel at the magical world of emotions. Teaching our kids coping strategies at a...
How to Support Children With Anxiety: Coping Strategies and Tips for Parenting and Teaching
Disclaimer: In this blog post, we are discussing mild to moderate levels of intermittent anxiety that impacts the majority of...
Mindful Winter Activities for Kids and Primary Classrooms on a Budget
My ideal winter can be described as immobile. Only breaking my hibernation for shopping breaks and to feed the chickadees,...
Gingerbread Week Ideas for Social Emotional Learning in the Primary Classroom
Gingerbread Week is typically celebrated shortly before Christmas/ winter break in elementary school. But don’t get your gumdrops in a tizzy if...