It takes strength to be firm. It takes courage to be gentle. It takes strength to stand guard. It takes courage to let down your guard It takes strength to conquer. It takes courage to surrender. It takes strength to be certain. It takes courage to have doubt. It takes strength to fit in. It… Read more »
“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer… Read more »
There once was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants… The race began… Honestly, no one in the crowd really believed that the… Read more »
1-Asking kids to play or join them in playing with others. 2-Being honest. 3-Listening to them. 4-Keeping secrets and promises. 5-Apologizing if they hurt someone s feelings. 6-Making your friends feel special. – Gene Bedley
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” ~Abraham Lincoln~ “The reason people blame things on the previous generations is that there’s only one other choice.” ~Doug Larson~ “Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to… Read more »
A Book Review This book tells the story of a grouchy ladybug who didn’t want to share the juicy aphids that he found on a leaf with anyone else. He decides to fight over the aphids with another ladybug, but then determines that she is too small, so he goes off in search of a… Read more »
Schools are not all that different from businesses in that their personnel are under great pressure to perform, with ever-increasing standards by which they are measured. With that pressure comes a temptation to cut corners, to take the easy way out–even to cheat–to get ahead. Like business leaders, teachers and school administrators pursue a goal… Read more »
The Parrot A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft… Read more »
Perseverance “My goodness I found some seeds. I wonder what we could do with this. Oh, I could plant it and grow wheat. But, that s a lot of work. I wonder who will help me.” Have you heard this story before? Have students share what they know about the story. List the sequence of… Read more »
New Book Helps Out! Yes, manners should be taught at home, but if a teacher can help reinforce good manners at school in a fun way, why not? Mind Your Manners, Ben Bunny (Scholastic Press) is fine fun! Author and illustrator Mavis Smith makes excellent use of the popular lift-the-flap format. But don’t let the… Read more »
