“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas Edison (1847-1931) – Thomas Edison

Learning How to Get Your Shovel Back We have all witnessed the children who, at the ripe old age of six, or maybe even four, can spell their names, count up to 100, recite their phone number, play a musical instrument, dance for grandma, and maybe can even write a few words, but when on… Read more »

After 30 years (’57-’86) in the classroom I am convinced that the personal example the teacher sets before the student is the single most important reason learning occurs. Example offers a behavioral definition of character that may determine a student’s perception of his own value, the value of others, and reciprocal rights and responsibilities. Since… Read more »

“Friendships begin because, even without words, we understand how someone feels.” – Joan Walsh Anglund

or The Magic of the Monkey! The kids love him! A few of the children who are highly “energetic” sometimes need continuous reminding of what they are trying to help Freddy learn and what they need to do if they want Freddy to leave them a treat for their good work the next time he… Read more »

For grades K-3 Children Just Like Me – Kindersley Value of Respect: Abraham Lincoln – Johnson The Wump World – Peet Manners – Aliki Martin Luther King Jr. – various biographies Harriet Tubman – various biographies Crow Boy – Yashima Smoky Night – Bunting The Mixed-up Chameleon – Carle The Surprise Family – Reeser The… Read more »

Use this tool to teach your children how to express their feeling so others will listen and know their is a problem that needs to be solved. The example below has words filled in behind I feel. Invite your children to brainstorm all the different ways we feel such as. I feel disappointed, I feel… Read more »

Shared by Viola Roberts WJCC Head Start (Sing as a rap.) I say the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round. I say the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round. I say the horn on the bus goes beep beep beep, beep beep beep. I say… Read more »

Gene Bedley’s New Children Book Heavy Freddy goes where no other monkey has gone before: into a classroom to teach young children the skill of relating and behaving. He does it with his magical bag of tricks. Each trick is a concrete tool that little kids understand and can use to become skilled problem solvers…. Read more »

GOAT GETTING- TEACH CHILDREN TO MEMORIZE THE SAYING IF SQMEBODY CAN GET YOUR GOAT, YOU HAVE A GOAT TO GET – ONE OF THE GOALS OF LIFE IS TO GET RID OF THE GOATS IN YOUR LIFE. GET RID OF THE THINGS THAT IRRITATE YOU AND YOU WILL DECREASE YOUR AREAS OF VULNERABILITY. THERE ARE… Read more »