6 Ideas for Teaching Good Citizenship

When one thinks of being a good citizen, ideas of demonstrating good behavior in one's school, community, and country may come to mind, in addition to one's rights and responsibilities as a citizen.

The idea of being a good citizen is powerful to kids.  I remember being in first grade, and receiving a "good citizenship" award.  After receiving this award in front of everyone at a school assembly, all

7 Steps to Teaching Good Sportsmanship

Kids love to have fun and play, and most kids love sports!  Adults love playing and watching sports too.  Go to any school during recess time, and you will find many children engaged in some sort of sport.  Go to any sports bar, during playoffs, and you will find lively entertainment.  It's clear people of all ages love sports!

Sports aren't just fun to play and watch.  They are also healthy and team building too.  But what happens when good sportsmanship turns into bad sportsmanship, and tears, yells, and unhappy

Tips for Teaching Listening Skills to Children

Building listening skills is very important for children and adults.  After-all, who doesn't want to be heard?  When we are heard, we may feel validated, connected to others, and understood.  When we are ignored, we may feel forgotten, frustrated, or angry.  So the simple solution would be to listen to others, and act accordingly.  But that may be easier said than done.  For being a good listener doesn't always come naturally to everyone.  So what gets in the way of practicing good listening skills?

The Ultimate Respect Resources Video

I've recently been on a video making kick, so thought I would make a video to show people what comes in a typical character education packet found in my TpT store.  The packet I chose to highlight was respect.  Why respect?  Because respect is an essential social skill, and when people give and receive respect, amazing things can happen.

Sweet Welcome Letter Video

This letter was written from the heart, (my son was my inspiration for writing it).  It may be used by Teachers, Specialists, or Parents due to it's multiple versions and looks.  It works well as a Welcome Letter at Back To School time, or may be used anytime.  It may be displayed or given to a child, and comes in multiple versions.

Character Education - Social Skills Bundle Video

My Character Education - Social Skills Bundle is complete!  This video gives you a feel for what the bundle looks like and includes.  Suitable for multiple elementary ages and abilities, and everything comes in black & white, in addition to color. 

8 Meaningful Ways to Teach Empathy

Empathy.  A good definition for kids may be the ability to understand and share the feelings of others.  As adults, we know the importance of feeling heard and hearing others.  When we are heard by others, we feel connected and understood.  Empathy takes that one step further, as our feelings are not only heard, but also understood and shared by others.  Empathy is powerful because it can comfort, calm, and diffuse intense situations.  It helps others not to jump to conclusions and aids in people getting along.  If we can teach this skill to our children, we can create more harmonious and peaceful