Ten Activities to Keep Them Engaged!

As elementary teachers, one of our biggest challenges is to keep our students engaged in the learning process…

Political Conflict: How Can We Help the Children?

America has been struggling with political conflict.  As teachers and parents, how can we help the students t…

Celebrating Kwanzaa

What do you know about Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966 as a way for African Americans to cel…

Relax and Read!

For most of us, one of our goals as teachers is to instill a love of reading. I find much of that is in the …

It's Time to Let Go of Summer, But Hooray for Autumn!

Summer is almost over.  I hate to let go of summer, but... Hooray for Autumn!   Don't you love this t…

Making Friends is an Art!

Julia Cook has written a number of children's books dealing with sensitive issues.  In her books, she h…