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How to Teach Honesty in the Classroom

Let’s be honest. Teaching students how to tell the truth isn’t as easy as it sounds. Honesty is more than just avoiding lying. Honesty also includes integrity and using open communication at home and school. These are definitely skills students need to practice from an

How to Teach Responsibility in the Classroom

“Be responsible” is a phrase that teachers often tell their students. How do you teach them the skills necessary to show their own responsibility? From staying on task, being organized, and doing their job of being a student well, it’s so important that teachers focus

How to Teach Respect in the Classroom

Character education and social emotional learning is just as important (if not more so) as academics for our lucky little learners. The problem most teachers encounter is how to fit it all in! You’re responsible for getting them to pass tests, teaching them to read,

12 Ways to Build Relationships with 2nd Grade Students

Your role as a first or second grade teacher is crucial! You create engaging lessons, support your students daily, and communicate with parents. You design your classroom for learning and differentiate instruction for success. But the foundation of it all is building relationships with students.

Social Emotional Learning – Why Now?

Social emotional learning is a hot topic in schools today and if you’re a teacher you are probably thinking to yourself, “Why now?” Teachers already have a ton of things to teach, do they really need to add another thing to their plate and the

The Top Social Emotional Learning Books for Kids

Social emotional learning books should be a requirement in every classroom. Children love read alouds and when an important life skill can be incorporated with a good story-this is when the magic happens! Social emotional learning is the process in which kids are learning how