These ideas are from workshops I did in 2012. There are some "SEEDS" here that you can grow into other activities in your classro...

Good teachers have to be good actors/actresses.  You have to put on a "happy face" each day and tell your students and yourself, ...

Positive self-talk is a simple strategy to remind children that they are important and capable. Have children start the day by repeating eac...

It’s pretty amazing, but if you tell the brain to pay attention to something important it will! Here are a few ways to jump start your child...

  Click to view PD #6 - Handshakes Handshakes are a “hands” on way to connect with the children physically and emotionally as you start your...

  We will celebrate Flag Day on June 14, but here’s a song you can sing all year to prompt your class before saying the Pledge of Allegiance...

Want to know a secret? Even Dr. Jean runs out of new ideas every now and then. Fortunately, I've been collecting ideas from teachers f...

End circle time on a positive note by doing a few cheers and inviting the children to share their goals for the day. I’m So Glad I Came to S...

GET SET for a great year with positive self-talk.  You can watch me  demonstrate these on a new video I made just for you!!!   bit.ly/selfTa...

I Know a Scientist   (Tune: “I Had a Little Turtle”) I know a scientist, (Hold up index finger.) And you can be one, too! (Point with index ...

If you want to have a great day, then start with a song! Time to Get Up It’s time to get up, it’s time to get up, (Rocking horse back and ...