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I’m Emily, a high school teacher with over 10 years of experience in teaching English and creative writing…
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6 Must-read kindness poems for kids
I’ve experienced firsthand how a simple poem can ignite a spark of kindness in a kid. Remember that time little …
18 Very short stories on kindness with moral (updated weekly with beautiful images)
Hey there, fellow educators and awesome parents, gather ’round! Having taught kids over a decade and witnessing the boundless curiosity …
PowerSchool Hack Fallout: What Schools Aren’t Telling You About the Data Leak
It came quietly at first. Just a whisper in the wires, buried beneath the flurry of digital routines that keep …
9 Easy-to-Memorize, 8-Line Poems (each with beautiful illustrations)
When I was little, my grandma and I had a game, she’d start a rhyme, and I’d finish it. We’d …
The price of choice: What Texas’ new education bill could mean for our classrooms
Well, Texas has done it. Governor Greg Abbott just signed into law the largest school voucher program in the country, …
Sleeping on danger: What’s really in your kids’ mattress?
Let me tell you something straight: there is no such thing as “small stuff” when it comes to kids. Especially …
More Kids, More Cash: But Is Preschool Actually Better? Here’s my take
After spending 20+ years wrangling crayons, questions, and curriculum, reading the 2024 State of Preschool Yearbook from the National Institute …
27 Anti-Bullying quotes that every parent and teacher should share with kids (with beautiful posters)
One morning, a quiet student slid a folded note onto my desk that read, “I don’t think I belong here.” …
Spring into Kindness: 11 Short Poems That Bloom with Heart
Last week, one of my students picked up a crumpled daisy from the playground and gave it to a classmate …
Kindness in bloom: 9 Springtime poems that rhyme
Last spring, I watched a student gently rescue a worm stranded on the sidewalk after rain. No big fuss, just …
The breakfast mission: A very short story for kids
Last week, my youngest tried making toast by herself. The kitchen looked like a flour tornado had passed through even …
The last marshmallow: A very short story on kindness with moral
Last week, during our bedtime wind-down, my son asked, “Why do some people share and others don’t?” It wasn’t math …
