Kids, like adults, have been through a lot over the past several months. It’s likely that many of your students have not been asked to explicitly reflect on all that […]

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When words fail us, music comes through. Creating playlists to express how we feel- in general or around a specific thing- can be extremely therapeutic and a great mindfulness practice […]

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Simply put, a worry jar is just that – a jar for kids to place their worries in. They can write them (or draw them) on a piece of paper. […]

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You may have the feeling that you have had this feeling before: recent research tells us that the emotion many of us are experiencing during this seemingly endless pandemic is […]

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While grief may seem to only impact a handful of returning k-12 students, it’s a misconception that most students are entering this school year without having experienced significant loss. That […]

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