Bullying Statistics

Bully Facts

TweetBullying Statistics— Did you know that 160,000 kids miss school each day for fear of bullying! Moreover, 1 out of 4 kids are bullied every month in the U.S. and 1 in 10 drops out due to repetitive bullying. I think this is unacceptable in every way! In an effort to support Bullying Awareness, I [...]

Fun Activities for Kids: Education and Play Combined

Fun Activities for Children

TweetFun Activities for Kids— It is important for children to enjoy their childhood and their education and one fabulous way to do this is to help them engage in fun activities. Children need and deserve to have fun and be educated at the same time, without compromising the quality of each activity. Most children tend [...]

Character Education

Teaching Children Character Education

TweetCharacter Education— “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Character education helps kids learn more about basic morals and values and their importance. Character-building is often included in class lessons and in the supporting curricula used in classrooms across our country. Typical [...]

Journaling Tools

Journal Tools

TweetJournaling tools to help adults help kids to journal more consistenly. The art of journaling can be an exciting hobby for children, and it can help them learn better writing skills. As an adult, you can teach children effective journaling tools to help them learn how to deal with events and emotions surrounding their lives. [...]

Journal Writing Tips | 5 Inspiring Ideas for Preteens

Journal Writing Tips

TweetJournal Writing Tips for Kids – It’s very common for a child in their preteens or for young teenagers to be exposed to writing exercises in school. This is a very pivotal time in their lives and is an excellent time to start journaling.  If parents want to set their children up for literary success, [...]

How to Journal | 5 Great Tips

How To Journal

TweetHow to Journal — For the purpose of this article we focus on tweens, yet know that these tips really may be applied to anyone of any age. Journal keeping is an ageless activity! Journal keeping can serve several purposes. For example, it is a great tool when a tween needs to vent their feelings [...]

53 Writing Ideas about Random Acts of Kindness

Journal Topics - Random Acts of Kindness

TweetJournal Topics Random Acts of Kindness Day, March 17th — Perfect focus for Elementary and Middle School Kids (but great for adults too!)  ~~~ Injecting random acts of kindness into daily life is a great way for a person to brighten his or her attitude, as well as to help others. Show students the importance [...]

More than 50 Journal Topics about Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

Absolutely Incredible Kids Day

TweetJournal Topics – This is just one of the great journal topics we have to offer you that is perfect for Elementary and Middle School Kids ~~~ Absolutely Incredible Kid Day is held on the third Thursday of each March. Celebrated since 1996, the campaign from Camp Fire USA encourages adults to write letters to [...]

Kids Goals | Goal Setting & Visioning Tools

kids goals and smart goals

TweetKids Goals — Tools for Goal Setting Some kids are masters at making goals for themselves and creating a plan for achieving those goals, but the majority of kids – like adults – are not. Teaching kids goals setting (not goal but goals!) is essential because it is a skill that effects both a child’s [...]

Goal Setting for School Success

School Success - Goal Setting

TweetSchool success is vital to a child’s present and future happiness, and goal setting can help enhance a child’s chances of succeeding in school. Goal setting, however, is hard for most of us. Sometimes it is difficult to clarify for ourselves what our goals are and how we intend to achieve them. This is especially [...]