Using Emojis to Promote Classroom Community

Emojis have become their own language and one that we can incorporate into the classroom to promote classroom community. Emojis offer a meaningful way to communicate without words. Using Emojis can have a large impact in the classroom depending on how they are used and especially when used by children who sometimes struggle to put their ideas into words. Here is a round up of how you can use Emojis in your classroom to promote classroom community all year long.

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Teaching Kindness Matters: How to Encourage Kindness in Your Classroom

Teaching kindness is just as important as teaching any academics.

Choosing to always show kindness is a life-long challenge.  It takes a lot of practice and maturity to be able to set aside your initial reaction and choose to show kindness instead.  Eventually, kindness WILL be your initial reaction.  Isn't that the goal anyway?

There seems to be a lot of negativity around us, but you never need to look far to find kindness around you.  As teachers, we need to focus on that kindness, highlight it, and encourage more of it.  In the classroom, it is important to hold your class to a high standard of kindness.

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Teaching Gratitude in the Classroom

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of year. It is no secret that gratitude unlocks happiness in our lives, which is why it is so important that we take the time to teach our students to be grateful. No matter how much or how little we have in terms of possessions, we always have room for a thankful heart. 

This is Beth from Adventures of a Schoolmarm. I want to share a few ideas with you today to help you teach your students to be grateful for all they have during the holiday season and beyond. These ideas have had really powerful results in my own classroom. They have even helped to minimize behavior concerns because we are so focused on the positive!

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