Rethinking Priorities: 6 Ways to Focus on What’s Important
Being a school leader means dealing with 100 urgent fires every day. It’s so easy to get distracted from the really important work that results in m…
Category: Rituals & Routines
Celebrate Progress as Excellence: Encouraging Growth Mindsets & Inclusion
This classroom/school activity was inspired by the former principal of Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior High School, Angela Stevens-Stevenson, in a Crow…
Foster a Sense of Gratitude With Your Students
Take a moment in the day to examine and discuss gratitude to students. This activity allows us to gain more insight into what brings them joy and has …
Holistic Student Empowerment: Letting Student Voice Lead the Way
This resource provides research and ideas from trauma-responsive schools connected through the "Rural Vitality Lab" based in Maine and explains the li…
Develop Student Communication & Advocacy Skills: Help Your Students Understand Tattling vs Telling
Helping students recognize the difference between tattling and telling is a complicated dance that requires direct instruction, practice, and ongoing …
Elementary Gratitude Activity: Foster a Sense of Gratitude With Your Students
Take a moment in our days to explain and teach gratitude to students. This activity allows us to gain more insight into what brings them joy, and hav…
4 Key Moves: Highlight Your Vision for Readiness in Your School Culture
Purposeful Learning focuses on the alignment between learning approaches and a holistic, shared, vision for readiness. It includes universal approache…
3 Little Things: Highlight Your Vision for Readiness in Your School Culture
Purposeful Learning focuses on the alignment between learning approaches and a holistic, shared, vision for readiness. It includes universal approache…
Student Leadership Skills: Play “This is Me” Leadership Game With Your Students
Learning leadership skills from a young age can provide kids with an excellent head start in life. Even if they have personalities that are not automa…
Add Critical Thinking to Your Classroom: Student Self-Monitoring Activities
Fun critical thinking activities to be used for student self monitoring exercises in conjunction with your curriculum. Included activities: Interactiv…