Rainbow Meditation for Kids helps to build character and a solid foundation of inner resources to help your kids through their difficult moments.
The Obedience Game – Character Development Series – Shhh! It’s not really a game. Don’t tell your kids. It’s a teaching opportunity. Slap a few stickers on the name “game,” and you are good to go. If you are working on teaching obedience to kids, you have come to the right place. Is the concept of obedience...Read More
100 Modern Character Design Sheets You Need To See - Is An Article Filled With Character Design Inspiration. They Are Also Called Model Sheets, Description Sheets, Development Sheets, etc. They Will Inspire You To Create Your Own OC!
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100 Modern Character Design Sheets You Need To See - Is An Article Filled With Character Design Inspiration. They Are Also Called Model Sheets, Description Sheets, Development Sheets, etc. They Will Inspire You To Create Your Own OC!
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Character Building Checklist - Tips and resources to help you develop well-rounded, compelling characters in your writing.
Teaching kids how to be generous is a compilation of the activities and lessons that are found in my character building education series. It’s this time of year where we hear a lot of “I want…” statements from our kids. I would hate for Christmas time to be centered around teaching my kids to be...Read More
Good character is made up of many qualities. Here’s an ABC list of character traits we can aspire to teach our children.
Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
Responsibility activities for kids: Fun activities to teach kids to be responsible/ Personal, social, and environmental responsibility activities
Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.
Keep kids unplugged, happy, and screen free while trapped inside with our I spy Pokémon themed activity page free printable.
My main goal with my children is to instill a love of the Lord in their hearts and to train them to have GOOD character! There are way too many children nowadays who lack any type of character or morals.
There are two sides to every novel: plot versus character. There’s no doubt that these two elements are fundamental components of every story, however...
These 20 Activities and Lessons that Teach Obedience to Kids will help equip you to teach kids to obey. This is part of my character building series, a great resource for parents and teachers everywhere. The word “obey” has gotten a bad wrap over the years. Before you jump into this post and all it...Read More
I don't know about you, but my kids love the Disney Pixar movie Inside Out. It is such a fun story, and I really enjoyed the whole concept of "which emotion is at the control panel right now?" It has become more than just a fun movie for our family, too, as we've begun helping our kids identify their emotions using the characters Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, Anger, and Surprise (Bing Bong!). One way we've been doing this is through a chart I've created. I found this image from lifehacker.com that clearly categorizes most emotions under each of the above categories. I then transferred the emotions to a homemade chart I made using images from a Google search. Here's what I came up with. You can download a copy here. I printed the lifehacker chart on the back of the page and laminated the sheet. So now, when my kids are having difficulty expressing their emotions, we can go to the chart and work through how they're feeling until we have identified it. It has helped with overall communication and lessened the number of breakdowns because we can calmly point to pictures instead of yell talk through it. It has dramatically increased the peace in our home, which is never a bad thing. I hope that you are able to use this as a tool in your home or classroom as a way to help your children identify their emotions.
Nehemiah was an Israelite leader in the days following the Babylonian exile. He was instrumental in the project of rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem. These activities are related to Nehemiah.
ko-fi✏️ I made these for my friends, but I thought that might be helpful for yall as well! hehe! Now whenever someone asks for storyboard tips I can throw this at them! Examples of storyboards I ma…
12 different Respect worksheets adaptable for primary and intermediate learners, making 23 pages total. Great for generating ideas on kindness, manners, and empathy. DIGITAL on Google Slides, PDF, and images included for creating your own activity on other digital platforms. Writing, drawing, cut and paste, and word puzzles included. Perfect for a social emotional learning, character education, or school counseling activity. Worksheets Include: KWL Chart Venn Diagram Self-Reflection Questionnaire Acrostic Poem Flag for a Banner Whole Body Respect Defining Respect Does It Show Respect? Showing Respect Drawing and Writing Problem Solving with Respect Word Search Crossword Like this? Check out Character Counts Enrichment Bundle: here Check out Inside Out 1 & 2 Movie SEL Activity Bundle: here Don’t forget to follow Coconut Counselor for all the latest updates and new social emotional PreK-8th resources.
Use materials you already have at home to make a DIY projector. Project letters, shapes, numbers, and more to teach your kids!
The Obedience Game – Character Development Series – Shhh! It’s not really a game. Don’t tell your kids. It’s a teaching opportunity. Slap a few stickers on the name “game,” and you are good to go. If you are working on teaching obedience to kids, you have come to the right place. Is the concept of obedience...Read More
100 Modern Character Design Sheets You Need To See - Is An Article Filled With Character Design Inspiration. They Are Also Called Model Sheets, Description Sheets, Development Sheets, etc. They Will Inspire You To Create Your Own OC!
Empathy is a critical skill for kids to develop and one of the hallmarks of emotional healing as detailed in the Grand Feelings Exit Plan (Signs of Emotional Health). The Empathy Map is a great way to get kids thinking about and understanding empathy for others. It is adapted from a business setting where it is used to understand clients but works great with kids. Here’s What You Need A large sheet of paper or a board. Markers. Sticky notes. Pen/Pencil Here’s How To Set Up the Empathy Map (as shown above) Title the page “Empathy Map.” Underneath the title write the word “Issue” Draw a large box taking up the page underneath. In the middle of the box, draw a face or a picture of a person. Draw a large circle around the person leaving pace between the circle and the box as well as the circle and the drawing of the face/person. Draw six straight(ish) lines out from the picture in the middle of the circle to the box leaving six spaces inside and outside the circle. Label the six spaces (either inside or outside the circle) as follows: Hearing, Thinking, Seeing, Saying, Doing and Feeling. Label the area inside the circle “Our Expectations” and outside the circle “Reality.” How to Use the Empathy Map Start by determining the situation or issue. Write it on a post-it note and stick it next to the word issue. The issue can be something the young person is currently going through or a hypothetical situation. In this instance, our issue for the map show was “My best friend yelled at me and called me a jerk!” Starting on the inside of the circle, use post-it notes to identify what we might hear, think, see, say and do when faced for the issue. In this example, we heard “Mean words,” “Rumors” and a bad tone. We felt “Anger,” “Resentment” and “Jealousy.” We could react saying things like “Go Away” or a “I hate you.” In this part of the exercise, the point it to identify actual thoughts, actions and feelings (expressed or unexpressed). There are no right answers and we are not searching for how we should respond. Once the inside of the circle is done, work through the outside going through each of the six sections again and focusing on what the person identified in the issue might be hearing, thinking, seeing, saying, doing and feeling. In this example, we wondered if maybe our friend was hearing her “Dad yell at her” and taking that out on us. Perhaps she was feeling “Emptiness” or “Hurt.” perhaps what she is trying to say is “Can someone listen to me,” “Please talk to me,” or “Please love me.” As you talk through the items on the outside of the circle, ask the child(ren) how thinking about what the person is going through or experiencing changes their outlook on the situation and how it might change how they react. For more awesome resources for learning about and dealing with emotions, please visit our Hope 4 Hurting Kids Emotions Help Center.
Read Acts 5:1-4verses 1-11 if you deem appropriate for your child's age.) Pinocchio Revisited: (Printable version now available at the end of the post!) Geppetto, a lonely carpenter with no children, decided that he wanted a boy. He carefully carved
Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
What is a "Distance Model"? When a character is seen in the distance, too much line complexity will create an over-complicated image. We drop detail to simulate the effect of seeing a character far...
25 Fun problem-solving activities and games for kids + 10 Tips to teach kids problem-solving skills + 10 problem-solving strategies
If you are looking to add some high interest activities for teaching characters and settings, try using the animated short Geri’s Game.