Continuing our epic journey towards Shakespeare's 400th death anniversary on Saturday, here is a handy-dandy board game that allows you to relive all the exciting ups and downs of this master playwright's eventful life!

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Time for another scene-by-scene retelling of an entire play! This time around it's that classic (i.e. one you probably all had to study in school at sometime in your life) Romeo and Juliet ! Let's start, as always, with a look at the dramatis personae:

Getting kids to talk about their emotions plays a huge part in helping them to process those emotions, get past them and move on with their lives. When you can combine that process with candy, well that just creates an all-around great situation. That why we were so excited to come across the M&M emotion game at Living a Rad Life.In this game, you use snack sized bags of chocolate covered candy (M&M’s) in order to get kids talking about their emotions. You and the child (or every child if you are working with a group) starts with one fun-sized bag of candy. On your turn, you pull one candy out of the bag and share an emotion/experience based on that color. Only after sharing do you actually get to eat the candy.In this version of the game, you have to do one of the following depending on which candy you pull out of the bag: Red: Share something the makes you Happy Brown: Share something that makes you Sad Green: Share something that makes you Angry Yellow: Share something that makes you Excited Blue: Share one poor choice you've made today and what you could have done different Orange: Share one good choice you made todayAnd, the nice thing about this game is that you can change what needs to be shared depending on the circumstances. At the end of this article, I’ve share some templates we created using M&Ms and Skittles. Each template includes the sharing as described above as well as a “fill in the blank” template you can use however you need. Click on any of the images to link to a pdf file containing all four templates.THE M&M FEELINGS GAMETHE SKITTLES FEELINGS GAMETHE M&M FEELINGS GAME – WITH BLANKSTHE SKITTLES FEELINGS GAME – WITH BLANKSThis article is updated and adapted from an article originally published on Divorce Ministry 4 Kids on November 18, 2014.

"My hero academia, yes this is more than just a show now, this really is MY hero academia- so I..." ~~ Imagine if you suddenly awakened in your favourite anime? There's multiple things you would want to do right? -Talk to all the characters -See if you have any powers -Try and fit into the story line But at the end of the day, wouldn't you question why you are there? ~~~ (A story of the wonderful reader waking up in the fantastic and chaotic world that is My Hero Academia!)

This is a great freebie: 7 free study guides, about 40 pages each, on the Shakespeare plays of MacBeth, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, MidSummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Othello,&…

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We may think that tucking away our feelings leads to a better career but that is usually not the case. Programming yourself into a senseless robot that cares only about CTR and ROI actually causes OMG FML.

Hindsight is an amazing tool for survivors. When you grow up with a narcissistic parent, there are realities about our environment that don’t exist in a non-narcissistic household. These real…

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After seeing Grant Snider's cute and clever illustrations pop up on a number of blogs, I was led to his site where I ended up spending a good part of my

As warm weather approaches, our school deemed it appropriate to run a refresher course of our dress code, whilst introducing a new and “improved” set of rules. Not only do I think it was an arbitrary use of work time, it also reminded me of how much I absolutely loathe the idea of a dress code. They managed to create a mix of all the greatest hits including but not limited to, “no exposed back, shoulders or midriff”, “no bandanas because we fear you're all gang members” and “no tank tops becaus

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We all have students who want to control everything! Use this simple activity to help students visualize what they can and cannot control in individual counseling or small group counseling.

Growing up I was totally one of those kids that read early, talked early, all that jazz -- but hated math. I can't even pretend that I just strongly disliked it, as my feelings were those of straight-up loathing. If I have to place the beginning of this hate-hate relationship, I can safely say it started when I got my first B in sixth grade in algebra.

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Different Ways To Say I’m sorry, English Phrases Examples I’d like to apologize for… Pardon me for this… I am so sorry for… I’m terribly sorry for… I shouldn’t have… Excuse me for… It’s all my fault. Please, accept my apologies for… I apologize for… Please, forgive me for my… I must apologize for… Ever so sorry That’s my fault. Please don’t be mad at me. How stupid thoughtless of me. Please, accept my apologies for… I apologize for… Please, forgive me for my… Please, forgive me for… I’m ashamed of… I’m really ashamed of what I did. I’m

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“To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.” ~ Amos Bronson Alcott If history has proven anything, it reveals that human beings are usually wrong about their beliefs. A lot of people have believed a lot of things that turned out to be wrong. Before Copernicus, the world believed that the

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In the comments to my post about the time it took us thirty-nine hours to fly to France, Erica noted that I was wearing a dress. And I was. The same dress the whole time, as a matter of fact, since while WE were hanging out in Toronto, our bags were kickin’ it in LA. […]

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If you have been feeling like you are in a reading slump, I hope you are ready to get pulled out of that! I read 9 really incredible books this month and I’m excited to share them with you. I really doubt you could see these reviews today and NOT be inspired to start loading […] Pin It

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A few weeks ago I shared how I broke up with my beloved clip chart, started using “Class Dojo” AND began implementing the program, “The Leader in Me“. You can read all about that fun here… It’s now almost 3 weeks later, we’re still going strong with “Class Dojo” and “The Leader in Me“. I […]

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This is a great first week of school sheet to let students fill out. They can color the pictures and decorate. Another use is feature five students a day to share, or save them in a file and have the students share them on their birthday with the class. Getting so excited for the school year!! Science Doodles Interactive Notebook BUNDLES I offer you might like: (click on links below) Safety, Tools and Scientific Method Bundle Classifying Matter Bundle Changes in Water Bundle Mixtures and Solutions Bundle Circuits Bundle Light Bundle Energy Bundle Sun, Earth, and Moon Bundle Food Chains and Food Webs Bundle Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors Bundle Adaptations Bundle Interdependency Bundle Environmental Changes Bundle Fossils and Sedimentary Rocks Bundle Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Bundle Science Concepts Bundle Year of Vocabulary Words Bundle Social Studies Interactive Notebook Doodles I also offer: Social Studies YEAR BUNDLE of Vocabulary Words, History Alive Social Studies YEAR BUNDLE of Chapter Tests, History Alive Social Studies YEAR BUNDLE of 21 Foldables, History Alive Best wishes! Melanie

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