by Jacob Goings | Jan 19, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Compassion Reading List Children’s Picture Book Reading List for Teaching Compassion Come with Me by Holly M. McGhee, illustrated by Pascal Lemaître The Flash Is Caring by Christopher Harbo, illustrated by Otis Frampton I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde,...
by Jill Tomey | Nov 28, 2023 | Family Activity, Holiday Activities
World Candle Lighting Day The second Sunday in December is Worldwide Candle Lighting Day, that is a memorial activity to honor those children who are no longer with us. Candles are lit at 7 pm local time and left to burn for an hour. This will create a 24-hour wave...
by Jill Tomey | Apr 26, 2022 | Character Connection
Courage can strengthen: Courage can strengthen Any other Character Quality by giving you the confidence to do the right thing. Courage is a lot like Bravery Boldness Conviction Daring Fearlessness Fortitude Spunk Valor Stoutheartedness Courage is...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 1, 2022 | Activity
Compassion Activities The activities here are fun ways to teach character. The game aspect makes the lesson more memorable. Each activity has processing questions at the end. Without processing the activity, the exercise is just a game. To make it a...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 1, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Compassion Word Origin From Latin com “with, together”+ pati “to suffer”. Can you see how Compassion is suffering with someone? Part of compassion is empathy, but the true value of Compassion comes when this feeling...