Wolfe Stew

(Updated 3.23.2023) Welcome back, leaders! It’s nearly March, which means spring is right around the corner. To help you prepare for March with your learners, we’ve stewed on ideas for EVERY day for you. After selecting daily holidays, we surfed the web to pair them with free educational or family activities for you. This month, we’re providing the calendar with links to all daily ideas AND a selection of five we review for you. That way, if you only want a few to do, we’ve done some choosing for you. First, here’s March’s “Idea for EVERY Day” Calendar. Browse it, click on a few links, jot a note (or two) of what you want to do, print it as a visual reminder, bookmark it to come back to later, keep it wherever you plan. Then, when you’re wondering, “Hey, what fun (different, engaging, relevant) thing could I do today?” Take a glance and consider what we’ve stewed on for you. Here’s your 2021 March Idea for EVERY Day Calendar . (The top version is scrollable and clickable; the bot...

 Welcome, fellow stones ! I’m so glad you're here. Today, we return to the world of ants, a four-part series on Proverbs 6:6-8. Our starting adventure, “ Go to the Ant ,” can be found here. We continue deeper into our journey today.   I thought the best way to consider an ant’s ways would be to become one. So, as you continue, immerse yourself in the role. Imagine how your life as an ant would compare to your current one. Here are some questions to ponder as you read: How are your responsibilities the same? How are they different?  What about your relationships with others?  How does the life cycle differ?  What would you miss most about being human?  What advantage(s) might there be to being an ant? If you'd prefer a printable version, get your companion guide here. An Ant’s Ways Nestled safely inside the soft, white, oval confine you come to awareness. Chomping noises surround you. Curious, you force yourself out of the egg. Lucky for you, you we...

(Updated 2.23.2023)  We are one month into 2021! How are you doing? How are your learners doing? I hope you are taking some time for yourself and reflecting on your emotions, accepting them, understanding them, and making necessary adjustments to nurture more of the outcomes you desire. You are worth it. You are making a difference. You matter. The Mr. recently took a training regarding the mental health of teachers. Many of us are having a difficult time teaching, which is likely unsurprising to you. We’re confronting new challenges for which there is no manual. In the face of these new challenges, it is vital that we care for ourselves. The Happy Teacher Revolution offers resources and training (which the Mr. recently underwent) to support us in doing so. A printout from this training now hangs near his desk to remind him of twelve choices a happy teacher makes (links to the original list at Edutopia ). There are so many good choices. The one that resonates the most with the ...

(Updated 12/14/2023) The presidential inauguration is right around the corner. Seize the opportunity to inspire your littles to dream BIG. That's what America is about after all: having big dreams and working hard to achieve them. Sofia Valdez shows us all that change is possible. Armed with a goal, determination, and support of loved ones, Sofia Valdez, change maker, will find her way into your heart - as she did mine. As always, I’ll alert you to potential spoilers with asterisks surrounding the header.   Target Audience With rhyming text and illustrations that deepen the narrative, Sofia Valdez is a book to inspire any person with a dream to promote change. Sofia Valdez, Future Prez would be an ideal book to read with your learners if you want to foster belief(s) that: Anyone can do what they want; all that is needed is the drive to get it done. Even kids can have big ideas that move adults into action. All people, even “strong” people, feel fear. We think this...