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Getting Into Character: 4 Games For More Compassionate Kids

Getting into another character's shoes is the best way (that I know) to build empathy. These simple exercises will get…
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Kids Get In Touch With Emotions - Here’s How

Tongue twisters warm up the voice…Yoga can stretch the body…But what about our character’s feelings? I use ‘Pass the Emotions’…
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Making The Most Of Halloween Through Play

“Life is a journey, not a destination,” said poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Replace the word, “life” with “Halloween” and you…
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Simon Says: A Great Game for Classroom Management 

Simon Says helps teachers build students skills through play. Transitions and classroom management benefit from this classic game.
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Boosting Spelling Skills in Students with Movement Games

Help your students stay relaxed and engaged with theater games that boost mindfulness, self-regulation, and participation in the classroom.
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Jocelyn and group of kids playing Pass the Emotion

Kids Get In Touch With Emotions – Here’s How

Tongue twisters warm up the voice…Yoga can stretch the body…But what about our character’s feelings? I use ‘Pass the Emotions’ to prime my students for

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Girl Smiling wearing fun hat with veil and pearls, dressed up for Halloween

Making The Most Of Halloween Through Play

“Life is a journey, not a destination,” said poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Replace the word, “life” with “Halloween” and you have a pretty compelling argument

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Simon Says: A Great Game for Classroom Management 

Simon Says helps teachers build students skills through play. Transitions and classroom management benefit from this classic game.

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Boosting Spelling Skills in Students with Movement Games

Help your students stay relaxed and engaged with theater games that boost mindfulness, self-regulation, and participation in the classroom.

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Energizing Brain Breaks to Support Student Concentration

Help your students stay relaxed and engaged with theater games that boost mindfulness, self-regulation, and participation in the classroom.

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Theater Games to Build Working Memory in Students

Help your students stay relaxed and engaged with theater games that boost mindfulness, self-regulation, and participation in the classroom.

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Building Life Skills in Through Interactive Theatre Games

Help your students stay relaxed and engaged with theater games that boost mindfulness, self-regulation, and participation in the classroom.

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Engaging Drama Games to Enhance Classroom Management

Help your students stay relaxed and engaged with theater games that boost mindfulness, self-regulation, and participation in the classroom.

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Games and Strategies to Help Young Students Speak with Confidence

Elementary teachers can use these theater games to get kids moving in math class as an engaging way to build their skills.

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Theater Games for Calm Kids

Help your students stay relaxed and engaged with theater games that boost mindfulness, self-regulation, and participation in the classroom.

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A Unique Yoga Studio with a Mission

Learn about this gem of a yoga studio exuding passion and care. As a fellow small business in Clinton Hill we love to shine the spotlight!

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Theater Games that Support Students’ Math Skills

Elementary teachers can use these theater games to get kids moving in math class as an engaging way to build their skills.

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The Scoop on This is a MomBod

A new small business finds a cheeky phrase and makes us think about parenting, feminism and beanies in a fresh light!

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Theater for Children as a Tool for Empathy

Jocelyn Greene shares about how her new play can helps families meet this moment: building empathy, community and emotional awareness.

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Five Improv Games for Joyful Student Writing

Classroom teachers can use these simple theater games to activate student writing, bringing belonging and joy into the classroom.

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Field Day Games for Fun Physical Fitness

Field Day games are the perfect way for kids to build healthy physical fitness. Learn tips to make your own Field Day joyful.

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Why DnD is Great for Kids

DnD builds skills in kids to help them socially and academically. Here’s the inside scoop on why’s it’s great for child development.

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Excuses, Excuses an Improv Game for Creative Kids

Excuses Excuses is a collaborative theater game you can play at home or in classrooms to boost imaginative joy and learning!

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Party Quirks: An Improv Game for Independent Kids

Party Quirks is a classic improv game that also happens to be great to develop independent kids. Learn tips on how to play with your family or classroom.

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The Birthday Party Planning Guide

Throwing a “simple” birthday party can be daunting. Here, Jocelyn Greene shares tips on creative ways to re-think parties to make them as unique as the birthday kid. With ideas for inventive mash-ups and a fun questionnaire, you’ll get to the heart of what your child loves most.

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Family Game

Halloween Hot Seat: A Great Family Game to Play

A superb new resource for parents and educators to help kids recognize emotions and express their feelings

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The Daily Feelings Journal for Kids is a Fantastic Tool for Parents and Teachers

A superb new resource for parents and educators to help kids recognize emotions and express their feelings

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Seven Tools for Playful Classroom Management to Focus Kids

Playful techniques can help classroom teachers to harness the enthusiasm and get their students to focus and transition.

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book jacket for AfterMath

AfterMath: An Inspiring Book for Resilient Young People and Their Parents

The new book AfterMath from Emily Barth Isler is a celebration of friendship and resilience. It is also a powerful way to connect with kids about loss and change.

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Support Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom with a Simple Theater Game

Student engagement and joyful learning are centerstage when you play “I Have A Gift For You” in the classroom.

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Modern Doll: A Small Brooklyn Business that Celebrates Beauty and Diversity

Modern Doll Studio is a small Brooklyn business that makes heirloom quality dolls for kids to treasure!

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Storytelling Games for Kids to Lift the Brain Fog

Learn from top theater teachers about their favorite games to spark kids’ imagination and social play.

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Outdoor Play: Best Games for Socially Distant Fun

Learn from top theater teachers about their favorite games to spark kids’ imagination and social play.

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child actors in Annie

How to be a Child Actor: Audition, Book Work and Stay Grounded

Get practical tips on how to start up as a child actor from an entertainment industry pro.

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10 Virtual Halloween Party Game Ideas for Kids

Check out these tips (from riddles to scavenger hunts) for virtual Halloween party festivities that will get kids joyfully playing together.

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