Teach global awareness of poverty, war, pollution, sustainability for World Month

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Hello my friends of the Omschool. April is Earth Month and this year I'm thinking of it as World Month too. With terrible wars in Ukrain...

Free Printable Mo Willems Lesson Plans--Activities using Knuffle Bunny and Pigeon books

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 Hello my friends of the Omschool ! So I have 13--count them! grandchildren and one of the, a little lad named Emmett, loves any and all Mo ...

Easter Lesson plans to Teach generosity, build empathy and global awareness

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Hello my friends of the Omschool! With Easter right around the corner, I'm thinking about Catholic Lenten values of fasting, prayer and...

Dos and Don'ts for Dealing with CSA in a school setting

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 Hello my friends of the Omschool. Today's topic is for adults and parents only. The subject is sensitive and fraught with problems. I...

Free printable Easter coloring pages, crafts, games and party activities

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Easter is the highest season in the Christian church and the second largest national holiday in most countries. Easter has taken on a secula...

Mystery Story Writing Prompts and Horror Fiction Story Starters for creative writing lesson plans

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 "It was a dark and stormy night..."--remember Snoopy's famous one-liner that was going to begin his epic, but ever-elusive my...

Mystery writing prompts: detective fiction story starters and writer tips

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 March is National Reading Month. Mystery readers, are you tired of cracker-bland mysteries you put down in sheer boredom? Mystery writers, ...

Helping children cope with family trauma, stress and chaos

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Hello my friends of the Omschool. Today I'm exploring a very sensitive subject that comes up more in the classroom than we would like to...

Free printable St. Patrick's Day coloring pages, lesson plans and activities

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Hello my friends of the Omschool ! Today we're exploring things Irish. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on on March 17. Many people t...

Learning decision-making and problem-solving skills with cognitive-behavioral therapy

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 Hello my friends of the Omschool ! Teacher Omi here with some thoughts on how children can develop decision-making and problem-solving ski...

Poetry writing party lesson plans : Creative writing poetry prompts, poem templates, poetry frames with free printables

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Hello my friends of the Omschool! Teacher Omi here and I'm soooo ready for warm spring vs. cold toesies! So I'm looking ahead to Apr...

How to write poetry: free printable poem template guide

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Hello my friends of the Omschool-iverse! Do you like my new title for this space we visit in? Well, funnily enough this post is about versin...

Montessori approaches to learning, growth and development

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 Hello my friends of the Omschool. As a special needs and Montessori teacher, I learned (yes, adults can learn too) that educating wasn'...