Hello Forest Friends, happy last week of school! Teacher Madeleine here! Here is a video of me reflecting on the school year coming to a close, and some of my favorite memories from Forest Friends. Hopefully, watching this video can help your kid remember our year together, and hopefully jog some memories they want to share with [...]
Hello Forest Friends Fam, Today I've made 2 videos! One video in which I share some of my favorite Forest Friends memories and talk directly to the kids about the end of the year project, and one video in which I read "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut". For the end of the year [...]
Hello Forest Friends Families, Can you believe that there are only 7 days left of school? Just like everything else this year the ending of school is very different from years past. For Forest Friends we are going to be making an end of the year video sharing memories from this school year. Please send video/audio/images/words of your children's Forest [...]
Hello Forest Friends! As we prepare for the end of this strange school year, we are working on a project to reflect on our time together and feel connected to each other in sharing these memories. Next week, we'll be sending out videos of our own ccs memories and reflecting on everything we've learned and [...]
Hey Forest Friends Families, Today I am going to share this Black Lives Matter instructional library with you. Within this resource, you'll find links to read-alouds of children's books on the subjects of Activism and Advocacy, Self-Love and Empowerment, Black History, and some books in Spanish. I would also like to encourage you to take a [...]
Hello Forest Families! Today I have an activity about libraries and book sorting that can also help us think about representation and support black authors. For the imaginative play portion of this activity, set up a space to be your library. You can make library cards, and set up your books to display. June and I [...]
Hello Forest Friends Families, I hope you are all taking good care this week. As these very saddening and confusing times continue, I would like to offer guidance as to how to help children calm down from difficult emotions, such as anger and sadness, through Somatic Experiencing. Somatic relates to the body, especially as distinct [...]
Hello Forest Friends Families, I hope that everyone is staying safe and taking care of themselves. If you have the capacity, and are looking for ways to engage with the police violence against our black community right now with your children, there are some incredible resources circulating for facilitating these important conversations. I am [...]
Today I have a video about how I process and manage my feelings of anxiety around Zoom. In the video, I talk about how I make myself comfortable, and figure out my boundaries and limits. I've found it really helpful for my digital social anxiety to remove distractions on my side, take breaks to move [...]
Hello Forest Friends' Families, Something that helps me relax and get my thoughts together is going for a walk. I will sometimes collect things along the way to make art using natural objects. Join me as I gather and create art with objects found outdoors. The great thing about using nature to make art is there are no additional materials needed [...]