Wherever you are in the world, we hope you and your students are doing well. With the disruptions from and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to make mental health a priority, both yours and your students.
Below we’re shining the spotlight on our new release,
Me and You and the Universe
, by Brazilian author-illustrator Bernardo Marçolla. Bernardo reminds readers of the importance of connecting with ourselves, Earth’s creatures, and the planet.
|
|
Get free shipping sitewide* on purchases over $50. Sale ends April 30, 2020. Use code
FSAPR
at checkout.
*Excludes already discounted sets, clearance items, and eBooks.
|
|
|
In
Me and You and the Universe, Brazilian author-illustrator Bernardo Marçolla sparks the imaginations of children with a journey from the tiniest form of life to the planet Earth and its creatures to the infinite universe, showing that we are all one. The pairing of STEM with social and emotional learning in the book helps promote self-awareness, empathy for others, and a profound appreciation and respect for the earth.
|
|
Tips & Tools from the Free Spirit Blog
|
|
Blogger Barbara Gruener reflects on the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston and shares ways you can add mindfulness into your daily routine.
Read now.
|
|
Originally written to address boredom in the summertime, this applies to being quarantined at home too. Blogger Amanda C. Symmes, LICSW, challenges you to invite boredom in.
Read now.
|
|
Educational grants available for your school or community:
The US Department of Education invites proposals to develop, improve, or expand high-quality and sustainable evidence-based leadership development programs that increase the capacity of early intervention and special education leaders at state, regional, or local levels to improve systems serving children with disabilities and their families.
Eligibility:
Public, Other (including homeschool, 501(c)(3) organizations)
Prize:
Grants up to $200,000 are awarded for the first year, with potential for five years of funding.
Application Deadline:
April 13, 2020
The Learning Disabilities Foundation of America strives to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities and support creative and innovative solutions to help them achieve academic success. Funding is intended for scientific, literary, and educational services, as well as bringing public awareness to learning disabilities. Proposed projects may include innovative research into the causes, the prevention, or the alleviation of learning disabilities; distinctive public awareness programs to advance public understanding of the needs of person with learning disabilities; or innovative programs to advance achievement of persons with learning disabilities, increase the support skills of their families, support academic and professional advisors, and enhance the understanding of learning disabilities by their colleagues and employer.
Eligibility:
Public, Other (including homeschool, 501(c)(3) organizations)
Prize:
Awards vary.
Application Deadline:
April 15, 2020
|
|
“Highly recommended.”
—Midwest Book Review
Leave Us a Review
What’s your favorite Free Spirit title?
Tell us! Visit
freespirit.com
, select the product that has helped you the most in your work with kids, and leave us a review.
|
|
Our words can hurt or our words can help. When kids worry, give them language to change their situations and outlooks, and to help keep worries at bay.
|
|
Upcoming Events and Conferences
Many in-person conferences and events that Free Spirit planned to attend have been cancelled due to COVID-19. But you can always meet up with us online and continue your professional learning with our edWeb community at
edWeb.net/studentachievement
! By joining, you gain access to webinar recordings with continuing education credit opportunities, a resource library with printable forms and worksheets, and our community forum and blog. Join us now!
|
|
“
People can only protect what they love, but they can only love what they know.
”
—Philippe Cousteau Sr., explorer,
from
Going Blue
|
|
SHARE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
