Along with May Flowers and warming temperatures, May is a great month to use The Character Tree to help celebrate the people who are special to like mothers, brothers and sisters, school nurses, teachers, school lunch hero’s, principals, and more!
Fashion designer Ashlyn So may be young, but she proves that you’re never too young to make a difference. Learn how Ashlyn helped organize the StandforAsians rally to help the AAPI community in out 1st/2nd grade episode Citizenship & Ashlyn So!
Some people think we only need a Teacher’s Appreciation Day. Not us! Even a week is not enough! In our 1st/2nd grade episode Empathy & Clara Barton, Jayla and Kenny give Miss Sara the World’s Best Teacher Award. Maybe it will your students an idea to show their Empathy!
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This is a great time to join Miss Sara and special guest Principal Parks, as we learn about the importance of Honesty at School!
In our 1st/2nd grade episode Empathy & Nurses, Eddie learns how to be a better brother to his sister. As an added bonus, meet Miss Sara’s real-life sister, Nurse Kelly!
Space is fun! Learn more about it in our 1st/2nd grade episodes Curiosity & Mars Rover Curiosity,Teamwork & Apollo 11, and Curiosity & Mae Jemison!
Honk Honk! Did you know that firefighters show kindness all the time? Join Miss Sara, Katie, Bobby, and special guest, Fire Chief Irwin in the kindergarten episode Kindness & Firefighters as we learn how others in our community show kindness.
Kindergarten episode Teamwork at School has School Lunch Hero, Mrs. Temple, teach how teamwork is used in the cafeteria. Thank you, Mrs. Temple, and all the Lunch Hero’s!
In Empathy & Nurses, we learn about how nurses use empathy every day to connect with and help their patients.
There is no better time to celebrate American Red Cross Founder, Clara Barton in our 1st/2nd grade episode Empathy & Clara Barton!
On May 22nd, 1906, Wilbur and Orville Wright were granted a patent for their Flying Machine! Learn more about it in our 1st/2nd grade episode Teamwork & The Wright Brothers!
There are lots of ways to show gratitude! But in Gratitude & Veterans, Miss Sara teaches us about expressing gratitude for veterans.
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