Project Stella Resources Boredom Busters, Parents and Educators, Self Care

12 Inspiring Movies for your child to watch on break

The following is a list of 12 movies and documentaries that are recommended to inspire children and teens.  Some inspire acts of kindness while others inspire you to be yourself - even when faced with challenges and adversity. As with any of my recommendations, I strongly encourage parents to view the films for themselves first. … Continue reading 12 Inspiring Movies for your child to watch on break

Project Stella Resources Busy Family, Parents and Educators, Summer Reading Recommendations

50 Books your Child should read before turning 8, part 4 – Friendship & Family

This is Part Four of a Six Part Series on the 50 Books Every Child Should Read Before they Turn 8. All of these books teach valuable life lessons on: Responsibility Perseverance Family & Friends Courage Exploration & Discovery Kindness And, as a gift to you, I have a Self-Care for Teachers Journal that you can … Continue reading 50 Books your Child should read before turning 8, part 4 – Friendship & Family

Project Stella Resources Busy Family, Parents and Educators

25 items to have in your home or classroom to inspire kids to Radiate Outrageous Compassion & Kindness

Hello! Welcome to our Project Stella Resources Blog!  Encouraging kids to be kind to one another takes some thought. You can only repeat "be nice" a couple of times before kids tune it out.  But, you can have reminders present in other ways that keep the message in front of them. In this post, I … Continue reading 25 items to have in your home or classroom to inspire kids to Radiate Outrageous Compassion & Kindness

Project Stella Resources Boredom Busters, Busy Family, Parents and Educators

5 Activities to do during Winter Break that encourages kids to do acts of kindness

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Project Stella Resources Parents and Educators

Best Advice from my Parents: Power of Positive Role Models

The best advice from my parents that stuck with me through the years is that if you have children (especially 4 girls) you need to surround them with positive role models. They  realized as we were growing up that we were not going to be around them 24/7 and that there would be other people … Continue reading Best Advice from my Parents: Power of Positive Role Models

Project Stella Resources Boredom Busters, Parents and Educators, Summer Activities

The Best Slime EVER! – According to Stella, age 9

I don't know about you but the SLIME CRAZE has taken over our home. Whenever Stella has a spare moment it is used for either looking up videos of other kids making slime or trying it out herself. Unfortunately - the slime trial and error has ended in tears time and time again. BUT today we met with success!  And here are the instructions according to Stella.

Project Stella Resources Boredom Busters, Parents and Educators, Summer Activities

Six Steps to creating the Best Slime EVER*!

I don't know about you but the SLIME CRAZE has taken over our home. Whenever my daughter has a spare moment it is used for either looking up videos of other kids making slime or trying it out herself. And while the idea of making a mess always causes me to have some anxiety - I know there are benefits that help in her development. Here are 6 steps to creating successful slime.

Project Stella Resources Summer Reading Recommendations

Project Stella Book Talk: The Warden’s Daughter

One of my favorite books that I read as a teacher to my fifth grade students was Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. I am  excited to have come across his new book published last year, The Warden’s Daughter.

This is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of Cammie O’Reilly – a twelve-almost thirteen year old girl who lives in an apartment above the cell blocks of the Hancock County Prison. She interacts every day with the prisoners that live there and she has authority – they listen to her because she is the Warden’s daughter. The one thing she doesn’t have is a mother.