by Hannah Beach | Jun 25, 2020 | Arts, Attachment, Building Relationship, Community Building, Connection, Expression, Feelings, Inclusion, Nature, Play
Sid Bobb – Co-Director of Aanmitaagzi, Photo By: Bettina Vollmerhausen This month I wanted to take the time to celebrate and share the heart and mind transformations that my students and I received from working with Aanmitaagzi at Big Medicine Studio on the...
by Hannah Beach | May 21, 2020 | Aggression, Anxiety, Arts, Attachment, Building Relationship, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety, Expression, Feelings, Hands-on Activities, Play
How we can reduce anxiety and aggression through activities that provide emotional release As our elementary students head back to school during this turbulent time, there will be many emotions stirred up in them. Alarm. Frustration. Worry. Excitement. And...
by Hannah Beach | Apr 21, 2020 | Aggression, Anxiety, Attachment, Building Relationship, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Expression, Play
A couple of weeks ago, Tamara and I joined Jeff Ikler and Kirsten Richert on their podcast, Getting Unstuck, to talk about Reclaiming Our Students and the huge potential for every single person who cares about children’s learning to create deep,...
by Hannah Beach | Apr 16, 2020 | Attachment, Building Relationship, Connection, Discipline, Emotional Health, Expression, Feelings, Play
Imagine a wilted plant in a window. Your first thought to help it would probably be to determine what it needs: Does it need more water? Less water? Does it have enough sun? Does it need extra care now because you forgot about it for a few weeks? Is it a delicate...
by Hannah Beach | Apr 9, 2020 | Attachment, Building Relationship, Connection, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety, Teaching
A lot of us are back to teaching – but teaching now in a whole new way. It’s a big learning curve, one that I also am experiencing. Although I am currently teaching undergraduate students in a university faculty of education, I find myself grappling with many...
by Hannah Beach | Mar 25, 2020 | Anxiety, Attachment, Building Relationship, Connection, Emotional Health, Emotional Release, Emotional Safety, Feelings, Hands-on Activities, Play
Whether we are a parent, a teacher or a child-care provider, many of us are asking ourselves how we can best support the children in our care during this stressful time of uncertainty around the COVID-19 virus. There are universal strategies that we can use to help...