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A coloring page for your little elves to enjoy! Happy holidays everyone and thank you for being such wonderful customers! <3 Click here to download!

When I was a first grade teacher, I read an interesting article about gratitude and the importance of teaching children how to be thankful. What struck me about this article was how gratitude isn't something that humans are born with- it is something that has to be explicitly taught.  I wasn't able to dig up the exact article, but doing a quick google search led me to one with similar ideas on the parents.com website. Here is an excerpt from that site: "Gratitude is one of the trickiest concepts to teach... but one of the most important. Sure, thankful children are...

  Halloween is almost here- one of our favorite times of the year! If you are looking for a sweet Halloween story, check out Shy Mama's Halloween. It is written by Anne Broyles and illustrated by our own Leane Morin. :) It has won several awards, including the 2002 Teacher's Choice award by Learning Magazine. Here is an except from the School Library Journal review: "This gentle look at how immigrants feel about living in a new country also offers the message that communication and warmth among people can transcend language barriers. Morin's realistic illustrations perfectly combine elements of Russian...