Your quiet kids sit alone at lunch. Your outgoing ones accidentally exclude others. You want every child to feel like they belong, but “just be nice” doesn’t cut it anymore. Friendliness is the gateway virtue of being a good citizen—if kids don’t feel safe and connected, nothing else you teach lands. Three activities that actually work in 2025 classrooms: 1.  “Friendship Web” – Toss a yarn ball while saying something you appreciate about the person catching it. Visual + verb

What is Peiskos? Peiskos is an intriguing Norwegian word that describes the feeling one gets when sitting in front of a cracking...