Showing posts with label SEL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SEL. Show all posts

Friday, October 29, 2021

#TreeOfGratitude Challenge 2021

Original post from Peekapak, an ERS Portal Vendor:

We are excited to announce that our #TreeofGratitude Challenge is back for November 2021! This challenge is easy to get involved with, and is open to ALL, and includes two Grand Prizes of a $100 Amazon Gift Cards or a Peekapak character cutout!

What is the #TreeofGratitude Challenge?

The #TreeofGratitude Challenge is a yearly tradition Peekapak hosts for it’s educator community based on the tradition that happens in Peekaville, where upon the first snowfall, the residents of Peekaville gather around the tree to write messages of gratitude onto tags and hang them up on the tree. This tradition allows us to take a step back and look at all the things we have to be thankful for, whether it be the good times or the bad. Check out the book The Peekapak Pals and the Tree of Gratitude, to see where this tradition starts!

How to Enter: Gratitude Tags

In order to participate, have your students create gratitude tags. To do this, have students write down and/or draw any one person, place or thing they are grateful for. You are more than welcome to print and use this tag or create your own!

To submit your response and send us a photo of your classrooms response via twitter by tagging @Peekapak, giving us a follow on Twitter, and using the hashtag #TreeofGratitude. If you read the book, take a picture of you and/or your students reading for a bonus entry!

Then simply take a picture of your student’s tags, post your gratitude tags and tag us in your results!

Prizes!

The grand prizes will be two $100 Amazon gift cards or a character cut out of your favourite PeekapakCharacters!

On November 30th, 2021, when the challenge ends, we will be randomly picking 3 winners and will direct message or email you. (Please make sure that you are following us so we can message you for the prize).

We are so excited about this year’s Gratitude Challenge and are looking forward to hearing all your classroom’s great ideas on practicing gratitude this year!

With gratitude,

Ami & The Peekapak Team

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Peekapak #iteachSEL Giveaway

Teachers, you asked for it… and Peekapak delivered. Get ready for Peekapak’s #iteachSEL giveaway in celebration of SEL day on March 26th! 

International SEL day, on March 26th, is an online campaign that showcases, promotes and advocates for social-emotional learning (SEL) in the classroom. In light of the pandemic, the need for this is greater than ever.

As a way to continuously promote and highlight the importance of SEL in classrooms, and to provide students and teachers with a creative outlet to express their emotions and feelings, Peekapak has created a fun and simple SEL giveaway!

The Challenge

Now, you’re probably wondering, what is the #iteachSEL giveaway and how can I participate? Well it’s simple: you just need to show us your SEL in action! Anyone can send a photo, video, poem, letter — any form you’d like — to our Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or email at hello@peekpak.com of how SEL is being implemented and LOVED in your classroom.

The Prizes

Three, randomly picked, winners will be getting one, lifesize (3-ft) Peekapak Pal cutout AND a $50 Amazon e-Gift Card!

Thursday, October 15, 2020

"SLJ Summit: Culture Shift" Free Virtual Event

 

Join School Library Journal on Saturday, October 24 for the SLJ Summit: Culture Shift. Now in its 16th year, this national convening will focus on creating a culture that promotes an equitable world and closes the opportunity gap for all children.

In this free, day-long event, you’ll gain skills, ideas, and support in leading the change you want to see in your library, school, and community.

The day will host three concurrent tracks, with sessions on:  

  • Reimagining School  

  • Antiracism: Next Steps

  • School Library Leadership 2020

  • Challenging the Classics: Reimagining the literary canon

  • SEL (Social Emotional Learning) & Trauma-Informed Teaching

  • Coming of Age, Graphic Novels 

  • Reimagining Youth Librarianship

  • How to Start an Online Book Club 

  • The Latinx Experience, Genre Fiction

  • And much more