April Newsletter
Bloom Where You're Planted: Emotional Growth for Kids This April!
April: A Time for Patience, Resilience, and New Beginnings
Spring is in full bloom, and it’s the perfect time to teach children about patience, resilience, and growth. Just as flowers take time to blossom, emotional growth happens one step at a time.
This month’s newsletter offers tips, activities, and resources to nurture these essential skills at home and in the classroom.
Teaching Kids the Power of Patience!
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Patience is a skill that helps children manage frustration and wait calmly for things they want.
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Teach patience by modeling it, offering opportunities to practice, and celebrating small successes.
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Tips for Parents/Educators: Use timers, stories, or counting games to help children build patience in everyday moments.
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Activity of the Month: The Emotional Garden
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What You’ll Need: Paper or construction paper, markers, scissors, and a large sheet to create the "garden".
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Instructions:
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Cut out flower shapes from paper.
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On each flower, have the child write or draw an emotion they've felt recently (e.g., happy, frustrated, proud).
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"Plant" the flowers on the sheet by taping or gluing them.
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Discuss how emotions, like flowers, are part of growth and change.
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Featured Book of the Month: P is for Patience - Coming Soon
Spotlight on the book P is for Patience from the Calm Reflections Books collection
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This month, dive into P is for Patience, where kids will follow TJ and Desi as they learn to wait and trust the process during a big adventure.
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Reader Tip: After reading, discuss times when waiting felt hard and what helped make it easier.
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Link: Book Coming In November, 2025!
Quick Tip for Families and Educators:
Bloom with Routine
Routines create a sense of security and teach kids to manage their time. Start small by creating a morning or bedtime routine that includes moments for reflection or gratitude.
Success Story Spotlight:
Closing Message:
Thank you for being part of the Calm Reflections Books community! This April, let’s focus on planting seeds of emotional growth and watching them bloom into something beautiful.