How to Beat Your Students’ Candy Comedowns

It’s hard to know what to expect the morning after Halloween. The chances are most of your students had a later night than usual and got through more than their fair share of candy. The result? Cranky kids. The following books and resources can help you create a mindful and focused classroom environment to guide your students through a productive day.

These five books for grades preK-5 can help improve classroom behavior. Enjoy them as a group read-aloud the day after Halloween.

Here are five books with activity suggestions to inspire kindness in preK-5 classrooms. These might come in especially useful the day after Halloween when everyone’s feeling particularly cranky from the late night before.

This article gives four reasons why mindfulness is so important in the classroom—an especially difficult task for children on a candy comedown.  

These eight books are great for teaching about paying attention and following directions. These are valuable resources any time of year, but will be especially handy after Halloween.

Still looking for Halloween-themed books and lesson ideas? Never fear, we’ve got what you need right here.

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