Alysia Holtz, our Special Education Teacher for Bloom Creative Arts in Grand Island, NY made these amazing daily affirmation sigs for the classroom, and we want to share more about her, and them to you! 

Alysia received her Bachelor’s of Science in Exceptional Education from Buffalo State College. She is currently certified in Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities birth thru grade 6. In addition to her full time work at Bloom, she is pursuing her Master’s degree from Buffalo State College in Early Childhood Exceptional Education.

Having worked with kids since 2005 in many daycare settings and preschools, her passion and education continue to lead the way. In fact, she was even a teacher in preschool for Care-A-Lot at the Ken-Ton location before becoming a substitute teacher for Niagara Wheatfield district.

Alysia truly believes that every child is successful; they just need to find their way to succeed. She believes that she is here to help facilitate that process with mindfulness and positive vibes. We know that our kids absolutely feel this way each day in her presence.

When asked about her usage of the affirmations, her response "I use the daily affirmations before morning meeting every day. We chant them while doing a pat-pat-clap rhythm on our laps. The last line the students say their own name. I find it creates a positive classroom community of kindness and love. "

We couldn't agree more, and believe affirmations should be more widely used to instill confidence and create that social-emotional learning link. In fact, we have created a PDF link for you to get your own free printable of the daily affirmations Alysia has created to bring the classroom to you! 

You can find the link here: 

http://bit.ly/FREEPRINTABLEAFFIRMATIONS