About the Author:
Beth Rosenthal started her teaching career in 1989. She holds a master’s degree in Elementary Education, TESOL and Computer Education, as well as an Early Childhood Certificate. She is a National Board-Certified Teacher and also holds an Advanced Director Credential. She taught grades 2-5 and was an elementary science teacher. In 2005 she left the classroom and opened Kids For Kids Academy, an Early Learning Center & Private School. She ran this Nationally accredited school for 20 years. (www.kidsforkidsacademy.com)
Rosenthal has also served as a consultant for the Florida Department of Education. She is a conference presenter and leads staff and district trainings in the area of Hands On Science and Kindness In The Classroom as well as creating a positive staff culture. She advises Early Childhood centers in the area of educational leadership and classroom observations. Rosenthal is available for author visits & storytelling events. She can be reached at teachkidskindness@gmail.com.
Rosenthal sold her school in 2025 and retired after 35 years as a leader in education. She is the author of You Are Never Too Small To Make A Big Difference, a guide to parents and teachers to teach children empathy, which can be downloaded FREE at www.kids4kids.org. She is also the author of 3 children’s books, The Mischievous Adventures of Patches The Cat, Shira’s Dirty Paws, and June & Juju’s Animal Adventure Counting and Color Book, published by her consulting company Hands On Minds On Education. She is currently working on a 5th book, The Camping and Travel Adventures of Patches the Cat. All are available through Amazon or can be purchased at a discount on this site. She is also the author of Hands On Science & Math published by Gryphon House as well as Hands On Science for Young Children. This book allows the reader to step into her former preschool science lab created and taught by Rosenthal at her NAEYC Legacy School which was accredited for 20 years. The reader can learn how to implement science concepts step by step to encourage Preschool and Kindergarteners to love science. Each activity has corresponding QR codes that take you directly to her YouTube video links where you can watch Rosenthal teaching the lessons to her students.
Videos of Rosenthal teaching hands on science in the Kids For Kids Academy Preschool Science Lab can be seen at the video link on this page. She is the author of over 500 elementary and early childhood teaching guides. As a service to the education community, she has posted all of them on this website on the BOOKS & RESOURCES link for FREE Download for parents and teachers.
Rosenthal is the proud mom of 2 children, Rebekah who has her Ph.D. in Integrative Biology and Benjamin who is a mechanical engineer who designs and builds rockets & satellites for Northrop Grumman. She is married to her life partner Julia, and they live in Sebastian Florida with their cat Patches.
Her charity, Kids 4 Kids, (www.kids4kids.org) has provided backpacks and school supplies to kids in need; over 90,000 since 1996 and raised money for kids with cancer. In her retirement, she continues her charitable work as the founder of Kids 4 Kids. Her newest initiative, Crafts For A Cause, finds her making crafts and selling them at crafts shows. All monies from the craft shows are donated to The Haven For Children, to take foster kids on meaningful field trips. Parents and teachers can access her Kindness 101 program and a FREE digital copy of her book You Are Never Too Small To Make A Big Difference at www.kids4kids.org.
Videos of Rosenthal Davis teaching in the Kids For Kids Academy Preschool Science Lab can be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/user/kidsforkidsacademy/videos
NOTABLE MENTIONS Academic’s Choice Smart Book Award – November 2015
Learning Magazine Teacher’s Choice Awards commendable recognition – September 2015
Click here to view report from Learning Magazine.
Hands On Science & Math Reviewed on the parenting blog, The Educator’s Spin On It – September 2015
Hands On Science & Math Reviewed on the award-winning blog, Hands On As We Grow – July 2015
#1 edWebinar of the Week, May 29th, 2015 – edWeb.net
Program from the College of Central Florida Early Childhood Conference 2013
Letter from the Early Learning Coalition of Florida’s Gateway
Presenter at the 2012 One Goal Summer Conference in Tampa, Florida
My Session in the conference program
I’m an expert panel member for The Florida Department of Education Office of Early Learning
I was on the panel of experts who developed the state standards for four year olds
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS One Goal Conference (2012): Hands-On Minds-On Preschool & You Are Never Too Small To Make A Big Difference Lake City Early Learning Coalition (2012) Hands-On Minds-On Preschool Workshop for Directors and classroom teachers College of Central Florida (2013) Hands-On Minds-On Preschool Workshop (6 hour in-service) for Early Childhood Majors College of Central Florida 25th Annual Early Childhood Conference (2013) You Are Never Too Small To Make A Big Difference, Featured Presenter One Goal Conference (July 2013): Hands-On Minds-On Preschool & You Are Never Too Small To Make A Big Difference Florida Afterschool Conference (October 2013) Hands-On Minds-On Science FLAEYC Conference (November 2013) Hands On Minds-On Science Early Learning Coalition of Miami Dade (September 2014) Hands On Minds-On Science One Goal Conference (July 2015): Hands-On Minds-On Science Florida Afterschool Conference (August 2015) Hands-On Minds-On Science Early Learning Coalition of Miami Dade (September 2015) Hands On Minds-On Science Florida Department of Education 21st CCLC Conference (July 2017) Hands On Minds-On Science Region 4 ECE, Houston, TX (July 2018 & November 2018) Hands On Minds-On Science & Block Play and Engineering FLAEYC Conference (October 2024) Kindness 101