The Sky is the Limit Motivational Foundation, Inc.
When you support The Sky is the Limit Motivational Foundation, Inc. you are helping Kim Eldredge to encourage and empower students to give their BEST in all they do!
I am thankful for the donations that businesses, individuals, friends, and family make to The Sky is the Limit Motivational Foundation, Inc. I am a retired teacher and Coach of thirty-one years and find myself in retirement still having the desire to affect student’s lives. The donations will primarily help 4th and 5th grade students by allowing me to visit schools with my one-hour presentation titled: “The Sky is the Limit” developed to accompany my book of the same title.
During the visit I talk with students about my father’s participation in the U.S. Space Program as he helped design and build the Lunar Module. I read them my book, use a power point complete with real NASA footage, and talk and tell stories highlighting the following subjects: Doing One’s Best, Fairness, Kindness, Respect for Others, Friendship, Teamwork, Mentors, Believing in Oneself, Developing a Motto, Blocking out Naysayers, Following their Passions, and Dreaming BIG!!!
Following my presentation, I would like to be able to give one of my books to each of the students attending the presentation. I will also provide the school with a notebook full of outstanding lesson plans for Pre-K to 6th grade.
The Sky is the Limit Motivational Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, Tax ID #84-4057950.
Listed below are ways that you can support the foundation:
Donate through PayPal at Kim@theskyisthelimit.info
You can Venmo the foundation @Theskyisthelimit-1
You can mail a check to:
The Sky is the Limit Motivational Foundation, Inc.
6596 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Recurring donations are the best way to give steady support to the foundation.
Please let me know if there is a school that you would like for me to try to visit.
If you are kind enough to send a donation, please let me know if it is in someone’s honor. Also kindly include your mailing address so I can send you a proper thank you note.
You can email me at Kim@theskyisthelimit.info
I hope you feel great about giving and starting a child on a path of success!
The Sky is the Limit Motivation Foundation Board Board of Directors:
The Sky is the Limit Motivational Foundation was formed in order to allow the author the ability travel to schools with her The Sky is the Limit presentation and to be able to give each person in attendance a copy of the book.
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Lesson Plans for Educators
Please click on the link for the lesson plan or resource you would like to use.
Preschool The Sky is the Limit
Pre – 2nd grade The Sky is The Limit Plans
3rd grade The Sky is The Limit
4th-5th grade The Sky Is The Limit Plans
Differentiated Instruction Strategies The Sky is The Limit
6 Hat Strategy – The Sky is the Limit
Decision-Making Lesson – The Sky is the Limit
Inquiry Lesson Plan
NAL Differentiated Lesson
*The Sky is the Limit Student Pledges – Airplane
*The Sky is the Limit Student Pledges – Astronaut
*The Sky is the Limit Student Pledges – Super Hero
School Visits The Sky is the Limit
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- The AMAZING Neshea Deal Thompson wrote a song and music to go with my book. The students were so good and I was honored. Neshea is a Lithia Springs High School Graduate and performs with the Orlando Opera.
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- Two precious students from Harvester Christian Academy in Douglasville, Georgia.
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- Group shot from Hillsborough County Public School System in Tampa Florida- Where the fabulous Melissa Gonzalez Irvin is the Media Specialist.
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- A photo from "The Early Learning Hive".
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- These sweet students posing in front of my poster with the highlights of my presentation.
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- Personalize the super-hero pledge. * You can find these downloadable pledges at the bottom of the lesson plans page
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- Two of my beautiful and kind grandchildren checking out the Storywalk at Hunter Memorial Park.
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- One of my favorite pages from the book depicts a person in a wheelchair- during my presentation, I talk about not being afraid to approach people who where their challenges on the outside. The next page depicts a blind judge and I discuss with the students how justice is supposed to be blind and I make challenges to them.
Schedule an Author Visit
Kim loves motivating and inspiring kids to be kind and to reach for their dreams. She taught for thirty-one years in the Douglas County School System and cannot wait to visit your school to share her expertise with messages about living life with kindness, compassion, and strong aspirations.
Presentation Information
- Small or large groups
- after-school programs
- district assemblies
- school assemblies
- individual classrooms
- sports teams
- parent groups
- Perfectly suited for 4th and 5th grades
- Adaptable for presenting to pre-service and veteran teachers
Once you schedule a date, have a school liaison download and follow directions on the School Liaison Checklist and contact Kim at Kim@theskyisthelimit.info for any questions.
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to my dad, Robert Melvin Ichter, who had the courage to move his family of five from New York to Florida to take part in the space program. His work was instrumental to the success of the Lunar Module Project. Our family is very proud that he made contributions that helped the United States in our goal to land on the moon, but we are most thankful for the kind of dad he was to us.
My dad taught us that the sky is NOT the limit!
The Sky is the Limit is a book that seeks to inspire people of all ages to believe in themselves and also to instill a love of learning. Taking inspiration from and dedicating the book to her father, who worked on the Lunar Module Project prior to moving to Georgia, Kim shared that she hopes The Sky is the Limit is the kind of book that parents and children can read over and over, much like The Little Engine That Could inspired earlier generations.
The book is diverse and inclusive. It encourages discussions on vocabulary, individuals with challenges, mentors, and even naysayers. Throughout the book, Kim and Toni try to convey to you and your children to shoot for the stars and aim for the sky. They love the whole book, but their favorite part is the ending because as we adults all know…the sky is not the limit!
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What do you want to be when you grow up? Toni and Kim believe once that question is answered the conversation typically ends. That’s where we are trying to make a difference. In our book, we seek to inspire young people to believe in themselves and also instill a love of learning and encourage discussions on vocabulary, individuals with challenges, mentors, passion, loyal friends and even naysayers. We hope that The Sky Is the Limit is the kind of book that parents and children can read over and over similar to The Little Engine That Could inspired earlier generations.
We want you to know that we do not believe we are perfect parents, but between the two of us we have raised nine college-educated, wonderful human beings. Kim is a retired teacher of thirty-one years, and Toni has worked in Georgia for many years at a private foundation counseling hurting children. We both find ourselves as grandparents still desiring to affect children’s lives in a positive way. If you have any questions for us, please e-mail us.
Kim and Toni love the whole book, but especially love the ending because as we adults all know–THE SKY IS NOT THE LIMIT! We hope you will consider making a donation to the foundation and inviting Kim to your school with her presentation and books. Also please let us know if you have connections with any businesses or individual that may have the desire to donate to The Sky is the Limit Motivational Foundation.
These downloadable Conversation Starters can lead to some great dialogue with your children. We suggest you download a copy and keep it with the book.
About the Author: Kim Ichter
Kim Ichter was born in Syracuse, New York. When she was a baby, her parents moved their family of five to Satellite Beach, Florida, where her dad would take part in the U.S. Space Program, assigned to work on the Lunar Module Project. Kim’s family moved to Douglasville in 1972, and Georgia became home. She began her thirty-one-year teaching career in Douglas County in 1984. In 1985 she married the love of her life, Todd Eldredge, and had three children, of whom she is very proud. She now has grandchildren who make life grand indeed! Always the teacher, she has the desire to continue to affect children’s lives by delivering messages such as believing in oneself. She is affectionately referred to as Coach E and hopes The Sky Is the Limit will be the first of many books she will write.
About the illustrator: Toni Friddell Jordan
Toni Friddell Jordan is an avid artist. You may find her creating cookies that are too pretty to eat and too delicious not to for friends and family, painting murals in homes and local businesses in her town, or working on new creations around her home. She was super excited when Kim asked her to illustrate a book for her. She used pastels and colored pencils for the illustrations in The Sky Is the Limit.
Toni has dedicated most of her life advocating for and counseling hurting children. She has spent many years serving children in a private foster foundation based in Atlanta. She is a mother to six incredibly wonderful, responsible, loving humans who are all college graduates and wonderful parents. Toni is devoted to her large family and ever-growing bundle of grandchildren. She lives, laughs and loves with her husband David.
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