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Say Something!
Author/Illustrator: Peter H. ReynoldsKey Skills: Identifying Values, Self-Perception, Self-Efficacy, Self-Awareness, Respect, Empathy, Perspective, Social Awareness, Finding Your Voice This book is ALL about finding your voice and practicing with using your voice in ALL the…
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What Do You Do With A Chance?
Author: Kobi YamadaKey Skills: Courage, Bravery, Perseverance, Risk-Taking, Responsible Decision-Making This author/illustrator combo is AMAZING! I try to get every book that comes out from them! The first time I read this book aloud was to my first group of fourth graders. We…
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The Dictionary of Lost Words
Author: Pip WilliamsGenre: Fiction, Historical Fiction *clutches heart* Ah! I loved this book! Esme, our main character is a kindred spirit. Growing up, it’s just her and her dad in Oxford, England. Every day, he takes Esme to the “Scriptorium,” where her father is working with…
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Lost At School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges Are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them
Author: Dr. Ross W. Greene Truth time teachers! Every university and teacher preparation program should have a course on behavior management and this book should be the focus of that course. Now, I feel like it’s important for me to share that I’m on page 87 of 290 currently (I…
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Better Than Carrots Or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
Authors: Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey Is this book phenomenal? YES!Do I recommend you have your own copy? YES!Did I love it so much that I made a slideshow of everything in it? OH YES! I cannot stress how much this book changed the way I dealt with students […]
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The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher’s Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve
Authors: Annie Brock & Heather Hundley If I were to make a book (which is on my To-Do List for someday), it would be modeled in the way Annie and Heather put this book together. If you want to focus on growth mindset with your students, this is THE resource […]
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Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness With Children
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh & The Plum Village CommunityIllustrated by: Wietske Vriezen I read this book for the Mindfulness Module in my digital course, Calming the Classroom Chaos and there was not enough room in the module to include all of the amazing learnings stuffed into this…
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Who I Am: Words I Tell Myself
Author: Susan VerdeIllustrator: Peter H. ReynoldsKey Skills: Self-Perception, Positive Self-Talk, Affirmations, Positivity, Self-Awareness Before I jump in, I believe EVERY classroom should have ANY book created by these two wonderful souls! You’ll definitely see more of them on…
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Have You Filled A Bucket Today?
Author: Carol McCloudIllustrator: David MessingKey Skills: Kindness, Social Awareness, Empathy, Respect, Perspective, Responsible Decision-Making, Responsibility, Reflection, Self-Evaluation, Bullying This book is one-of-a-kind! While I might not read it at the beginning of the…
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The Book of Mistakes
Author/Illustrator: Corinna LuykenKey Skills: Self-Efficacy, Self-Awareness, Growth Mindset, Creativity, Optimism, Problem Solving This is the FIRST book I read to my class on the first day of school. I’ve done it for the last 5 years and I will continue to read it on the first…