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In this book, the prehistoric bully is much like the one we see today, only bigger and with scales.  Maybe, by observing these ancient creatures and how they identify, cope with and prevent bullying, we can learn to deal with bullies we encounter in our modern society.  Dinos are picked on for all sorts of reasons.  His neck is too long, she is too big, look at that funny-shaped horn, we don't want to play with a spotted dinosaur. Watch how our dinosaurs find ways to handle the bully or bullies and how the bullies take a second look at themselves. This book is geared towards children ages 4 to 8.

Pages:  20

For children, it may seem easier to lie than to tell the truth, especially to avoid the negative consequences, but its never too soon to learn the difference between whats true and what's not.  This book has words and full color pictures to help young children discover that being honest in words and actions builds trust and self-confidence.  They will also learn that telling the truth often takes courage and skill.  Made to be read aloud, it includes a special section for adults, discussion questions, skits, scenarios, and games that reinforce the ideas being taught.

In this book, children learn to calm down in a quiet place where they can take time to get a hug or sing to themselves, cry or be held in a grown-ups arms, talk about feelings, and take a deep breath. Then, after a calming break, toddlers will feel peaceful again. This book gives a new perspective to a routine that children go through, sometimes on a daily basis, and presents young children with a great way to handle temper tantrums and strong feelings with confidence. It can be used any time toddlers need encouragement with social skills, or everyday events and transitions.

Pages:  24

This practical series will help students to deal with all the non-academic issues that can affect academic success.  Based on the latest research and classroom studies, these books provide motivating and appropriate reproducible activities in a ready-to-use format that teachers will appreciate.  Each topic area is treated with an activity that includes lesson with answers, discussion questions, additional activities, student work page and useful background activity.  The teacher's section includes a method overview, setting up the class environment, collaborative learning, differentiating instruction, assessment indicators and assessment forms. Topics covered in this book include:  Class rules, working together, good decisions, communicating, respect, honesty, the environment, bullying and more.

Pages:  88

This practical series will help students to deal with all the non-academic issues that can affect academic success.  Based on the latest research and classroom studies, these books provide motivating and appropriate reproducible activities in a ready-to-use format that teachers will appreciate.  Each topic area is treated with an activity that includes lesson with answers, discussion questions, additional activities, student work page and useful background activity.  The teacher's section includes a method overview, setting up the class environment, collaborative learning, differentiating instruction, assessment indicators and assessment forms.  Topics covered in this book include: friendship, fair play, goals, worrying, values, tolerance, bullying, conflict resolution, time management and more.

Pages:  104

This practical series will help students to deal with all the non-academic issues that can affect academic success.  Based on the latest research and classroom studies, these books provide motivating and appropriate reproducible activities in a ready-to-use format that teachers will appreciate.  Each topic area is treated with an activity that includes lesson with answers, discussion questions, additional activities, student work page and useful background activity.  The teacher's section includes a method overview, setting up the class environment, collaborative learning, differentiating instruction, assessment indicators and assessment forms.  Topics covered in this book include:  Roles, responsibility, goals, stress, stereotypes, tolerance, bullying, conflict resolution, peer pressure and more.

Pages:  104

In this book, the author will help you understand how your child interacts with the world.  She begins with the basis that every child has their own dominant sensory interface with the world.  A child may be very sensitive to touch, sound, sight, and a few are uncommonly sensitive to all external stimuli, especially taste and smell.  Using this principal sensitivity affects how your child will learn, behave, and communicate from the day they are born.  By knowing what your particular dominant sense is, and then determining your child's dominant sense, you will be able to find a common ground and create a closer relationship to become much closer to your child.  You can use this book to take a comprehensive sensory test to determine your child's and your own dominant sense.  It will also help you to understand how sensory overload affects them from infancy to age five.  Learn how and why your child's sensory personality will shape the way they instinctively react to new experiences and help your child thrive in the outside world!

Feet are used for many things, like walking, standing, leaping and landing.  They're also used for kicking balls or leaves, but not for kicking people!  In simple words and adorable, full-color illustrations, this book helps little ones learn to use their feet for fun, not in anger or frustration.  Made to be read aloud, this book also includes tips for parents and caregivers on how to help toddlers be sweet with their feet.
Part of the Award-Winning Best Behavior Series.

Its not always easy to do, but it is fun to make friends and play with others.  First, you have to make an effort, and then you have to know the rules, like asking before joining in.  You need to learn to take turns, play fair, and be a good sport.  This book teaches the basics of cooperation, getting along, making friends, and being a friend.   It also includes ideas for activities and has a special section for "joining in" games to play to help adults reinforce the books lessons to can use with kids to reinforce the skills being taught.

Pages:  40

Usually, a child who cant follow rules will end up in some kind of trouble.  In this book, we start with simple reasons why rules are needed:  to help us stay safe, learn, be fair, and get along.  Then we present just four basic rules: Listen, Best Work, Hands and Body to Myself, and Please and Thank You.  Throughout the entire learning process, with inviting, full color illustrations, the focus is put on the positive sense of pride that comes with being able to follow rules.  This book includes questions and activities adults can use to reinforce the ideas and skills being taught.

Pages:  40

Listening is essential to learning, growing, and getting along with others.  This encouraging book introduces and explains what listening means.  The simple words and inviting, full-color illustrations bring the concepts to life and help children develop skills for listening, understand why its important to listen, and focus on the positive results of listening This book is made to be read aloud, and contains scenarios and activities adults can use for to build social skills.

Pages:  40

When your bodys calm and still, listening works better.  If its time for young children to listen closely, this book sets the tone.  They discover that its important to open their eyes and ears but to close their mouths so good listening can begin.  This award-winning author/illustrator team offers a fresh look at the times and transitions all toddlers face daily, giving young children the tools to handle routines with confidence and cooperation.  Part of the Toddler Tools series, Listening Time can be shared before (or during) the desired time, or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines.

Pages:  24

Many of us know someone who is not happy unless they can engineer the movements of everyone around them.  These people force friends and family members to do what they don't want to do, and this type of manipulation and control are the tools of tyranny.  Understand what's behind a person's need to bend others to his or her own will.  See what you can do to resist people who are intent upon making decisions that you should be making for yourself.  Learn how you can assert yourself when others try to thwart your autonomy.

Runtime:  24 mins

There are polite words to use when you greet someone, ask for something, make a mistake, or even have to say "no".  Manners should always start with a smile, and then you add the words.  This book gives toddlers an early start on learning manners, and sets the stage for social skills that will last a lifetime.  This award-winning author/illustrator team offers a new look at the times and transitions all toddlers face daily, giving young children the tools to handle routines with confidence and cooperation.  Part of the Toddler Tools series, Manners Time can be shared before (or during) the desired time, or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines.

Pages:  24

Giving up the pacifier is a major accomplishment for many young children. This board book offers simple, comforting words and full color pictures to ease the transition and make it a positive experience for kids and adults alike.  By focusing on minimizing the stress and drama associated with feelings of loss, and then finding fun things to do without a pacifier, children can finally become pacifier-free.  Includes helpful tips for parents.
Part of the Award-Winning Best Behavior Series

Pages:  24

Teaching values education has always been a part of learning, often taking place indirectly during the school day.  Respect, Grades 1-2, takes a focused approach to values instruction, taking up current pedagogy, the most up-to-date research, and effective conflict resolution models.  The reproducible activities help students to recognize and internalize the core values practiced in their school and community.  Children learn the difference between "inner power" and "power over" as they work to develop a personal value framework that incorporates respect for themselves and others.

Pages:  60

Teaching values education has always been a part of learning, often taking place indirectly during the school day.  Respect, Grades 3-4, takes a focused approach to values instruction, taking up current pedagogy, the most up-to-date research, and effective conflict resolution models.  The reproducible activities help students to recognize and internalize the core values practiced in their school and community.  Children learn the difference between "inner power" and "power over" as they work to develop a personal value framework that incorporates respect for themselves and others.

Pages:  82

Teaching values education has always been a part of learning, often taking place indirectly during the school day.  Respect, Grades 5-6, takes a focused approach to values instruction, taking up current pedagogy, the most up-to-date research, and effective conflict resolution models.  The reproducible activities help students to recognize and internalize the core values practiced in their school and community.  Children learn the difference between "inner power" and "power over" as they work to develop a personal value framework that incorporates respect for themselves and others.

Pages:  67

Developing self-esteem and social resilience in students is fundamental to creating a safe, happy learning environment.  This book addresses these issues.  You can help your students develop skills in self-management, decision making, communication, goal setting, and cooperation.  Each lesson in Self-Esteem, Grades 2-3, includes a teacher page with objectives, pre-lesson discussion, and follow-up suggestions along with student reproducible page with clear instructions.

Pages:  128

Developing self-esteem and social resilience in students is fundamental to creating a safe, happy learning environment.  This book addresses these issues.  You can help your students develop skills in self-management, decision making, communication, goal setting, and cooperation.  Each lesson in Self-Esteem, Grades 4-5, includes a teacher page with objectives, pre-lesson discussion, and follow-up suggestions along with student reproducible page with clear instructions.

Pages:  128

Developing self-esteem and social resilience in students is fundamental to creating a safe, happy learning environment.  This book addresses these issues.  You can help your students develop skills in self-management, decision making, communication, goal setting, and cooperation.  Each lesson in Self-Esteem, Grades 6-8, includes a teacher page with objectives, pre-lesson discussion, and follow-up suggestions along with student reproducible page with clear instructions.

Pages:  128

This book is an excellent introduction to sharing, which is a positive social skill that all children need to learn early in life.  With examples and simple, full color illustrations, it describes four ways to share.  When children practice sharing, and understand how and why to share, they will realize the benefits of sharing.  This book is made to be read aloud, and contains scenarios and activities for adults to help children build social skills.

Pages:  40

Sharing can be fun, but sometimes it's hard.  With this book, you can give toddlers easy choices (take turns, use it together, wait for another time) to make sharing easier, and show them where to turn for help when sharing is difficult.  Young children will learn that sharing can mean double the fun.  This award-winning author/illustrator team offers a new look at the times and transitions all toddlers face daily, giving young children the tools to handle routines with confidence and cooperation.  Part of the Toddler Tools series, Sharing Time can be shared before (or during) the desired time, or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines.

Pages:  24

Each of these six unique board game has players discuss the solutions to socially challenging situations.  These are no correct or incorrect answers.  Together the group decides upon the best action encouraging all players to communicate, listen and participate in the game.  The game target six important issues that stutdents grades 1 to 5 often struggle with.

Trudy Ludwig delivers a story about real kids and real situations occurring everyday.  In this book, Charlie, Jack's friend, has learned that one magic word can get him out of almost any jam.  If you get caught, just say you're sorry.  Even though it makes Jack feel bad, Charlie's flip and insincere apologies get by most people until Charlie ruins a classmate's science fair project and Jack stands by to watch.  Jack and Charlie learn their lesson when a teacher makes them prove their apology by actually doing something.  The book is great for motivating children to think the sincerity of their words when making apologies or in their interactions with friends; but it also encourages adults to keep kids accountable for the authenticity of their words.

Pages:  32

Sally and her friends may be kids...but kids have stress too!  Stressball Sally and Friends follow the school days of a young girl and her classmates as they deal with everyday situations that cause stress in their lives.  In each episode of this educational DVD, stress reduction tools are both taught and applied.  In episode one, Sally, Will, and Martha learn to relax with deep breathing exercises and the power of positive thought.  Extra bonus material includes additional support information presented by school counselors and co-creators of this video that help adults recognize the warning signs of stress in kids and provide useful tools to help.  This DVD is geared toward children pre-k to grade 6.

Runtime:  32 mins

Its never too early for children to learn the methods of conflict resolution in a peaceful manner.  The best way to solve problems between people is by talking them over and working them out.  This book breaks the process down into clear, simple language with supporting, full color illustrations.  Children will learn to compose themselves, state the problem, listen, think of solutions, evaluate results, and even agree to disagree and show respect.  Made to be read aloud, this book also includes a special section for adults with problem solving games to play, sample scenarios and role playing with children.

Pages:  40

Using these 162 engaging group activities, children learn to find friends, get along with others, and respect each other's feelings and differences.  Every activity uses easily-accessible materials and incorporates the joy of music, movement, puppet-making, playdough fun, gardening and more.  Children will learn some great skills, including: Cooperation, Gentleness, Consideration of Others, Problem Solving, Generosity, and Recognition of Emotions.  This is a great book for fostering sharing and caring.

Trying new things is hard to do, for adults as well as children.  Its even harder to stay the course when something proves to be more difficult than we thought it would be, or when things dont work out the way we hoped.  Flexibility and perseverance are essential to success in all areas of life, at all ages and stages.  Made to be read aloud, this book includes full color, supportive illustrations that help introduce children to the benefits of trying something new and the basics of sticking to it.  It also includes perseverance games to play, and suggestions adults can use to reinforce the ideas and skills being taught.

Pages:  40

Having empathy is a sincere, personal understanding of how another person feels.  This is necessary for a positive, healthy relationship.   This book helps build empathy in children.  With clear, child-friendly words and full color illustrations, it helps them to understand that other people have feelings like theirs, and different from theirs.  It also guides children to show that they care by listening to others and respecting their feelings.  Made to read aloud, it includes a special section for adults with discussion questions to share, ideas to explore, and empathy games to play.

Pages:  40

Many children today have fears.  Some are real and others are imagined.  This book provides encouraging words and full color, supportive illustrations to show them how to face their fears and know where they can turn to for help.  Small children will also learn simple ways to help themselves.  The book also includes a special section for adults that contains ideas for supporting children when they feel afraid, and a gives list of additional resources.

Pages:  40

Selected as a "Teaching Tool" in Teaching Tolerance magazine
As children get older, they learn and use more words, including hurtful words.  While our Words Are Not for Hurting Board Book was written for children up to age 3, this expanded version is for ages 47.  This is a time of increasing vocabularies and growing awareness of how much words matter.  Children learn that they need to think before they speak, and then choose what to say and how to say it.  This book makes the correlation between hurtful words and feelings of anger, sadness, and regret.  It also provides positive ways for children to reply when others say unkind words to them, and reinforces the importance of saying Im sorry, two little words that can help a lot.  Includes activities and discussion starters that parents, caregivers, and educators can use when working with children.

Pages:  40