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B 127622B 127622 Abuelita and Me
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Carranza, Leonarda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes, puddle-jumping, and nail-painting. But venturing out into the city is not always as fun. On the bus and at the grocery store, people are impatient and suspicious, sometimes they even yell. Sad, angry, and scared, the story's young narrator decides not to leave home again, until a moment of empowerment helps her see the strength she and Abuelita share when they face the world together. Grandparent and child. Hispanic/Latino. Story about me. IL Pres-3. AR 3.2. Lexile 530.
Abuelita and Me KP  
B 92353B 92353 Activities for a Diverse Classroom (Grades 3-5)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Katz, Leah
Length: 80 Copyright: 2003

Subtitle: Connecting Students (2nd Edition). Offers activities that engage students in a process of understanding the need for friendships and acceptance of others. Helps teachers create a sense of community in the classroom and introduces students to new ways of thinking about relationships. Activities were designed for grades 3-5 to educate children about differences and increase their comfort level. Diversity. Tolerance.
Activities for a Diverse Classroom (Grades 3-5) T  
B 91929B 91929 Activities That Teach
Grade Lvl: T Author: Jackson, Tom
Length: 234 Copyright: 1993

Collection of 60 Active Learning lesson plans. Approach promotes cooperation, collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking, and experiential learning. Topics: alcohol, tobacco, communication, self-esteem, values, drugs, goal setting, peer pressure, cliques, advertising, and stress.
Activities That Teach T  
B 124225B 124225 Bad Mood and the Stick
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Snicket, Lemony
Length: 48 Copyright: 2017

Curly's bad mood travels from person to person, unexpectedly leaving opportunities for forgiveness, laughter, and love in its wake. Once there was a bad mood and a stick. The stick appeared when a tree dropped it. Where did the bad mood come from? Who picked up the stick? And where is the bad mood off to now? You never know what is going to happen. IL Pres-3. AR 3.4. RC 2.2. Lexile 560.
Bad Mood and the Stick KP  
B 123995B 123995 Bad Seed
Grade Lvl: KP Author: John, Jory
Length: 40 Copyright: 2017

A bad seed who cuts in line, never washes his hands or feet, and lies. He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be--happy? A tale that reminds us of the remarkably transformative power of will, acceptance, and just being you. Proves that positive change is possible for each and every one of us. Trauma sensitive. Behavior fiction. Humorous stories. IL Pres-3. AR 2.0. RC 1.3. Lexile 390.
Bad Seed KP  
B 124184B 124184 Baditude!: What to Do When Your Life Stinks!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cook, Julia
Length: 31 Copyright: 2015

Everything in Noodle’s life stinks, or so he thinks. Homework stinks. Practice stinks. Yard work stinks. And family pictures? They REALLY stink! This is the story of Noodle, a boy whose attitude, “or baditude,” is alienating everyone around him. Can Noodle let go of his angst and try to find the brighter side of life? With help from a teacher and his mom, Noodle learns how to turn his ‘have tos’ into ‘get tos’ and his baditude into gratitude! This title is part of the Responsible Me! series from Julia Cook. Realistic fiction. IL 2-6.
Baditude!: What to Do When Your Life Stinks! PI  
B 121178B 121178 Be Positive!
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Meiners, Cheri J
Length: 35 Copyright: 2013

Introduces young readers to ways of thinking and acting that will help them feel good about themselves and their lives, stay on course when things don't go their way, and contribute to other peoples happiness, too. Optimism. Positive psychology. Positive outlook. From the series Being The Best Me. Lexile 510 IL Pres-1. |
Be Positive! KP  
B 125653B 125653 Being You
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Pate, Alexs
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Delivers a message of hope and self-discovery in a time of uncertainty in our world. BEING YOU is a picture book celebrating every readers' individuality and talents. With an authentic voice, BEING YOU's poetic message of love and optimism for the future speaks directly to today's children. BEING YOU helps us to see the wonder and light within each of us. Stories about me. Identity. Individuality. IL Pres-3.
Being You KP  
B 97276B 97276 Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being
Grade Lvl: T Author: Achor, Shawn
Length: 237 Copyright: 2018

In a world that thrives on competition and individual achievement, we are measuring and pursuing potential all wrong. By pursuing success in isolation - pushing others away as we push ourselves too hard - we are not just limiting our potential, we are becoming more stressed and disconnected than ever. Just as happiness is contagious, every dimension of human potential - performance, intelligence, creativity, leadership ability and health - is influenced by those around us. So when we help others become better, we reach new levels of potential, as well. Rather than fighting over scraps of the pie, we can expand the pie instead. Small Potential is the limited success we can attain alone. BIG Potential is what we can achieve together. Here, Achor offers five strategies - the SEEDS of Big Potential--for lifting the ceiling on what we can achieve while returning happiness and meaning to our lives. Collective efficacy.
Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achieveme T  
B 96642B 96642 Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Grade Lvl: T Author: Van Der Kolk, Bessel
Length: 464 Copyright: 2014

An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure. Transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust. The author shows how these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, yoga, and other therapies. The Body Keeps the Score offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy—and a way to reclaim lives. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma T  
B 96663B 96663 Book of Awesome
Grade Lvl: T Author: Pasricha, Neil
Length: 393 Copyright: 2010

Contains brief essays in which comedy writer Neil Pasricha shares his observations on some of the little things in life that make people happy, such as popping bubble wrap, solving the "Wheel of Fortune" puzzle first, and seeing someone laugh in their sleep. Happiness.
Book of Awesome T  
B 97476B 97476 Burnout Cure: Learning to Love Teaching Again
Grade Lvl: T Author: Mielke, Chase
Length: 224 Copyright: 2019

How can you energize yourself to maintain or regain a positive outlook and love of teaching? What specific, immediate actions can you take to enhance your well-being and thrive both on and off the job? Award-winning teacher Chase Mielke draws from his own research, lesson plans, and experiences with burnout to help you change your outlook, strengthen your determination to be a terrific teacher, and reignite your core passion for teaching. The Burnout Cure explains how shifts in awareness, attitudes, and actions can be transformational for you and for your students. Text describes specific steps related to mindfulness, empathy, gratitude, and altruism that you can use on your own and with students via classroom lessons and activities.
Burnout Cure: Learning to Love Teaching Again T  
B 92136B 92136 Character Building Activities for Kids: Ready-To-Use Character Education Lessons and Activities for the Elementary Grades
Grade Lvl: T Author: Mannix, Darlene
Length: 385 Copyright: 2002

Lessons with reproducible activities one can use to help young people develop healthy behaviors and attitudes toward themselves and others. Organized into three sections that focus on respect for self, respect for others, and a positive outlook on life, each lesson included defines a specific character trait, shows children how to recognize the trait, and provides opportunities for children to apply the trait in their own daily lives. Some topics are honesty, promise-keeping, responsibility, generosity, compassion, understanding another's point of view, loyalty, fairness, sense of humor, initiative. Reproducible pages.
Character Building Activities for Kids: Ready-To-Use Character Education Le T  
B 97477B 97477 Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Success
Grade Lvl: T Author: Kafele, Baruti K
Length: 144 Copyright: 2013

Offers lessons and insights for teachers to inspire a passion to learn in their students by focusing on the teacher's attitude, relationship, and compassion for students, along with the learning environment and the cultural relevance of instruction. Replete with practical strategies and illustrative anecdotes drawn from the author's 20-plus years as a teacher and principal in inner-city schools, Closing the Attitude Gap offers a wealth of lessons and valuable insights that educators at all levels can use to fire up their students' passion to learn.
Closing the Attitude Gap: How to Fire Up Your Students to Strive for Succes T  
B 97259B 97259 Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change
Grade Lvl: T Author: Gordon, Jon / West, Damon
Length: 102 Copyright: 2019

An illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change. Attitude. Conduct of life. Self-esteem. Personal growth.
Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change T  
KM 12702KM 12702 Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted
Grade Lvl: T Author: Bowen, Will
Length: 284 Copyright: 2013

In this book, Will Bowen describes his program for becoming complaint free, explaining how the simple act of being mindful of complaining, criticizing, and gossiping can help people kick the habit of negativity, and sharing stories from men and women whose lives have improved because of their new attitudes. Kit also contains a DVD, A Complaint Free Revolution (1 hr. 6 min.)
Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life Y T  
B 93350B 93350 Creating Positive Support Groups for At-Risk Children: Ten Complete Curriculums for the Most Common Problems Among Elementary Students, Grades 1-8
Grade Lvl: T Author: Dennison, Susan
Length: 433 Copyright: 1997

Curriculum guide has over 125 interventions that are therapeutically sequenced for ten different support group problems. Includes social skills enhancement, self-esteem building, children of family life changes, children of substance abusers, anger/conflict resolution, traumatized children, stress management, learning performance, and school motivation/attitude enhancement support groups. Specific guidelines are provided for the set-up, goal development, sequencing of themes and actual intervention ideas.
Creating Positive Support Groups for At-Risk Children: Ten Complete Curricu T  
B 122298B 122298 Dragon Was Terrible
Grade Lvl: KP Author: DiPucchio, Kelly
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

When a dragon has a temper tantrum, no one can tame him, except for a little boy with a good book. Temper tantrums- Fiction. AR 2.7 RC 2.2 Lexile 370 IL Pres-2.
Dragon Was Terrible KP  
B 125646B 125646 Energy Bus for Kids: A Story about Staying Positive and Overcoming Challenges
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Gordon, Jon
Length: 48 Copyright: 2012

George is having a bad day until he gets on the Energy Bus and learns how to stay positive and overcome his challenges. The Energy Bus For Kids presents five rules for the "Ride of Your Life." Teaches kids how to fuel your ride with positive energy. Shares with kids how to love the people you share your journey with and how to enjoy the ride. Positive kids become positive adults. Encourage kids to get on the Energy Bus and infuse their lives with a newfound vision, attitude, and positivity.
Energy Bus for Kids: A Story about Staying Positive and Overcoming Challeng KPI  
B 96332B 96332 Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
Grade Lvl: T Author: Gordon, Jon
Length: 172 Copyright: 2007

Discusses ten methods for approaching one's work and personal life positively, in ways that facilitate accomplishment and motivate others. Teams in the workplace- Management.
Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy T  
B 118847B 118847 Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Fleischman, Paul
Length: 203 Copyright: 2014

A summary of today's environmental challenges also counsels teens on how to decode conflicting information, explaining the role of vested interests while identifying the sources behind different opinions, helping teens make informed choices. Environmental protection. Critical thinking. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students - 2015. AR 7.7 RC 10.0 Lexile 1080 IL 8-12.
Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines JS  
B 122426B 122426 Great
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gretzky, Glen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Joining a hockey team headlined by a young Wayne Gretzky, Taylor finds himself overwhelmed and playing badly when he tries to do too much to make a good impression on his new teammates. Gretzky, Wayne, 1961- Fiction. Perseverance. Teamwork (Sports)- Fiction. IL K-3.
Great KP  
B 96658B 96658 GRIT to Go: Classroom-Ready Resources to Motivate Growth Mindsets
Grade Lvl: T Author: Grant, Jim / Grant, Caleb
Length: 166 Copyright: 2016

Grit is the determination to achieve long-term goals, often against difficult odds. The word grit is often used as an umbrella term to describe being resilient, persistent, and having the will to deal with and overcome obstacles. Because learning is often a challenge, a student's grit can make the difference between failing and making the grade. Students who develop grit can improve their academic performance through strengthened resiliency and perseverance. Grit traits become good habits that enable students to persist in the face of adversity, setbacks, and disappointments when pursuing their goals in school and out. Book provides a roadmap for incorporating grit-building into an existing curriculum. Discusses the key attributes of grit, the connection between motivation and grit, and shows the explicit connections between grit qualities and improvements in students attitude and performance. Presents dozens of explicit classroom-ready strategies for building the grit capacity of students that foster motivation and strengthen perseverance, and raise academic performance. Includes flexible strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners. Details the benefits of allowing students to struggle and even fail from time-to-time, and how to motivate them to recover from failures. Includes classroom routines for goal setting and reporting. Reproducible pages.
GRIT to Go: Classroom-Ready Resources to Motivate Growth Mindsets T  
B 96825B 96825 Growing a Growth Mindset: Unlocking Character Strengths through Children’s Literature
Grade Lvl: T Author: Sheehan, Kevin / Ryan, Jessica
Length: 212 Copyright: 2017

Provides teachers with an innovative approach to teaching children the positive psychology constructs that underlie self-belief, goal motivation, and happiness.
Growing a Growth Mindset: Unlocking Character Strengths through Children’s T  
KM 12595KM 12595 Growing Mindful Cards
Grade Lvl: PIJS Author: Willard, Christopher / Abblett, Mitch
Length: 0 Copyright: 2015

Use the card to teach & incorporate mindfulness into the classroom and therapy session. The Growing Mindful card deck features 50 unique mindfulness activities to teach awareness, how to be present in the moment, and cultivate kindness & curiosity. Meditation. All ages.
Growing Mindful Cards PIJS  
KM 12513KM 12513 Growth Mindset Kit (Books)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ricci, Mary Cay / Dweck, Carol
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

Kit contains three professional books: 1.Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck; 2.Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools by Mary Cay Ricci; 3.Ready-to-Use Resources for Mindsets in the Classroom: Everything Educators Need for School Success by Mary Cay Ricci; also includes 20 picture books for students. Three-week loan period.
Growth Mindset Kit (Books) T  
B 125516B 125516 Grumpy Monkey
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Lang, Suzanne
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

Jim Panzee wakes up in a bad mood one beautiful day, but he keeps denying he is grumpy even as his friends give advice for feeling better. Animal stories. Humor fiction. Emotions and feelings. IL Pres-3. AR 2. Lexile 460. GR L.
Grumpy Monkey KP  
B 97274B 97274 Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
Grade Lvl: T Author: Achor, Shawn
Length: 236 Copyright: 2010

Most people want to be successful in life. And of course, everyone wants to be happy. When it comes to the pursuit of success and happiness, most people assume the same formula: if you work hard, you will become successful, and once you become successful, then you'll be happy. The only problem is that a decade of cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology has proven that this formula is backwards. Success does not beget happiness. Based on the largest study ever conducted on happiness and human potential (a survey conducted by the author of more than 1,600 students), Harvard lecturer Shawn Achor shares seven core principles of positive psychology that each one of us can use to improve our performance, grow our careers, and gain a competitive edge at work. He reveals how happiness actually fuels success and performance, not the other way around. Achor suggests when we are happier and more positive we are more engaged, creative, resilient to stress, and productive.
Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel T  
B 125651B 125651 Hard Hat for Kids: A Story About 10 Ways to Be a Great Teammate
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gordon, Jon / Gallagher, Lauren M
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

Mickey is a spunky talented basketball lover who has always dreamed about playing on her school's team. On the first day of practice, she learns of a special award given to the best teammate and soon discovers that there is a big difference between being the best player and being the best teammate. What follows is a story about selflessness, hard work, and compassion, and a clear lesson on putting the team first. Stories about me. Teamwork. IL Pres-3.
Hard Hat for Kids: A Story About 10 Ways to Be a Great Teammate KP  
B 125252B 125252 Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Carle, Eric
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

The Grouchy Ladybug feels less grouchy once her friends show her how nice love can be. Mood and feelings. IL Pres-1.
Hugs and Kisses for the Grouchy Ladybug KP  
B 96768B 96768 Hungry Mind: The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood
Grade Lvl: T Author: Engel, Susan
Length: 232 Copyright: 2015

The author claims that despite American education’s recent mania for standardized tests, testing misses what really matters about learning: the desire to learn in the first place. The Hungry Mind is an exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it develops in childhood, and how it can be fostered in school. Children naturally possess an active interest in knowing more about the world around them. But what begins as a robust trait becomes more fragile over time, and is shaped by experiences with parents, teachers, peers, and the learning environment. Susan Engel highlights the centrality of language and question-asking as crucial tools for expressing curiosity. She also uncovers overlooked forms of curiosity, such as gossip―an important way children satisfy their interest in other people. Although curiosity leads to knowledge, it can stir up trouble, and schools too often have an incentive to squelch it in favor of compliance and discipline. Balanced against the interventions of hands-on instructors and hovering parents, Engel stresses the importance of time spent alone, which gives children a chance to tinker, collect, read about the things that interest them, and explore their own thoughts. In addition to providing a theoretical framework for the psychology of curiosity, The Hungry Mind offers educators practical ways to put curiosity at the center of the classroom and encourage children’s natural eagerness to learn.
Hungry Mind: The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood T  
B 96875B 96875 Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Harris, Russ
Length: 166 Copyright: 2014

An illustrated guide to the practice of applied mindfulness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), teaching readers how to avoid the happiness trap and start living a life that has more meaning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a simple, self-administered therapy that uses mindfulness to enable a person to: Reduce stress and worry • Handle painful feelings and thoughts more effectively • Break self-defeating habits • Overcome insecurity and self-doubt • Recognize and treasure the whole range of emotions that make up a satisfying life. IL 7-T.
Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living JST  
B 122614B 122614 Kwik & Kwak Never Give Up
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Popov, Nikolai
Length: 48 Copyright: 2016

Kwik and Kwak are as different from one another as two frogs can be. The best friends push off from shore for an aquatic adventure, but at every turn they have very different reactions to what is happening. The optimist sees opportunity, the pessimist sees danger. This story of friendship delivers a message--life is what you make of it, and even when things seem darkest, don't give up, no matter what. Perseverance. IL Pres-1.
Kwik & Kwak Never Give Up KP  
B 93238B 93238 Lively Lessons for Classroom Sessions
Grade Lvl: T Author: Sartori, Rosanne
Length: 144 Copyright: 2000

Each lesson begins with a story introduced by the facilitator, followed by comprehension questions and interactive activities to keep children focused on the topic. Activities include small-group activities, reproducible activity sheets, art projects, poems, and more. Includes lessons on positive attitude, self-esteem, kindness and friendship, conflict resolution, feelings, stress, study skills, decision-making, careers, and drugs/alcohol. Grades 2-5.
Lively Lessons for Classroom Sessions T  
KM 12899KM 12899 Mindful Games Activity Cards: 55 Fun Ways to Share Mindfulness with Kids and Teens w/Chime
Grade Lvl: KPIJST Author: Greenland, Susan Kaiser
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

A deck of 55 mindfulness games for kids of all ages that takes a playful approach to developing attention and focus, and identifying and regulating emotions. The deck contains 55 5X7 illustrated cards, each devoted to one game or activity, and comes in a sturdy, beautifully designed box. Zenergy chime included in the kit to facilitate challenge cards and activities. Mindfulness. Mindset. Positive psychology. IL K-12.
Mindful Games Activity Cards: 55 Fun Ways to Share Mindfulness with Kids an KPIJST  
B 96972B 96972 Mindset for Learning: Teaching the Traits of Joyful, Independent Growth
Grade Lvl: T Author: Mraz, Kristine / Hertz, Christine
Length: 192 Copyright: 2015

We want our students to take on challenges with zeal, to see themselves not as static test scores but as agents of change. Shows us how to lead students to a growth mindset for school-and life-by focusing on five crucial, research-driven attitudes: optimism-putting aside fear and resistance to learn something new persistence-keeping at it, even when a task is hard flexibility-trying different ways to find a solution resilience-bouncing back from setbacks and learning from failure empathy-learning by putting oneself in another person's shoes. A Mindset for Learning pairs research-psychological, neurological, and pedagogical-with practical classroom help, including instructional language, charts and visuals, teaching tips, classroom vignettes, and more.
Mindset for Learning: Teaching the Traits of Joyful, Independent Growth T  
B 90701B 90701 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Grade Lvl: T Author: Dweck, Carol
Length: 276 Copyright: 2006

Reveals how personal mindsets affect and control every aspect of one's life. Offers advice on how to promote success and personal fulfillment.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success T  
KM 906KM 906 Mindsets in the Classroom Poster Set
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ricci, Mary Cay
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

From encouraging perseverance, to teaching students about how their brains work, to quotes about learning from failure, the Mindsets in the Classroom Poster Set helps schools looking to implement the ideas in the book, Mindsets in the Classroom by Mary Cay Ricci. When students believe that dedication and hard work can change their performance in school, they grow to become resilient, successful students. This set contains six posters (11" x 17").
Mindsets in the Classroom Poster Set T  
B 96671B 96671 Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ricci, Mary Cay
Length: 170 Copyright: 2013

Inspired by the popular mindset idea that hard work and effort can lead to success, Mindsets in the Classroom provides educators with ideas for ways to build a growth mindset school culture, wherein students are challenged to change their thinking about their abilities and potential. The book includes a planning template, step-by-step description of a growth mindset culture, and "look-fors" for adopting a differentiated, responsive instruction model teachers can use in their classrooms.
Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Culture of Success and Student Achiev T  
B 96700B 96700 Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
Grade Lvl: T Author: Siegel, Daniel J
Length: 314 Copyright: 2010

Argues that mindsight, the skill that provides the foundation for emotional and social intelligence, offers people the power to make positive changes in the brain & in their lives. Fom anxiety to depression and feelings of shame and inadequacy, from mood swings to addictions, OCD, and traumatic memories, many may have a mental “trap” that causes recurring conflict in lives and relationships. Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, shows how to use mindsight to escape these traps. By cultivating mindsight, individuals can effect positive, lasting changes.
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation T  
B 96870B 96870 MindUP Curriculum: Grades 3-5: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning—and Living
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 160 Copyright: 2011

A curriculum for teachers that presents fifteen lessons for students, in grades third through fifth, on how the brain can improve behavior and learning. Lessons include focused awareness, mindful listening, and expressing gratitude. Fosters social & emotional awareness. Each lesson begins with background information on the brain, introducing a specific area of concentration with an activity in which students can see concrete examples of how their brain functions. Offers strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life. The lessons fit into any schedule and require minimal preparation. Classroom management tips and content-area activities helps one extend the benefits of MindUP.
MindUP Curriculum: Grades 3-5: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning—and Li T  
B 96871B 96871 MindUP Curriculum: Grades 6–8: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning—and Living
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 160 Copyright: 2011

This curriculum features 15 lessons that use information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life. The program was developed not only to expand students' social & emotional awareness, but also to improve their academic performance. The lessons fit easily into any schedule and require minimal preparation. Classroom management tips and content-area activities helps one extend the benefits of MindUP.
MindUP Curriculum: Grades 6–8: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning—and Li T  
B 96869B 96869 MindUP Curriculum: Grades PreK–2: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning—and Living
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 160 Copyright: 2011

A curriculum for teachers that presents fifteen lessons for students, in grades Pre-K through second, on how the brain can improve behavior and learning. Lessons include focused awareness, mindful listening, and expressing gratitude. They foster social & emotional awareness. Each lesson offers strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life. All lessons begin with background information on the brain, introducing specific areas of concentration, each with an activity in which children can see concrete examples of how their brain functions. The lessons fit into any schedule and require minimal preparation. Classroom management tips and content-area activities help extend the benefits of MindUP.
MindUP Curriculum: Grades PreK–2: Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning—and T  
B 92213B 92213 Mrs. Ruby's Life Lessons for Kids Gr 3-5
Grade Lvl: T Author: Zientek, Joan
Length: 143 Copyright: 2001

Subtitle: Essential Skills for Increasing Emotional Quotient. Emotional intelligence. Presents 12 reproducible lessons to help increase E.Q. Each lesson focuses on a single topic. Mrs. Ruby explains each lesson through a story. The story is followed by discussion questions and activities. Some topics: teaching, assertive behavior (standing up for yourself), controlling anger, positive outlook, point of view, dealing with mistakes and failure.
Mrs. Ruby's Life Lessons for Kids Gr 3-5 T  
B 123883B 123883 My Cancer Days
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Filigenzi, Courtney
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

A young girl uses color to express her full range of emotions as she undergoes cancer treatment. Fiction. IL Pres-4.
My Cancer Days KP  
B 96797B 96797 No More Stinking Thinking: A Workbook for Teaching Children Positive Thinking
Grade Lvl: T Author: Altiero, Joann
Length: 60 Copyright: 2007

A collection of worksheets designed for parents, teachers, and therapists to help children develop the cognitive skills necessary to cope with situations such as criticism, disappointment, and bullying. Based on the CBT approach, it encourages children to explore their negative thinking patterns which in turn enhances their ability to cope with daily challenges. Reproducible pages.
No More Stinking Thinking: A Workbook for Teaching Children Positive Thinki T  
B 96930B 96930 Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Grade Lvl: T Author: Holiday, Ryan
Length: 224 Copyright: 2014

The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck.
Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph T  
B 86452B 86452 Old Jake's Skirts
Grade Lvl: P Author: Scott, C. Anne
Length: 34 Copyright: 1998

A reclusive pumpkin farmer finds an abandoned steamer trunk filled with cotton calico skirts which he eventually uses around the house in ways which seem to bring him luck. Lost and found possessions. Illustrated by David Slonim. AR 4.5. Follett RL 6.7. Lexile 590. Hermit. Superstitions.
Old Jake's Skirts P  
B 123681B 123681 Penguin Problems
Grade Lvl: KP Author: John, Jory
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

This penguin has come to tell you that life in Antarctica is no paradise. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have a ton of natural predators. Plus, can you imagine trying to find your mom in a big ol' crowd of identical penguins? No, thank you. Yes, it seems there is no escaping the drudgery of your daily grind, whatever it might be? Mindset. Humorous fiction. Animal stories. IL Pres-2. AR 2.0. Lexile 500.
Penguin Problems KP  
B 96333B 96333 Positive Dog: A Story About the Power of Positivity
Grade Lvl: T Author: Gordon, Jon
Length: 103 Copyright: 2012

A business fable in which the big dog teaches the negative dog how to feed positivity each day, and as the negative dog puts positive lessons into practice he changes his attitude, and improves himself and those around him. Positivism.
Positive Dog: A Story About the Power of Positivity T  
B 96863B 96863 Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom
Grade Lvl: T Author: O'Grady, Patty
Length: 365 Copyright: 2013

Presents the basics of positive psychology to educators and provides interactive resources to enrich teachers’ proficiency when using positive psychology in the classroom. O’Grady underlines the importance of teaching the whole child: encouraging social awareness and positive relationships, fostering self-motivation, and emphasizing social and emotional learning. Through the use of positive psychology in the classroom, children can learn to be more emotionally aware of their own and others’ feelings, use their strengths to engage academically and socially, pursue meaningful lives, and accomplish their personal goals.
Positive Psychology in the Elementary School Classroom T  
B 118244B 118244 Pout-Pout Fish
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Diesen, Deborah
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise. AR 3.0 RC 2.1 Lexile NP IL Pres-1.
Pout-Pout Fish KP  
KM 13289KM 13289 Pout-Pout Fish (3 Wonderbooks)
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Diesen, Deborah
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading "dreary wearies" isn't really his destiny. Set of 3 WonderBooks, plus cables, headphones, charger and a 5-way splitter. Wonderbook run time: 5 minutes and 9 seconds. Series fiction: Pout-Pout Fish, Book 1. IL Pres-2. AR 3.0. RC 2.1.
Pout-Pout Fish (3 Wonderbooks) KP  
B 96868B 96868 Practicing Happiness Workbook: How Mindfulness Can Free You from the Four Psychological Traps That Keep You Stressed, Anxious, and Depressed
Grade Lvl: T Author: Baer, Ruth
Length: 225 Copyright: 2014

Provides a guide to using mindfulness skills to avoid the four common psychological traps of rumination, avoidance, emotion-driven behavior, and self-criticism that people fall into and that cause stress in their lives. Meditation- Therapeutic use.
Practicing Happiness Workbook: How Mindfulness Can Free You from the Four P T  
B 115430B 115430 Pregnancy Project: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rodriguez, Gaby
Length: 218 Copyright: 2012

Gaby Rodriguez, whose mother and older sister both became pregnant as teenagers, explains what she learned from faking a pregnancy as a high school senior in order to find out how people would treat her. Teenage pregnancy United States. Stereotypes (Social psychology) AR 6.5 RC 7.6 Lexile 970 IL 9-12.
Pregnancy Project: A Memoir JS  
B 119417B 119417 Rain!
Grade Lvl: K Author: Ashman, Linda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear. Mood (Psychology)- Fiction. Neighbors- Fiction. IL Pres-K.
Rain! K  
B 125083B 125083 Raise Your Hand
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tapper, Alice Paul
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

When Alice Tapper noticed that the girls in her class weren't participating as much as the boys, she knew she had to do something about it. With help from her Girl Scout troop and her parents, she came up with a patch that other girls could earn if they took a pledge to be more confident in school. Alice even wrote an op-ed about the experience for the New York Times! Inspired by that piece, this picture book illustrates her determination, bravery, and unwillingness to accept the status quo. With Marta Kissi's delightful illustrations depicting Alice's story, young readers everywhere will want to follow Alice's lead and raise their hand! Self-actualization. Life skills. Participation. IL K-4.
Raise Your Hand PI  
B 125764B 125764 Rosie's Glasses
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Whamond, Dave
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

In this wordless picture book, Rosie wakes up in a monochrome world, with a dark cloud over her head. As she plods through her miserable, gray day, the cloud follows. Mishaps and mayhem thwart her every move, irritating noises assault her--and the pouring rain makes everything worse. But then, on her way home from school, Rosie finds a pair of strange glasses. When she puts them on, her world transforms into vivid, joyful color. All of a sudden, she can see the beauty and fun in everything around her--and her dark cloud has disappeared. Are the glasses magic? Or could it be that changing how we look at the world can change the way we experience it? Wordless picture book. Optimism fiction. Perspective. Social emotional learning. IL Pres-3.
Rosie's Glasses KP  
B 125262B 125262 Santa Bruce
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Higgins, Ryan T
Length: 48 Copyright: 2018

Bruce is a lot of things. He is a bear. He is a grump. He is a pretty decent cook. And he is a mother. One thing Bruce is not? Santa Claus. But that doesn't stop the whole forest from lining up to give him their Christmas wishes when he becomes the victim of mistaken identity - again. Series fiction: Mother Bruce. Favorite characters. Holiday fiction. IL Pres-2. AR 2.4. Lexile 530.
Santa Bruce KP  
B 125654B 125654 Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Dismondy, Maria
Length: 36 Copyright: 2008

Lucy is teased by a boy at school because she is different. She has the courage to be true to herself and to make the right choice when that same boy needs her help. Stories about me. Individuality. Teasing. IL Pres-3. AR 3.3. Lexile 610.
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage To Be Who You Are KP  
B 96929B 96929 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Grade Lvl: T Author: Sinek, Simon
Length: 256 Copyright: 2011

In 2009, Simon Sinek started a movement to help people become more inspired at work, and in turn inspire their colleagues and customers. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, including more than 28 million who’ve watched his TED Talk based on START WITH WHY -- the third most popular TED video of all time. START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action T  
KM 7487KM 7487 Starting School & Puppet
Grade Lvl: KP Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1995

Contains armadillo (12" hand puppet), facts and folktale sheet, and activity book with three programs to help young students develop a positive attitude toward school. Includes Hi and Welcome!, a workbook-type program that gives young students a broad picture of the school day; Afraid To Go To School is designed to be used with an individual student who fears coming to school; Attendance Is a Very Long Word is a program that emphasizes the importance of regular school attendance. School phobia. Reproducible pages.
Starting School & Puppet KP  
B 123683B 123683 Step Forward With Curiosity
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Welbourn, Shannon
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Without curiosity, we may never have known the world's greatest inventions or discovered its most amazing places. This empowering title offers helpful ideas, practical tips, and inspiring stories about how being curious about the world around you can help you reach your goals. Inspirational stories of individuals show how their curiosity led them to regularly ask questions and seek answers leading them to uncover new and exciting things. Learn how to make curiosity a habit that will help you step forward. Whole chld. Mindset and mindfulness. Nonfiction picture book. Step Forward! series.
Step Forward With Curiosity KPI  
B 123682B 123682 Step Forward With Optimism
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Miller, Reagan
Length: 24 Copyright: 2017

Optimism allows you to be positive about your future, and always be hopeful that you will reach your goals. Without it, you might give up on chasing your dreams! This inspiring book looks at the life-changing effect optimism has in our world, and gives you tips on how to keep your head up even when situations feel tough. Learn how to have a positive outlook so you can step forward with optimism and believe that anything is possible! Whole child. Mindset and mindfulness. Nonfiction series: Step Forward! IL K-4. Lexile 790.
Step Forward With Optimism KPI  
B 121720B 121720 Stickley Sticks to It!: A Frog's Guide to Getting Things Done
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Miles, Brenda
Length: 0 Copyright: 2015

Book introduces children to a frog whose feet stick to everything they come into contact with but who learns the importance of persevering despite obstacles. When it comes to homework, projects, and goals, Stickley the frog is a flexible thinker who never gives up. Perseverance- Fiction. IL K-3.
Stickley Sticks to It!: A Frog's Guide to Getting Things Done KP  
B 96876B 96876 Stuff That Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Sedley, Ben
Length: 89 Copyright: 2017

Offers a guide to accepting emotions, rather than struggling against them. Teaches one to prioritize thoughts, feelings, and values. The author, a clinical psychologist and an experienced practitioner of family and adolescent therapy, presents plenty of generalized problems and issues that are common among young people, and offers potential solutions and ideas to combat them. He describes skills that can help readers stop trying to fight against their unwanted emotions and cope with inevitable setbacks. IL 7-T.
Stuff That Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Com JST  
B 110027B 110027 Taking a Stand
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ehrman, M.K.
Length: 112 Copyright: 2009

Subtitle: Being a Leader & Helping Others. Shares the true-to-life stories of nine teen and preteen girls who are trying to find the leader in themselves, each with comments and advice from psychologist Dr. Vicki Panaccione. From the series Essential Health. Strong, Beautiful Girls. AR 6.0. Follett RL 6.1.
Taking a Stand IJ  
B 96699B 96699 Teach, Breathe, Learn: Mindfulness in and out of the Classroom
Grade Lvl: T Author: Srinivasan, Meena
Length: 222 Copyright: 2010

Teach, Breathe, Learn provides accessible, practical application of mindfulness to overcome challenges faced during the school day. Testimonials from students and colleagues are woven throughout the book. Teach, Breathe, Learn is designed for educators at all levels, parents interested in sharing mindfulness with their children, and anyone curious about how to cultivate their own mindfulness practice and eventually teach mindfulness to others. Part 1 helps teachers develop compassion and shift from "reacting" to "responding" to demands. Part 2 offers techniques for cultivating loving-kindness, gratitude and seeing students, colleagues, and parents as oneself. The last section of the book introduces a curriculum teachers can use to incorporate mindfulness into their classroom, replete with lesson plans, handouts, and homework assignments.
Teach, Breathe, Learn: Mindfulness in and out of the Classroom T  
B 96464B 96464 Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young Children, 4th Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ramsey, Patricia
Length: 224 Copyright: 2015

Early childhood educator Patricia Ramsey draws on a wide range of research and practice from different communities around the world to further explore the complexities of raising and teaching young children in a world fraught with societal divisions and inequities. Using examples and stories, this book offers concrete suggestions to encourage teachers to reflect on their own histories and experiences and to challenge and rethink their assumptions and attitudes toward children and teaching. Describes research-based classroom practices to engage children in exploring the complexities of race, economic inequities, immigration, environmental issues and sustainability, gender and sexual orientation and identities, and abilities and disabilities. It also addresses the challenges of teaching in the context of globalization, pervasive social media, and increased standards and accountability.
Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young T  
B 94778B 94778 Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners
Grade Lvl: T Author: Cleveland, Kathleen
Length: 233 Copyright: 2011

Book by Kathleen Palmer Cleveland is a response to growing concerns about a crisis in boys academic achievement. Presents findings from four large-scale studies about how boys learn best and combines these findings with insights about ongoing social and learning-style factors that affect learning in the classroom, plus lesson plans and anecdotes from real teachers working across all grade levels and subject areas. Cleveland's Pathways to Re-Engagement is a framework for decision making in the classroom. The Pathways model seeks to: Replace the underachieving boy's negative attitudes about learning; Reconnect each boy with school, with learning, and with a belief in himself as a competent learner; Rebuild learning skills that lead to success in school and in life; and Reduce the need for unproductive and distracting behaviors as a means of self-protection.
Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies That Turn Underachievers i T  
B 124177B 124177 That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Cook, Julia
Length: 31 Copyright: 2016

The rules keep getting in the way of Noodle's fun. There are so many rules -- too many rules! And Noodle struggles because he doesn't think many of them actually apply to him. Will Noodle's mother and teacher convince him that rules are meant to help, not harm, him? Julia Cook's Responsible Me! Series. Book 3. Realistic fiction. IL 2-6. AR 3.5.
That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me! PI  
B 96953B 96953 Trauma-Informed School: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for Administrators and School Personnel
Grade Lvl: T Author: Sporleder, Jim / Forbes, Heather T
Length: 256 Copyright: 2016

This is an all-inclusive guide designed to give school administrators of any school (elementary, middle or high school), step-by-step instructions of how to turn a school of any size into a trauma-informed school. With over 250 pages of content, this guide gives you the protocols you need along with a link to download all the documents needed for a successful implementation.
Trauma-Informed School: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for Administrat T  
B 128041B 128041 Umbrella
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Ferry, Beth
Length: 48 Copyright: 2023

A little girl and her dog find unexpected ways to spread the light in their dreary town where it always rains, showing that happiness is contagious. Perseverance (literary theme). Self-management. Happiness. Story in rhyme. Community. IL Pres-3. AR 1.0.
Umbrella KP  
B 123977B 123977 What Do You Do With a Chance?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Yamada, Kobi
Length: 44 Copyright: 2017

What do you do with a chance? Especially one that seems too big or too wild or just out of reach? Do you hold back? Do you act like you don't care? Do you let it slip away? This is the story of some remarkable chances and the child who doesn't know quite what to do with them. But the more chances come around, the more the child's fascination grows. And then, one day, a little courage makes all the difference in the world. Series fiction: What Do You Do With A....? Mindfulness and mindset. Courage. Chances. IL K-3. AR 2.7.
What Do You Do With a Chance? KP  
B 95407B 95407 When Teaching Gets Tough: Smart Ways to Reclaim Your Game
Grade Lvl: T Author: Mendler, Allen
Length: 189 Copyright: 2012

Offers teachers practical strategies for dealing with unruly students, difficult parents, and classroom distractions. Effective teaching. Teacher effectiveness.
When Teaching Gets Tough: Smart Ways to Reclaim Your Game T  
B 127941B 127941 Who I Am
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Verde, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2023

Subtitle: Words I Tell Myself. Encourage kids to practice self-love every day with this uplifting collection of positive affirmations. Series fiction: I Am. Self-management. Attitude fiction. Personality. Self-love. Self-acceptance. Affirmations. Positive psychology. IL Pres-3.
Who I Am KP  
B 93462B 93462 WiseQuotes (Grades 3-5)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 243 Copyright: 1997

Subtitle: Skills for Building Positive Character. Interdisciplinary program includes activities that promote positive choices by highlighting the words and lives of positive role models from different cultures, backgrounds, and fields. Contains hundreds of class activities, projects, journal writing ideas, quotations, proverbs, speeches, and poems. Character Themes: Positive Attitude; Respect; Responsibility; Self-Discipline; Relationships; Personal Goals; Citizenship; and Conflict Resolution. From the series WiseSkills.
WiseQuotes (Grades 3-5) T  
B 93463B 93463 WiseWords (Grades K-2)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 230 Copyright: 1997

Subtitle: Wisdom for Making Good Choices. Interdisciplinary program includes activities that promote positive choices by highlighting the words and lives of positive role models from different cultures, backgrounds, and fields. Provides character-building activities and projects for the primary grades. Provides read-aloud stories, creative expression ideas, family activities, wise sayings, brief biographies for teachers and more. Character Themes: Positive Attitude; Respect; Responsibility; Self-Discipline; Relationships; Personal Goals; Citizenship; and Conflict Resolution. From the series WiseSkills.
WiseWords (Grades K-2) T  
B 123123B 123123 World of Pausabilities: An Exercise in Mindfulness
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Sileo, Frank J
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Teach children to take a pause in their lives, to stop activity, to understand quiet time, and to think about what they are doing and where they are going. IL K-3.
World of Pausabilities: An Exercise in Mindfulness KP