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Teaching Character with Social Skills

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A new way to use Noodle's adventures in the classroom - a Teacher Activity Guide from Julia Cook and Boys Town Press!

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Empathy is My Superpower!

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A Story about Showing You Care Amelia can’t quite get why some people behave the way they do. Why does her brother cry when it’s dark? Why does her classmate Kayla take so long to...
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Kindness Counts

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When Cade and his family find out their ice cream order was paid for by another patron, they continue paying it forward, and so starts the discussion of random acts of kindness. Cade takes this idea...
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The Power of an Attitude of Gratitude

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Willie Bohanon & Friends Learn the Power of Showing Appreciation Encourage students in grades 3 through 8 to look beyond themselves and appreciate others with the story of Willie Bohanon...
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The Power of an Attitude of Gratitude Downloadable Activity Guide eBook

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Classroom Ideas for Teaching How and Why to Show Appreciation Help students acquire the knowledge of keeping it REAL (Recognize, Express, Appreciate, and Learn) with Willie Bohanon and...
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Middle School Misfits: The Stained Glass Tree Activity Guide

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This activity guide, designed to accompany the Middle School Misfits: The Stained Glass Tree chapter book, includes more than 20 activities for students in grades 5-9 on important topics addressed in...
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Freddie the Fly: Connecting the Dots

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A Story About Learning to Read Social Cues Freddie returns with quite the conundrum! He keeps missing social cues, so he misunderstands what people mean, and then he finds himself in a mess. He...
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The Judgmental Flower

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Introduce the topics of cultural diversity and racial prejudice to students in grades K through 6. Help children develop emotional intelligence skills in learning to accept and value differences in...
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Table Talk

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Funny rhymes and colorful illustrations help young readers learn the social skills they need when they sit for a meal. Written from the Table's point of view, kids are empowered and gain social...

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Common Sense Parenting Skill Cards

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Help refresh parents' memories of how to use techniques such as Effective Praise and Corrective Teaching. This skill card is for parent Educators and trainers who use the Common Sense Parenting®...
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Common Sense Parenting, 4th Edition

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Using Your Head as Well as Your Heart to Raise School-Aged Children This 4th edition of Common Sense Parenting® offers parents of children ages 6-16 a menu of proven techniques to use while...
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What Every Parent Should Know About

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Parents, professionals and kids can use this compact booklet to get the facts on dangers facing today's youth and families. Concise and easy-to-read, this booklet (also available in Spanish) outlines...
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Common Sense Parenting Parent Workbook

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Parent Educators who teach the Common Sense Parenting® class need one workbook for each participant. This workbook is intended only for parents taking the class and is not a substitute for the...
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Basic Social Skills For Youth

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Have you ever faced new or even familiar situations where you were embarrassed or got into trouble because you didn't know what to do or how to behave? Learning the skills included in this book will...
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Downloadable Activities: What Were You Thinking?

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Learning impulse control is important for children. Author and educator Bryan Smith has developed four excellent activities to accompany the storybook What Were You Thinking?. These worksheets...
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Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers Skill Cards

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These skill cards are for parents who are using the Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers: Parent Trainer's Kit. Wallet-sized cards made of durable plastic. The cards have "how to"...
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Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers, 2nd Edition

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Set up your child and yourself for success and learn how discipline can be more about teaching than punishment, and more positive than negative for parents and children. Time and research-tested...

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Herman Jiggle, Say Hello!

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How will Herman Jiggle make a good first impression or make any friends if he's too nervous to even say hello? Whenever he introduces himself, he gets tongue-tied and his tummy does flip-flops. Poor...
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I'll NEVER Get All of That Done!

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Blake's baseball team is doing a bake sale fundraiser. He just can't wait for his mom to whip up a batch of her famous chocolate chip cookies! That is, until Mom reminds Blake that it is HIS...
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Pause Power

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Uh-oh! Gabe is losing it again. See all those big, bright buttons popping up all over his body? They come out whenever someone or some situation gets under his skin. And they pop up ALL. THE. TIME...
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Downloadable Poster: Impulse Control Poster

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Downloadable PDF poster to go along with the book What Were You Thinking? from the Executive FUNction series. Remind students of the steps to controlling their impulses. An email address must...
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Executive FUNction Series Set of 7 Storybooks

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Bundle and SAVE by purchasing the set! Brothers Braden and Blake are the central characters in the Executive FUNction picture books. One is quick to turn the smallest setbacks into the biggest...
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Downloadable Activity: Anagrams of Zest (ZEST: Live It!)

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The more people focus on the positive things happening in their lives, the more zest they will have. All students should be encouraged to find ways to look at their world through a positive lens. In...
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Downloadable Activity: What Are My Storm Warnings? (Priscilla & the Perfect Storm)

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Students will have an action plan for dealing with their emotional storms by learning how to recognize the warning signs and symptoms they experience when getting frustrated. Have each student work...
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I Can't Believe You SAID That! Book with Audio Download

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Children in grades K-6 can read along and listen to author Julia Cook read RJ's social skill story about using social filters. Families can practice reading together while being entertained and...

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