Classroom

In terms of resilience and well-being, hope is a critically important predictor of success. Sometimes the dark clouds overhead seem too heavy and you feel like giving up. Little Candle knows all about this. Bad grades, being teased by classmates, and...

Cora June is B-O-S-S-Y! She points out her teacher’s boring assignments. She dictates the games people play at recess. She even objects to family dinners. If Cora June doesn’t get her way in the classroom, on the playground, or at home, she...

Freddie, our lovable fly, is tappin’ and flappin’ his way to trouble. He whirls around to and fro, buzzing from one distraction to another. Is it any wonder he forgets his lunch, fails his spelling test and leaves the house semi-undressed?...

Parker Plum wakes from a night of slumber to find a little green egg resting on his pillow. How did it get there? Parker doesn’t know, and doesn’t seem to care. He plops it in his pocket and starts his day… a day that gets worse by the...

"My name is Norman David Edwards, but everybody calls me Noodle. Sometimes I get tired of being told what to do." Every day Noodle hears all about what he needs to do and why he needs to do it. He hears it from his parents, teachers and coaches,...

Freddie returns with quite the conundrum, and boy is he one frustrated fly! He keeps missing social cues, so he misunderstands what people mean, and then he find himself in a mess. He just doesn't get that there is a lot more to communication than...

Learning how to get and stay organized is an important executive function skill for children. Author and educator Bryan Smith has developed four activities to accompany the It Was Just Right Here! storybook. The lessons are designed to teach...

Read the story, When I Couldn't Get Over It, I Learned to Start Acting Differently, and use these four downloadable activities to help children in grades K-6 deal with feelings of sadness. The activities will offer students coping mechanisms to work...

These downloadable activities help teach kids how to control their conversations and be excited about listening to, and learning from, others. Worksheets, games, discussion topics and group activities reinforce the message from the...

Author and educator Bryan Smith has developed four excellent activities to accompany the Mindset Matters story book. The four worksheets are designed to remind children the steps to a "gonna get it done" mindset through writing prompts,...

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 are designed to remind children the steps to managing...

Help your students learn the social skills that comprise The Well-Managed Schools curriculum by displaying these large, colorful 11" by 17" posters in your classroom. These 16 posters are great visual reminders as children are learning to get along with...