Students will practice analyzing social situation scenarios and using their social filters as RJ was taught in the picture book written by Julia Cook, I Can’t Believe You SAID That! Once the scenario is read aloud students will have to determine...

**Winner of the Purple Dragonfly Book Award - Honorable Mention****Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award!****Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award!** Our friend Freddie the Fly is having a hard time. He can’t figure out why his honesty is...

Long before he rose to prominence and attained international acclaim for his revolutionary work with America's abandoned and orphaned children, Father Edward Flanagan was an Irish farm lad, growing up in the emerald pastures of his homeland, learning the...

When you see your students display effective listening or following instruction skills, find a way to recognize them in front of their peers! The more you give praise and pay attention to positive behaviors in your classroom, the more often you will see...

This activity helps students practice the skill of disagreeing appropriately by respectfully debating their choices of favorite things. For the activity, a reproducible worksheet is provided so students can independently fill out their favorites of...

When Amelia starts working on a project, she has lots of great ideas... So many ideas, in fact, that she doesn't think she needs any help from anyone - not even her assigned project partners. She's an independent worker and is happier to go ahead and get...

Students will use their creativity and imagination to create a story of their own on the meaning of good sportsmanship. From Bryan Smith's If Winning Isn't Everything, Why Do I Hate to Lose? Activity Guide, this lesson offers a great blended learning...

Students will explore how using the skills of “Making an Apology” and “Asking for Permission” is very important around others, including their peers. This classroom activity from Julia Cook’s SORRY, I Forgot to Ask! Activity...

Parker Plum is really excited that the latest edition of his favorite comic - Max Mayhem, Intergalactic Space Detective - has arrived! Max's motto is "A good detective notices the things others might miss. But a great detective sees the bigger picture...

Winner of the Mom's Choice Award- Gold Medal Recipient! 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 flips and then it...

Winner of the 2021 Counselor's Choice Award! It seems that the older Blake gets, the more he is expected to do!  Blake's baseball team is having a bake sale fundraiser, and he just can't wait for his mom to whip up a batch of her famous chocolate...

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. Push his button and Gabe starts fighting. Push that...

This activity will allow students to research a product and read consumer comments and reviews based on their experience. Students will then evaluate the feedback given and decide if it is helpful or not. This is also a great opportunity to incorporate...

The material offered will help school administrators and teachers address the problems presented by bullying.  Included are the following: Surveys for students, staff, and parents to assess the bullying climate in your school 18 skill posters to...

As a child, it's not easy controlling your impulse reactions. Kids do things before they think all of the time. Remind students of the steps to controlling their impulses from Bryan Smith's What Were You Thinking? storybook, by displaying this...

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 this activity from ZEST: Live It! Activity Guide,...