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Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons that Marcos learns in the storybook, Marcos, Did You Hear Me? The activities are designed to help young people in grades K-6 learn to actively listen to others. The five activities...

From standing up to a bully to speaking up when you're struggling in school to sharing concerns with a partner when you're an adult to advocating for what you need or want in a job, self-advocacy has many benefits. But it takes practice! Award-winning...

Impulse control is an executive functioning skill that allows you think before you act and to prioritize long-term success over short-term gains. When you have good self-control, you are able to resist doing things that may be harmful to yourself or to...

Problem solving involves many other executive functioning behaviors, including reasoning, attention, planning, initiation, working memory, and self-monitoring. Teach your students problem solving skills with these activities that accompany the...

Join in on the fun with an activity from Bryan Smith’s If Winning Isn’t Everything Why Do I Hate to Lose? Students will practice their sportsmanship skills during a coin flip game called “Don’t Flip Out.” Extend the...

Students will complete Random Acts of Kindness to help create an artistic display of a tree while learning the importance of applying compassion and kindness towards their peers. This activity can be done as a whole class, grade or entire school. The...

Students will have to determine whether certain scenarios demonstrate good or bad sportsmanship. Bryan Smith’s If Winning Isn’t Everything, Why Do I Hate to Lose? storybook explains the importance of teamwork and fairness. Put to use the...

Students will learn to show good sportsmanship regardless of whether they win or lose with this interactive activity. Bryan Smith’s picture book, If Winning Isn’t Everything, Why Do I Hate to Lose?, is highly recommended for this classroom...

Help students understand that everyone has different talents and skills and remind them how important it is to value the contributions of others. Reinforce the message from Bryan Smith's Everyone's Contributions Count storybook, by displaying...

Competition is a natural, and in most instances, healthy part of growing up. We encourage our students and athletes to strive to be the best they can be. Reinforce the message and social skill of "Displaying Good Sportsmanship" from Bryan Smith's...

Teaching children to do random acts of kindness helps them understand why it's important to be nice to others. It also helps them learn that just doing something nice for someone can be a great reward all by itself! Reinforce the message from Bryan...

Being able to speak up for yourself is a life skill. Teaching children the value of self-advocacy can help in many ways. Remind students of the steps to controlling their impulses from Bryan Smith's Speak Up For Yourself storybook, by displaying this...

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 one thing all of us have in common is that we have to solve problems and challenges of various degrees. A lucky few among us always seem to resolve complex problems successfully by thinking critically and logically. Even the most talented problem...

Students will become creative when discussing and being reminded to always show good sportsmanship. Start off by reading Bryan Smith’s If Winning Isn’t Everything, Why Do I Hate to Lose? storybook to your class. Once the story has been...

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...