E-LS 38 Redpath, Ann, Ed.D; Espeland, Pamela; and Verdick, Elizabeth. The Adding Assets Series Kids: Teacher’s Guide and Student Books. FreeSpirit Publishing. $88.03. Grades 3-6.
This comprehensive, easy-to-use asset-building curriculum for grades 3-6 includes 42 sessions: one for each of the 50 Developmental Assets, plus introductory and concluding sessions—all correlated to national standard. Each session includes activities, discussion prompts, and a handout to bring home to parents and other family adults. The included CD-ROM features all of the reproducible forms from the book and an additional 40 pages of student handouts used in the sessions.
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E-LS 47 Life Skills Clever Catch Balls. Bright Apple ($23.99)
Develop important life skills while playing catch in your classroom. Toss these 24” inflatable vinyl balls around the room and answer the question found under your left thumb. Grade level 1-6 (2010)
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E-LS 46 Life Skills Math Games. Bright Apple 6 games ($138.99)
ELS46A Menu Math E LS46B Purchase ELS46C Grocery Cart ELS46D Shopping Cart ELS46E Bank Account ELS46F Department Store Math
Our best-selling series teaches basic functional math skills in an exciting, hands-on way! Students travel around the colorful game boards purchasing items at restaurants and stores, calculating coupons, making change, keeping track of expenses, paying bills, earning money, and more! Grade Level 3-12 (2010)
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E-LS 45 Petty, Karen, PH.D. Deployment. YouthLight, Inc. ($24.95)
Children with parents in the military face unfamiliar and complicated emotions. This comprehensive handbook is for civilians and military personnel who work with or care for children who experience separation through deployment, death, or divorce. (2010, 180 pgs)
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E-LS 44 Stier, Catherine Bugs In My Hair MARCO Products, Inc. ($16.95) (Grades 1-4)
It happens to school children every year. The dreaded head lice. And when it happens to practically perfect Ellie LaFleur she is, like children everywhere, devastated. As children relate to Ellie’s situation they follow with her through the steps of ridding Ellie’s head of the “bugs.” The author includes a note for the concerned parents. 2008, Hardcover, 32pgs.
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E-LS 43 The Trevor Romain (DVD) Collection National Center for Youth Issues, ($289.95) (Grades 1 - 6)
E-LS 43 – 1 Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain
E-LS 43 – 2 Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney
E-LS 43 – 3 Taking the “Duh” Out of Divorce
E-LS 43 – 4 Facing Fear Without Freaking Out
E-LS 43 – 5 How To Do Homework Without Throwing Up
E-LS 43 – 6 What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?
**Please indicate when ordering if you would like individual titles or the complete set**
When faced with issues such as death, divorce, bullying, fear and homework struggles, these great videos offer children concrete skills and ways to cope. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes in length, with 50 minutes of bonus features, including teacher/parent resource guide. There is an English/Spanish version on each DVD.
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E-LS 42 The Character Chronicles: Award Winning Video Series Boulden Publishing, ($359.50) (Grades 4 - 6)
The Character Chronicles brings character education alive for upper elementary and middle school students. Presented from the point of view of six middle school video bloggers, this series explores The Six Pillars of Character through the thoughts and personal experiences of young people throughout the U.S. The series contains a variety of entertaining and provocative elements including inspiring documentaries, humorous vignettes, and insightful teen discussions about each of the pillars. These compelling chronicles sparkle with a hip, modern, energetic style that young viewers will love to watch. This six DVD set focuses on the Six Pillars of Character: 1) The Trust Connection; 2) The Respect Connection; 3) The Responsibility Connection; 4) The Fairness Connection; 5) The Caring Connection; and 6) The Citizenship Connection.
E-LS 41 Broken Toy: Video on Teasing and Bullying Boulden Publishing, ($49.95) (Grades K - 2)
This well done and highly requested video tells the story of Raymond, a 12 year old boy who is constantly being picked on by his classmates. These “bullies” see nothing wrong with what they are doing until they go too far. 25 minute DVD with guide.
E-LS 40 Scars: Video on Teasing and Bullying Boulden Publishing, ($49.95) (Grades 3 - 6)
“Scars” is a powerful and uplifting story about a bully who had to become a victim in order to understand the pain of bullied and tormented children. 30 minute DVD with guide.
E-LS 39 Gossiping, Taunting, Bullying: It’s All Harassment(DVD) Boulden Publishing, ($139.95) (Grades 5 - 9)
With the encouragement of a school counselor, young teens poignantly share their own experiences coping with bullying, taunting, and teasing. They view and react to dramatic vignettes that show realistic situations of harassment. A leading expert gives advice to students. 24 minute video. Teacher’s Guide with 20 student handouts in 3-ring binder.
E-LS 36 See A Bully! Stop a Bully! (DVD) Boulden Publishing, ($99.95) (Grades K - 2)
Bullying expert Detective Bill E. Finder shows young elementary students how they can become “Junior Bullying Detectives.” Using his old case files, Detective Bill helps viewers identify various types of bullying, appreciate how the targets of bullying feel and understand what kids really think about bullies. This lively program encourages kids to consider the consequences of their own behavior and understand the behavior of others. After viewing this program students will feel comfortable turning to adults for help and understand that the target’s feelings, rather than the bully’s intent, makes something bullying behavior. DVD and Teacher’s Guide.
E-LS 35 Leader of the Pack (DVD) Boulden Publishing, ($99.95) (Grades 2 - 6)
This entertaining, award winning, animated video helps young viewers recognize the dangers of tobacco use through the power of storytelling and compelling cartoon characters. Students will instantly connect with likable young Henry as he meets up with Smokey, an animated cigarette who wants Henry to join a secret club know as “The Pack“. Along the way, Henry has learned many of the hazards of cigarette smoking: The physical damage to the body, the persuasive power of advertising and the dangerous grip of addiction. An extensive teacher’s resource book with fun activity sheets and cartoon-based puzzles accompanies the video. Includes video and teacher’s resource book.
E-LS 34 Drugs: What Kids Need to Know (DVD) Boulden Publishing, ($99.95) (Grades 3 - 5)
This program complete with two engaging hosts, colorful graphics and realistic vignettes defines a drug as any substance that changes the way your brain and body work. Students learn the benefits of medicines when taken properly, the dangers of using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana, and easy ways to stand up for themselves in the face of peer pressure. After viewing this program students will understand how drugs and alcohol can damage developing bodies, recognize what constitutes substance abuse, develop skills to resist peer pressure, and learn the serious consequences of taking illegal drugs. From taking a friend’s cough medicine to secretly drinking beer youngsters learn the way drugs and alcohol affects the way they act and feel. DVD and Teacher Guide.
E-LS 33 People Who Care About You Boulden Publishing, ($7.99) (Grades 2 - 6)
The first book in the Adding Assets Series for Kids introduces and describes the six support assets: Family Support, Positive Family Communication, Other Adult Relationships, Caring Neighborhood, Caring School Climate, and Parent Involvement in Schooling.
E-LS 32 Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights Boulden Publishing, ($9.95) (Grades 1 - 3)
All families change over time. Sometimes a baby is born or a grown-up gets married. And sometimes a child gets a new foster parent or a new adopted mom or dad. Children need to know that when this happens, it’s not their fault. They need to understand that they can remember and value their birth family and love thir new family, too. Straightforward words and full-color illustrations offer hope and support for children facing or experiencing change. Includes resources and infomation for birth parents, foster parents, social workers, counselors, and teachers.
E-LS 30 Where am I Sleeping Tonight? A Story of Divorce Boulden Publishing, ($9.95) (Grades 3 - 6)
Ever wake up and not know where you are? Not sure if your homework is due today or tomorrow? Can’t remember if you have soccer practice tonight? Forgot your homework at your Mom’s and now you’re at your Dad’s and cant get it done? Welcome to Mark’s world. Ever since his parents divorce, his life and schedule has been scrambled, leaving him feeling confused, frustrated, and even a little angry with his parents for getting a divorce. But with time, effort, and the asistance of his parents and teacher, Mark gets a little more organized, helping him to do better in school, be supportive to his little brother Evan, and most importantly, start to come to terms with his parents’ divorce.
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E-LS 29 I Don’t Want to Talk About It Boulden Publishing, ($14.95-set) (Grades Pre K - 2)
When a child’s parents tell her they have decided to divorce, the last thing she wants to do is talk about it. Instead, she wants to roar as loud as a lion so she can’t hear their painful words, or turn into a fish and hide her tears in the sea, or even become a bird and fly away. But with her mother and father’s help, she starts to consider what life will be like after divorce and learns that although some things will change, many other things will remain the same. Most importantly, she realizes that although her parents may not agree about much, one thing they do agree on is that they both love her very much and will always be her mom and dad. “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” features a comprehensive afterword that describes children’s common reactions to divorce and offers parents suggestions for helping their own children adjust and thrive.
E-LS 28 The Divorce Workbook for Children Boulden Publishing, ($24.95-set) (Grades K – 5)
These 40 sensitively written activities will help kids cope better with their parents’ divorce. Every child whose parents are going through a separation or divorce should have a copy of this workbook. The 40 activities provide sensitively written information and activities on scuh issues as coping with feeling, staying out of the middle of parental problems, reacting to a parent who begins to date again, and much more. For ages 6-12. Paperback 138 pgs.
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E-LS 27 Saying Goodbye Boulden Publishing, ($17.95-set) (Grades 3 – 4)
This book is widely used by hospices, schools, parents, hospitals and mortuaries to assist bereaved children in dealing with their grief. This book uses a non-threatening presentation accompanied by a healing discussion of emotional issues. Children will identify with Buddy as he and his friends explore sensitive issues. This book also includes reproducible acitvity pages, allowing the materials to be used repeatedly as needed.
E-LS 26 Goodbye Forever Boulden Publishing, ($17.95-set) (Grades K – 2)
This book is widely used by hospices, schools, parents, hospitals and mortuaries to assist bereaved children in dealing with their grief. This book uses a non-threatening presentation accompanied by a healing discussion of emotional issues. Children will identify with Buddy as he and his friends explore sensitive issues. This book also includes reproducible acitvity pages, allowing the materials to be used repeatedly as needed.
E-LS 25 Why Did You Die?: Activities and CD Boulden Publishing, ($24.95) (Grades K – 5)
When loved ones die, children are faced with a kaleidoscope of feelings, thoughts, myths and questions. Struggling with these issues can be overwhelming without guidance, support and creative forms of expression. This bereavement book will help children, parents and other adults communicate about death and the grieving process. It begins with a section for adults, describing children’s grief responses. Taking an art thrapy approach, the activities then move children through the issues they must eventually confront. In a direct yet non-threatening manner, “Why Did You Die” can help children learn, grow and continue to thrive. Book and CD.
E-LS 24 Bender, Janet My Daddy is in Jail. National Center for Youth Issues, ($12.95) (Grades K – 5)
A resource for helping children cope with the incarceration of a loved one. Includes a read-aloud story, discussion guide, caregiver suggestions, and optional small group counseling activities. Softcover, 53 pgs.
E-LS 23 If You Don’t Take Care of Your Body, Where Else are You Going to Live? DVD National Center for Youth Issues, ($45.00) (Grades 1 – 6)
Coach Trevor Romain issues a 30-day fitness challenge while explaining the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Jack, Skye and Darryl learn that taking better care of your body can actually be fun! Run time 30 minutes, plus special features. DVD Includes English and Spanish versions.
E-LS 22 You Can Choose DVD Series with Michael Pritchard. National Center for Youth Issues, ($549.50) (Grades K – 6)
Counselor/comedian Michael Pritchard provides an entertaining and thought-provoking video series designed to help children develop a range of important life-skills. Each episode presents an imaginative skit in which one character makes a tough choice with the help of a group of real elementary school children. Covered topics include: 1) Cooperation; 2) Being Responsible; 3) Dealing with Feeling; 4) Saying No: 5) Doing the Right Thing; 5) Dealing with Disappointment; 6) Appreciating Yourself; 7) Asking for Help; 
Being Friends: 9) Resolving Conflicts. Each 25 minute episode includes a discussion guide.
E-LS 21 , Ragona, Sandy & Weber, Stgefani. Coming to School is Really Cool. National Center for Youth Issues, ($21.95) (Grades K – 6)
Ten guided lesson plans to help students improve school attendance and develop a positive attitude toward learning. Contains reproducible worksheets and parent informaiton written by students for their parents. Softcover, 104 pgs.
E-LS 20 , Rex, Susan & James. 101 Creative Strategies for Reaching Unmotivated Student Learners. National Center for Youth Issues. ($21.95) (Grades 2 –
This resource is designed to help unmotivated learners by offering techniques, activities, and materials designed to make a positive difference. The 101 strategies are organized around themes of self-esteem, organization, listening skills, parent strategies, and discipline. Softcover, 109 pgs.
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E-LS 11 Polese, Carolyn Promise Not To Tell. Human Sciences Press, Inc. ($9.95) (Grades 2 -
A child is threatened with sexual assault. “Promise Not to Tell deals honestly with a widespread social problem that all too often is kept in the dark. It is an important book, and Carolyn Polese delivers its message clearly and directly.” Teachers, parents, psychologists and child welfare advocates will find this book essential for conveying both preventive and therapeutic information. Young readers will recognize Meagan’s struggle to make things right again, and will find reassurance and strength in the answers she discovers. Hardcover, 65 pgs. 1985
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E-LS 10 Paley, Vivian Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades. ($9.95) (Grades 4 -
Community begins in the classroom. For most young children, being a “classmate” – at a day care, at a place of worship or at school – constitutes their first active participation in an ongoing social structure outside the family. This 58 minute VHS tape and softcover book are designed to promote staff discussion and personal refletion on effective ways of fostering respect for differences. Each of the seven chapters in the book center on a real classroom community. These stories describe in detail the rich variety of “teachable moments” that arise daily in the early childhood classroom around issues of equity, respect and tolerance. This resource is not intended to outline specific lesson plans but to help teachers develop thier own strategies for community-building in the classroom. Softcover, 250 pgs. 1997
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E-LS 9 Caney, Steven Invention Book Workman Publishing ($9.95) (Grades 4 -
From inspiration to prototype, everything you need to know. Featuring easy at-home projects to start now, plus 35 Great American Invention Stories. The Invention Book explains each step of the process of being an inventor, from how to come up with good ideas and make them work to considering a patent and selling the invention for a profit. It explains the fundamantals of settig up a workshop, building models of your invention, creating a name for it, plus record keeping, planning, packaging and marketing. Softcover, 207 pgs. 1985
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E-LS 8 Corbeil, Jean-Claude. Junior Visual Dictionary. Facts on File Inc. ($9.95) (Grades 1 - 5)
A visual dictionary for children who learn best through the use of pictures. Each section is divided up into themes and subject areas. Themes include: Animal Kingdom, Architecture, Clothing, Communications, Food, Heavy Machinery, House, Human Body, Measuring Devices, Music, Sky, Sports, Transports, Vegetable Kingdom, and Weapons. The book is also indexed in the back to look up specific words included in the dictionary, and the page reference of the picture where the word appears, allowing you to check its use. Hardcover, 160 pgs. 1989
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E-LS 7 Cain, Barbara S. M.S.W. What Would You Do? A Child’s Book About Divorce Youth Pub. ($9.95) (Grades K - 3)
A book for children of divorce who must manage a host of feelings they cannot easily articulate or understand. As the book answers the question “What Would You Do?” it neither suggests nor recommends a “preferred” reaction. It simply presents with candor what many children do, in fact feel, thereby showing the child these responses are normal, shared, and often transient. As emotional issues are presented in straightforward fashion, the author encourages youngsters to take the lead, to express their thoughts and feelings with equal candor in the reassuring presence of a parent or friend. Hardcover, 42 pgs.
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E-LS 6 Litchfield, Ada B. A Button in Her Ear. Albert Whitman & Co. ($9.95) (Grades 1 - 5)
A surprisingly large number of school children, about seven percent, have some degree of hearing loss. Where this loss is severe, it may be identified early ; but where there is less serious impairment, discovery may come later and even accidentally. In this story, Angela’s hearing loss is suspected by her parents when her response to spoken words makes no sense. Her parents and teachers reenforce Angela’s healthy attitude toward using a hearing aid. For children in similar curcumstances this story has special meaning, but for other girls and boys, it sets the stage for new understandings. Hardcover, 27 pgs.
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E-LS 5 Smallman, Clare & Riddell, Edwina Outside In: A Lift the Flap Body Book Barrons Inc. ($9.95) (Grades K - 3)
This book teaches children human anatomy by focusing on the different organs and functions of the human body. Simple text and lift-the-flap illustratins explain the functions of the various parts of the human body. Hardcover, 30 pgs.
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E-LS 4 Muldoon, Kathleen M. Princess Pooh Albert Whitman & Co., ($9.95) (Grades 2 - 5)
Did you ever see someone rolling along in a wheelchair? Maybe you thought, “I’ll bet I could drive one of those. It looks easy and fun!” Learning to push oneself in a wheelchair, put on leg braces, and walk with curtches is much harder than it looks. Being near a person who needs help doing everyday things can bring up all sorts of feelings. If there is a member of your family who uses a wheelchair or crutches, you might feel jealous of them or angry or scared. But if you talk to that person, touch their wheelchair, or even try it out, you might, like Patty Jean in this story, find that some of the painful feelings will start to go away. Hardcover, 30 pgs.
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E-LS 3 Hogan, Paula & Kirk The Hospital Scares Me. Raintree Children’s Books ($9.95) (Grades K - 5)
Children need preparation for a hospital experience – explanations of what will happen and why, and how they will feel. In addition to emotional support, they need suggestions for behaviors that are acceptable as demonstrated by adults around them. Parents, teachers, and professionals can use a book like “The Hospital Scares Me” to facilitate children’s feeling of mastery over a hospital experience. The approach of this book is pleasant, yet realistic. It is useful not only prior to admission, but also during or after a hospital visit – to help an “unprepared” child cope more effectively with current or past hopital events. This book also will demystify the hospital for siblings or classmates of a hospitalized child. It is never too late to educate children about the hospital experience. Hardcover book, 29 pgs.
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E-LS 2 Kinney, Kevin & Krull, Helen Sometimes My Mom Drinks Too Much! Raintree Publishers, ($9.95) (Grades 1 - 4)
With a large percentage of families affected by alcoholism, countless young children are being faced with the trauma of coping with an alcoholic parent. “Sometimes My Mom Drinks Too Much“, through its simple narrrative and dialogue, illustrates the impact that a parent’s alcoholism can have on the entire family, particularly the child. Whether at home or in school, Maureen is constantly struggling to cope with the effects of her mother’s alcoholism. This story also suggests where children like Maureen can turn for help – to relatives, friends, and teachers who can counter a child’s felings of shame, fear, bewilderment, and rejection. Children in a situation similar to Maureen’s will be able to identify with her and draw comfort fromt he message that they are not alone. Hardcover, 31 pgs.
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E-LS 1 Vigna, Judith I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much! Albert Whitman & Co, ($9.95) (Grades 1 - 4)
Alcoholism has been called the family disease. Anyone who has struggled with the drinking problem of a relative knows that sober family members, too, can suffer the helplessnes and despair of alcoholism. For children, having an alcoholic mother or father can be a double blow. Not only must they cope with the drinking parent; they often feel ignored by the sober parent who, understandably, may be overwhelmed by the problems of the drinker. The children tend to blame themselves and, without adequate support, may feel ashamed, confused, and alone. Because children of alcoholics are three to four times more likely than others to become alcoholics themselves, it is especially important to recongize and treat these emotional symptoms. Hardcover, 34 pgs.
