Education/Classroom
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Can I Tell You About Dyslexia?
A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals Meet Zoe: a young girl with dyslexia. Zoe invites readers to learn about dyslexia from her perspective. She helps readers to understand the challenges faced by a child with dyslexia, explaining what dyslexia is and how it affects her at home and at school. Zoe describes exactly why she finds reading, writing, and words so difficult, and how other people can help her in these areas. This illustrated book is ideally suited for readers aged seven and upwards, and will be an excellent way to start a discussion about dyslexia, in the classroom or at home.
$24.95
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Can I Tell You About Compassion?
Sam's class has arranged a special football match to raise money for a charity which helps children who are suffering. Sam finds out more about how the money is spent and asks his mum for this week's pocket money early, so he can donate to the charity. His mum says he does this because he's such a kind boy. But when he asks his teachers about it at school the next day, they say it's because he's compassionate. Sam now has lots of questions about what this means. What is compassion? How can we become more compassionate? And what effects - both good and bad - does being compassionate have? Join Sam as he learns answers to questions about this important part of character education.
$24.95
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Can I Tell You About Bipolar Disorder?
A guide for friends, family and professionals Bipolar disorder affects 2% of people, but what exactly is it? This friendly guide shows readers aged 7+ who know someone with bipolar what the mental illness means, and how it makes people feel and behave. It is a reassuring, easy-to-read resource that dispels fear and promotes better understanding of the effects of bipolar on family life. Part of the Can I Tell You About series.
$25.95
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Pearson Canada Calm, Alert, and Ready to Learn
How to Help Your Child Self-Regulate (Pack of 30). Children, especially young children, are just beginning to understand and manage their behaviours and emotions. As teachers, you are already developing these self-regulation skills in your classroom. Parents can also help their child learn these valuable abilities and skills. That's why we developed Calm, Alert, and Ready to Learn, a booklet that provides information, tips, and strategies on self-regulation. It is based on a best-selling book Calm, Alert, and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation, written by Dr. Stuart Shanker.
$84.95
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Loretta Oleck Berger Calm Down and Play
Activities to Help Impulsive Children Ages 5 - 12. This book is filled with fun and effective activities to help children calm down and control impulses, focus, concentrate and organize their thoughts, identify and verbalize feelings, channel and release excess energy appropriately, and build self-esteem and confidence. Most of the activities take no more than 10 minutes and can be played just about anywhere - while a child is waiting on line, riding in a car, or even getting ready for bed.
$29.95
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Temple Grandin Calling All Minds
How To Think and Create Like an Inventor Temple Grandin delves into the science behind inventions, the steps various people took to create and improve upon ideas as they evolved, and the ways in which young inventors can continue to think about and understand what it means to tinker, to fiddle, and to innovate. Interlaced throughout the pages, Temple offers readers glimpses into her own childhood tinkering, building, and inventing.
$14.99
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Cynthia Kuhn & Scott Swartzwelder Buzzed: The Straight Facts
The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fifth Edition This book is the essential source for understanding how drugs affect the body and behavior. this book has the most recent discoveries about drug use, including new information on electronic smoking devices, abuse of prescription stimulants, and the opioid crisis. "Lively, highly informative, unbiased, [and] thorough" (Addiction Research & Theory), Buzzed surveys drugs from caffeine to heroin to reveal how these drugs affect the body, the different "highs" they produce, and the circumstances in which they can be deadly. Neither a "Just Say No" treatise nor a "How to" manual, this book is based on the conviction that people make better decisions with accurate information at hand.
$25.95
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Tyler Page Button Pusher
Button Pusher is a memoir-driven realistic graphic novel about Tyler, a child who is diagnosed with ADHD and has to discover for himself how to best manage it. Tyler's brain is different. Unlike his friends, he has a hard time paying attention in class. He acts out in goofy, over-the-top ways. Sometimes, he even does dangerous things-like cut up a bus seat with a pocketknife or hang out of an attic window. To the adults in his life, Tyler seems like a troublemaker. But he knows that he's not. Tyler is curious, creative, the best artist in his grade, and when he can focus, he gets great grades. For kids who don't want to cause trouble, but sometimes just feel they can't control their behavior, this is a great book to read..
$21.99
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M-C Bailey McKenna But When I...building attention skills to survive and thrive at school
This insightful picture book is about building attention skills at school. Learn how to stay alert and focus with strategies to help build awareness of both physical and emotional upset and the feeling of being calm. Includes a "Tips" section for parents, educators, and counselors. This is the fifth book in the series by M.C. Bailey-McKenna. Titles include So Then I..(recess stress), What if I..(on worries), Instead I..(on calm), Why Can't I..(on the blues) and this one - But When I..(on focus). Sold separately. Also available as a set of five books - see Series on the Menu under the Search Bar.
$16.95
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Mo Willems Busload of Pigeon Books
This wonderful set of three books by Mo Willems is sure to delight children.
$55.00
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Raychelle Cassada Lohmann & Julia Taylor Bullying Workbook for Teens
The Bullying Workbook for Teens incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help ease anxiety, fear, stress, and other emotions associated with being bullied. The workbook is made up of 42 step-by-step self-help activities designed to help you learn anti-bullying tips and strategies, manage emotions such as anxiety, fear, anger, and depression, and learn constructive communication skills to help you express your feelings. With this workbook as your guide, you will also learn how to identify toxic friendships, how to build your own self-confidence, and importantly, how to ask for help when bullying gets out of control.
$34.95
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Trevor Romain Bullying Is a Pain in the Brain
No one wants to be picked on, pushed around, threatened, or teased. With practical suggestions and humor, kids will learn to stop bullying in its tracks. Refreshed to reflect the latest research, this updated classic reassures kids that it’s not their fault if they are bullied and describes realistic ways to become “Bully-Proof.” It shows how bystanders can stand up for others and how to get help in dangerous situations. Even kids who bully will find ideas they can use to get along with others and feel good about themselves—without making other people miserable.
$16.95
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Bullying Game
The Bullying Game is an effective intervention program because it focuses on all three roles in the bullying cycle: the victim, the bully, and the bystander. This game deals with the unique characteristics of every participant in the bullying cycle and focuses on different learning objectives for each. The game particularly emphasizes bullies' motivations (e.g., displaced aggression, status-seeking) and victims' coping strategies (e.g., assertion, distraction). Ages 8+
$87.95
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Jessica Pegis Bullying (Straight Talk About) Ages 14-17
Bullying provides an honest and unbiased view of a prevalent issue. This book examines different forms of bullying and covers practical topics such as how to recognize bullying behavior, the role of the bystander, and empowering ways to deal with bullies. Candid first-hand accounts from different perspectives and a list of valuable resources give readers the tools to help break the cycle of this destructive epidemic. Ages 14-17.
$11.95
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Bully Wise Play-2-Learn Dominoes
Both fun and educational, this exciting game of dominoes engages children and families in learning how everyone can work to reduce bullying and violence. Before playing a domino, a player picks a card from one of four decks and either answers a question or practices a skill. The cards turn the players into experts on bullying. They are called upon to give advice to targets of bullying, bystanders, and even the bullies. They also give advice on whether situations call for the aid of an adult. Includes set of 28 colorful dominoes, four decks of question cards, three sets of rules cards, rules sheet, and parent/teacher guidelines. For 2-5 players. Ages 6-11.
$40.95
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Bully Prevention Bingo Teen Version
Life Skills and Social Skills Help teens identify the behaviors that constitute bullying and help them develop the attitudes and skills to prevent it. Teens will learn about the roles of the bully, target, and bystander. After playing this game they will feel empowered to adopt the behaviors that will help prevent bullying. For more information on our other Bingo games, go to search and type in Bingo.
$62.95
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Julia Cook Bully Beans Activity and Idea Book
This companion book for the Bully Beans storybook can be used as a teacher's guide or activity guide. It's full of discussion questions and exercises to share with students. The worksheets and activities may be reproduced for a group or classroom but not for an entire school or school district.
$15.95
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Jen Alexander & Carol Hinrichs Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools
Your Guide to Creating Safe, Supportive Learning Environments for All Students The author delivers a comprehensive framework for building a safe, supportive school environment that helps all students learn and thrive. You'll start with an evidence-based introduction to the profound impact of trauma on a child's development, attachment, and behavior. Then you'll get an effective multi-tier system of support(MTSS) for developing a trauma-sensitive learning environment, including both universal strategies (Tier 1) and more intensive interventions (Tier 2 and Tier 3) for students who need more support. Compelling anecdotes and sample scripts illuminate challenges and solutions, and the included forms and worksheets are valuable tools for helping educators build the mindset and skills necessary for becoming trauma-sensitive. With this engaging, highly practical guide to what works and why, your school team will gain insights and develop action plans that make a real difference in the lives of all kids, including our most vulnerable youth.
$42.95
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Kate McGrady Building Resiliency in Teens
A Trauma-Informed Teen Workbook Designed to accompany the Building Resiliency in Youth professional guide, this Workbook for Teens includes 27 trauma-informed self-guided assessments and activities for middle and high school-age children. Aligned with the other components of this trauma-informed series, activities are focused around three skill-building themes: Processing feelings, emotions, behaviors, and actions, Coping, grounding, and calming, Confidence-boosting, strength and resilience, Through extensive research and experience working with youth, author and expert Dr. Kat McGrady's activities are designed to keep teens engaged, growing and healing.
$32.95
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Kate McGrady Building Resiliency in Youth
A Trauma-Informed Guide for Working with Youth in Schools While trying to make sense of the world around them, our children and adolescents also often times face deeper and more individualized issues surrounding family, peer relations, community, and internal belief systems. The number of children and adolescents who have experienced mild to severe forms of trauma has risen exponentially. Parents, caretakers, educators, and professionals working to support youths must therefore be well-versed in trauma and resiliency. This book is a helpful tool. It offers information to help you better understand trauma and its impact on children and adolescents, details signs of trauma in children and adolescents, offers evidence-based practices, theories, and data on trauma and resiliency strategies and techniques that touch on all wellness points. These can be individualized to match specific needs. There is also a guide for successful trauma-informed professional growth and development and tips on how to avoid compassion fatigue.
$42.95
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Mariam MacGregor Building Everyday Leadership in All Kids
An Elementary Curriculum to Promote Attitudes and Actions for Respect and Success This book engages all emerging leaders, at all emotional and academic levels, by taking a full, practical approach to building personal and group leadership attitudes. The easy-to-use activities, in categories such as Understanding Leadership, Communication, Working with Others, Problem Solving and Making a Difference are designed to promote group interaction, build self-confidence and allow students to explore personal understanding. Many activities are grouped for grades K-3 or 4-6 while others can be used with some minor adaptations for any age in the range. Special set of activities is specifically geared toward kids who are transitioning to middle school.
$50.95
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Linda Lantieri & Daniel Goleman Building Emotional Intelligence
Practices to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children A pioneering educator joins forces with a renowned psychologist to offer a breakthrough guide for helping children quiet their minds, calm their bodies, and manage their emotions. Lantieri's techniques are arranged according to age group, complemented by a spoken-word CD with exercises presented by Daniel Goleman.
$27.95
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Joe Brummer & Margaret Thorsborne Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School
Skills and Approaches for Improving Culture and Behavior Covering both theory and practice, this book will teach educators everything they need to know about developing restorative practices in their education settings, in a way that is also trauma-informed. The first part of the book addresses the theory and philosophy of restorative approaches, and of trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive schools. The second part outlines the five restorative skills, what they look like in practice, and how to implement them. Every strategy is clearly explained and adapted to be appropriate for children and adults who have experienced trauma. Everything the book discusses has been especially designed to be adapted for different school settings.
$45.95
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Carol McCloud Buckets, Dippers and Lids: Secrets to Your Happiness
This book takes the concept of bucket filling one step further by adding the idea that we also have an invisible lid. We "use our lid" to protect and keep the happiness inside our bucket. Offering charming illustrations with personified buckets, dippers, and lids, readers learn what gives happiness, what takes it away, and what protects it. This concrete concept helps children of all ages grow in understanding, kindness, self-control, resilience, empathy, and forgiveness. A valuable teaching tool for home, school, and life.
$18.95
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