The Invisible Boy, a new book that deals with the isolation quiet children can feel, is the kind of book that serves multiple purposes in an elementary school classroom (e.g., interactive read aloud book, teaching demonstration text, mentor text for strategy lessons). Previews of the book and giveaway information come at the bottom of the post.
Tag: bullying
Ugly Fish Book Giveaway Announcement
There were lots of people who entered the Ugly Fish book giveaway. Unfortunately, there's only one winner for the drawing. The lucky winner of a copy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Ugly Fish is Lauren Wascher. If you missed the post about Ugly Fish, then click here to read it now.
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Say Hello + Giveaway: Bullying Series
The message in Say Hello, which is written by Jack and Michael Foreman, is so simple. The message to young readers is that you should reach out to a person, who looks lonely or excluded, and extend a welcome by saying hello. Everyone needs and is deserving of friends and this book reminds us of… Continue reading Say Hello + Giveaway: Bullying Series
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Goal Giveaway Recipient
I'm pleased to announce that recipient of Goal, which is written by written by Mina Javaherbin and illustrated by A.G. Ford. The giveaway goes to Heather Brougham-Cook. Special thanks, again, to Candlewick Press for agreeing to giveaway a copy of Goal! If you missed the original post about Goal, and the ways you can use… Continue reading Goal Giveaway Recipient
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Ugly Fish + Giveaway: Bullying Series
We've all dealt with people who subscribe to the philosophy of "what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine." In fact, most of us have taught those children at least once (Let's be real, MANY TIMES!) in our teaching careers. Additionally, we've all worked with students who taunt others just to get a rise… Continue reading Ugly Fish + Giveaway: Bullying Series
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S&S Giveaway Winners
Thanks to everybody who entered The Boss Baby Giveaway. Simon & Schuster Children's Books will be sending the following books to the following people who left comments on the Boss Baby Post. (If you missed the original post about The Boss Baby, then click here to read it.) A copy of The Boss Baby goes… Continue reading S&S Giveaway Winners
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Goal + Giveaway: Bullying Series
Games bring people together. Soccer is no different. Goal, which is written by Mina Javaherbin and illustrated by A.G. Ford, is a story about a group of South African boys who come together to enjoy a pick-up game of soccer despite a group of bullies who try to steal their brand-new, federation-size soccer ball. Readers… Continue reading Goal + Giveaway: Bullying Series
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Teaching Tolerance: Bullying Series
Even though we "fell back" to standard time overnight, my body woke me up extremely early this morning. Fortunately, my New York Times was already waiting at the foot of my driveway when I came downstairs for an earlier-than-normal breakfast. In my typical Sunday morning fashion, I saved the first section of the paper to… Continue reading Teaching Tolerance: Bullying Series
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Boss Baby + Giveaways: Bullying Series
This post is the first of four posts I'll be writing this month about bullying-related literature you can use with your students. Click here to learn more about this special series on bullying. Be sure to check out the giveaway Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division is doing this week for readers of this blog… Continue reading Boss Baby + Giveaways: Bullying Series
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A Special Series on Bullying
Everyone's talking about bullying these days... and for good reason. The recent suicides of teens, from New Brunswick, NJ to Mentor, OH, have made front page headlines. The deaths of these students leave us all asking, "What else could have been done to prevent this child from taking his/her life?" Quite frankly, there's a lot… Continue reading A Special Series on Bullying
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Bullying and the Writer’s Notebook
Pamela Paul wrote an article, "The Playground Gets Even Tougher," which appeared in the Sunday Styles section of today's New York Times. The article discusses mean-girl bullying, which has been seen as early as Kindergarten. This article is a must-read for anyone who has or teaches elementary school age girls. The article reminded me of… Continue reading Bullying and the Writer’s Notebook
