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This book by well-known authors Liz Knowles and Martha Smith (Boys and Literacy, Reading Rules!, etc.) fills the need for a K-12 resource for teachers and librarians searching for materials and activity ideas for character education at all grade levels. It consists of 12 chapters—one on each virtue: empathy, respect, courage, humor, responsibility, perseverance, loyalty, honesty, cooperation, tolerance, citizenship, and forgiveness. Each chapter has a listing of related virtues, a definition, several useful famous quotes, listings of people and organizations who have demonstrated the virtue, related topics for further curricular exploration and discussion questions. There is also a complete listing of annotated titles divided into five sections: picture books, primary (gr. 1-3), intermediate (gr. 3-5), middle school (gr. 5-8) and young adult (gr. 8-12).

This book by well-known authors Liz Knowles and Martha Smith (Boys and Literacy, Reading Rules!, etc.) fills the need for a K-12 resource for teachers and librarians searching for materials and activity ideas at all grade levels. It consists of 12 chapters—one on each virtue: empathy, respect, courage, humor, responsibility, perseverance, loyalty, honesty, cooperation, tolerance, citizenship, and forgiveness. Each chapter has a listing of related virtues, a definition, several useful famous quotes, listings of people and organizations who have demonstrated the virtue, related topics for further curricular exploration and discussion questions. There is also a complete listing of annotated titles divided into five sections: picture books, primary (gr. 1-3), intermediate (gr. 3-5), middle school (gr. 5-8) and young adult (gr. 8-12). In addition, Knowles and Smithoffer lists of other good professional books and Web sites to consult in building your school's character education program. A unique feature of this book is a section in each chapter called, in action in which the authors offer ideas to share with students such as Empathy in action: Be polite in the cafeteria, Be kind and helpful to those with mental and physical challenges, Share your supplies with those who have none. Grades K-12.

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Character Builders: Books and Activities
Love this book! I am very intent on teaching my children good character through literature. This book has a fantastic list of books to go along with each character trait as well as they are divided by age grouping. On top of that they give you a list of what the character trait looks like in action and a list of famous people who live that trait. The only thing that is missing is bible verses to go with it. But if you are not a christian and just want to give your children a good literature based character training, then this books is perfect for you too. For the Christians who wants Bible verses...Strongs! I highly recommend this book to EVERYONE! ... Read more

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Sourcebook of Phonological Awareness Activities, Vol II:Children's Core Literature includes training materials to be used by you with popular books such as The Hungry Caterpillar and Brown Bear Brown Bear.Dr. Goldsworthy also introduces you to the concept of Phonological awareness and its relationship to reading skills.This product will assist you in building critical phonological and reading skills in children.(KEYWORDS:Dyslexia, Special Education, Written Language, Developmental Reading Disorders, Phonology, Learning Disabilities). ... Read more

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K - 3 Literature-Based Art Activities
Creative art projects inspired by 45 popular children's books. Here is a partial list of titles included: Animalia, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Goodnight Moon, Imogene's Antlers, Madeline, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Possum Magic, Strega Nona, and Where the Wild Things Are. Remember there are kid-friednly activities for 45 titles! Activities use readily accesible materials too. ... Read more

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Over 500 activities celebrate and extend 21 classic and contemporary children's books. Includes original songs and finger plays plus reproducibles and patterns. Integrates subject areas. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on March 1, 2001. The length of the article is 7459 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Physical Activity Gender-Role Stereotyping: An Analysis of Children's Literature.(Brief Article)
Publication: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2001
Publisher: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
Volume: 72Issue: 1Page: A-92

Article Type: Brief Article

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8 1/2" x 11" format; 176 pages, contents and cover are clean and bright; for Grades 1-4 ... Read more

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Read to me, Talk with me
This book is full of exciting activities that go along with children's literature. I find myself reading more with my own children and working on the activities. The book is laid out like a lesson plan for teachers but is written in common language for anyone to be able to use. I first came across this book in the preschool classroom where I work. It is such a reward for the students to create something that they read about. ... Read more