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This is a blog created for students in EDU 345 & EDU 545 at Lindenwood University. Use this blog to help you understand other people's point of view! Have fun. Patt Kellar
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The Lion Who Had Asthma By: Jonathan London
This story would be a good book for children who has asthma or some other sickness that has to have treatment for. The story starts out as a little boy pretending to be a lion, hippo, giant and a jet pilot. While he is pretending to be a lion he because sick and starts coughing. His mom gets his breathing machine for his asthma and he pretends he is a pilot with his mask on. At the end of the story he because a strong healthy lion again who can breath. This book will be good for kids not to be afraid of breathing machines and pretend its something else.
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon By: Patty Lovell
This is a great book about self confidence. Molly Lou is short, has buck teeth, and a squeaky voice, but she doesn't mind. Her grandma always told her to stand tall and be proud, so she is. She ends up starting at a new school and gets picked on by a bully. She continued to listen to her grandma and she stood tall and was proud.
Teeth are Not for Biting By: Elizabeth Verdick
The story that I chose discuss an important matter but reaches the level of the kids. The book gives the children different ways to deal with their emotions rather than just biting out of frustration. It also gives examples as to what teeth are for. In the daycare I used to work everyone room had this book on hand. I remember an time in the 2 year old room when a little boy bit another child. The teacher had all the children sit down and she read them that book. They had read it numerous times that many of the children joined in and recited the pages.
The Kissing Hand By: Audry Penn
The Kissing Hand is about Chester the Raccoon who is not happy about school starting at night in the forest. He is very apprehensive about leaving mother, so Mrs. Raccoon shares a family secret called the kissing hand. Mother knows that Chester will love school once he gets there. Mother tells Chester that she will kiss his hand and if he feels lonely he can put it to his cheek. It is mothers way to provide comfort to Chester. As Chester leaves for school, mother also has Chester kiss her hand in case she misses him while he is at school. This book would be wonderful to help Kindergarteners with separation anxiety when they start school and could spur a great topic for classroom discussion. It is a really sweet story!
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
A little old lady goes out into the forest to pick herbs during her walk. She stays out until dark and begins to hear noises as she walks home. She comes upon various articles of clothing and a jack o lantern that look menacing and make scary noises, but she keeps telling them that she isn't afraid of them. All of the items follow her home and she makes a scarecrow out of them.
The book deals with fear and standing up to it. The little old lady acts bravely even though she is still afraid. Students could talk about their fears and talk about ways to overcome them after reading the book.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
By: Judith Viorst
Alexander knew he was going to have a horrible day from the moment he woke up and tripped on his skateboard and dropped his sweater in the sink. He had a bad attitude about everything that day because nothing seemed to go his way all day. His series of bad luck continued when he didn’t get a prize in his cereal box at breakfast, had to sit in the middle in the backseat, didn’t go his homework, was a third best friend, didn’t get a dessert at lunch, had a cavity, hurt his foot by the elevator, and didn’t even get the shoes he wanted, got in trouble at his dad’s office, meanwhile all saying he wanted to move to Australia. His horrible day finally ended after a meal he hated and a bath where he got soap in his eyes. Alexander’s mom said sometimes we just have bad days. He went to sleep thinking that bad days could even happen in Australia.
I’m Frustrated by Elizabeth Crary
This book is about a boy named Alex who tries to roller skate and gets frustrated when his attempts are unsuccessful. At first Alex just wants to just smash the skates to pieces and throw them away, but he realizes with his mom’s help that there are other ways to cope with his feelings.
Although I don’t like how the pictures are only black and white and probably wouldn’t capture the children’s attention, I really liked the story flow. This book is set up so that the children pick what comes next and what they want Alex to do. This helps the children reading the book to see what would happen to them if they went through the same situation. It also helps them understand what some of the better decisions would be.
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
This story is about a ladybug with a grumpy demeanor. He wants to eat some aphids, but lands on a leaf at the same time that another ladybug lands on the same leaf. He challenges many other little critters – beetles, skunks, boa constrictors to fight, but when they accept, he says they aren't big enough and moves on to a bigger animal. After finally finding a whale – whom he asks to fight 3 different times, the whale slaps him with his tail back onto the land, and back to the leaf where the bad attitude first began. The ladybug then realizes how crabby he's been, and that he's still hungry. He finishes eating the aphids with the other ladybug and thanks him for letting him eat, and in return, the leaf thanks both ladybugs. This book is a good way to show children that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
Wemberly Worried by Kenin Henkes This is a book about a very worried little mouse. She worried about everything. Her parents and her grandmother tells her she worries too much. She has a doll that helps to comfort her.
Brave Bear by: Kathy Mallat
This story is very cute for young children who are going through the stage of being scared. Brave Bear has to take a trip through the DARK woods to help a friend and is scared of the dark. He gets help from several friends and together they make it through to the other side safely. The story is about friendship,bravery and having courage. The illustrations in the book are bright and cheery. This is one of my favorite books that found over the years about being brave.
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue BY: Julia Cook
This book is teaching kids the difference between tattling and warning others about dangerous or important matters. It can be difficult for a child to understand the difference and I thought the book explained it well. Josh is a boy who tattles on everyone. It is interfering with him socially because no one wants to play with him or sit with him at lunch. He gets a visit by the Tattle Prince and he tells Josh that his tongue is yellow with purple spots because he tattles. The more he tattles the longer his tongue is going to get. He taught him the tattle rules and explained the difference between tattling and being in a dangerous situation. After Josh's visit from the Tattle Prince he never tattled again. He finally had friends that wanted to play with him and sit with him.
Chrysanthemum By: Kevin Henkes
This story is about a little mouse who is named Chrysanthemum. She loves her name and is very proud of it until she goes to her first day of school. At school everyone is rather mean to her about her name and make fun of it. Each night she goes home to her parents who build her up and each day she comes home because the other mice at school still tease her about her name. Everything changes one day when their new music teacher, Mrs. Twinkle arrives and hears the children making fun of Chrysanthemum and her name. Mrs. Twinkle stands up for Chrysanthemum and explains that her first name is also a flower, Delphinium. After that the children accept Chrysanthemum and her name.
All Cats Have Asperger Syndromw By:Kathy Hoopmann
This book takes a lighthearted look into Asperger’s Syndrome. The perspective comes from looking at a cats behavior and familiar characteristics of a child with AS. These characteristics include: sensitive hearing, scampering at the first sign of being stroked and certain eating habits.
Hands Are Not For Hitting By: Martine Agassi
The story tells that hands are for saying hello, greeting and communicating, waving, shaking, drawing, and writing. Hands are not used for hitting others. The book explains that people hit others because they are sad, jealous, scared, or angry. Instead of hitting the book gives children alternatives such as drawing a picture, squishing clay, writing out their feelings, jumping up and down, punching a pillow, and many more. They also tell how hands are for playing, having fun, making music, learning, building, helping, taking care of yourself, keeping yourself safe, being kind, showing love, and to say good-bye. The book gave many examples and also provides many wonderful pictures.
Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
By: Judith Viorst
This book is my favorite from the list of mental health books in the book. This book was also one of my favorites when I was growing up.This book shows that everybody has bad days. Alexander has a day where nothing goes his way. Bad thing after bad thing seems to happen to him; from forgetting his homework to not getting the shoes he wanted from the store. He keeps saying how he wants to move to Australia and how it's probably better there. In the end his mom tells him that everybody has bad days and Alexander decides that there are probably bad days anywhere he goes.
This book approaches the problem of toddlers hitting others and pets with imagination. Children find it fun and enjoy trying to find other things they can do with their hands without hitting. This would be a good book in an infant school library and is for anyone who interacts with toddlers on a daily basis. Will help positive development with social skills. Highly recommended for moms, dads and grandparents.
Hi my name is Stacey Franklin and my book is, "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Ive loved this book since the 1st time I read it as a child. It's written by Judith Viorst. It tells about a young boy named Alexander who experiences what he believes is the worst day of his life. From him waking up with gum in his hair right until bedtime he's convinced that his life would be much better if he just moved to Australia. This book is very light hearted and almost every child or even adult can relate to Alexander.
Brothers In Hope By Mary Williams
This is the story of what happened to 'The Lost Boys' of Sudan when their villages were plagued by war. The boys who were out grazing their cows could not return home because they would have been killed so they all had to run. The boys eventually caught up with each other and banded together. This story follows one boy in particular named Garang who was only around ten years old and was put in charge of a group of thirty-five boys younger than him while they traveled to the safe land of Ethiopia. He didn't think he could do it. But at his most discouraging moments, he remembered back to words that his father told him before he died, "Your heart and mind are strong. There is nothing you cannot do."
In the end, Garang's group of thirty-five was the only group to all make it to Ethiopia alive. Once they arrived, they found an American refugee camp where they were fed and allowed to attend school.
Hands are Not for Hitting. By: Martine Agassi
This book not only tells kids whant not to do with their hands, like hitting, but it tells and shows what they should dowith their hands, like waving, clapping, and drawing. This book is great for primary grade and for students who have problems keeping their hands to themselves.
How to be a Friend: A Guide to making Friends and Keeping them by Laurie Krasny Brown
This book is helpful in teaching children the necessary skills to making and being a good friend. This book is great for children because the text is simple and easy to read that is paired with dinosaurs that animate the situations in a cartoon format. This book not only addresses the issues that students will encounter when trying to be a good friend but the problem is directly accompanied by a socially acceptable solution. It will give students a resource to help them become a better friend to their classmates and neighbors.
A Difficult Day
By: Eugenie Fernandes
This is a cute book that covers a lot of different emotions. I chose it for this reason and many children will be able to relate to it.
A little girl named Melinda wakes up one morning from hardly any sleep at all from the night before and this was just the beginning to Melinda's difficult day. She goes to school and gets in a fight with a bully, and then no longer cares about anything so she jumps into a pile of mud.
When she gets home from school, her mother is upset about her being so messy and Melinda is offended by it thinking that her mother doesn't love her. In the end, her mother still loves her daughter very much and after Melinda's bath time, they share cookies and milk under Melinda's bed.
A cute story about loneliness, frustration, getting along with others, fighting, getting up on the wrong side of the bed, and all the love a mother can give!
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
This book explores a wide variety of themes that are more appropriate for slightly older readers. (I picked this because I am probably going to be teaching middle school.)
It teaches about competition, self-worth, friendship, and loss, just to name a few. There is also a movie based off the book - and we all know how much kids like watching movies! It would be a good classroom activity to have children read the book, and then watch the movie at the end of the unit so they can compare the two.
Leslie Burke is new in Jess Aarons' town - and immediately crushes Jess' dreams of being the fastest runner of the fifth grade. Despite this rocky start, eventually the two become inseparable friends - until something unthinkable happens to break them apart. Jess must then deal with the loss of his friend, and realize all the things she has taught him about himself and life.
Alexander Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move by Judith Viorst.
Alexander and his family have to move away due to Alexander's father getting a new job. Alexander is NOT happy about this. He refuses to pack, hides, and tries to find other families for him to live with (neighbors, his best friend, the family that has 6 girls and always wanted a son!). He is upset because he says he'll never find another soccer team, a best friend like Paul, a sitter as good as Rachel, a neighbor dog as good as Swoozle or even neighbors that give Halloween candy as good as the Rooney's. His parents tell him that they need to move and to say goodbye to his favorite places. He says goodbye and remembers the "good times" that he's had, even though he's sad and still determined not to move. His dad says that he'll find another soccer team, another good best friend, and that sometimes families need to get a dog for son's to be friends with until he makes new ones. His mother says that he can even keep in touch with Paul. Alexander begins packing, but swears that he's never moving again, after this time of course.
I’ll Always Love You by: Paeony Lewis
Alex's mom says that she will always love him, no matter what. Alex still isn't sure. He doesn't want to get into too much trouble for the broken honey bowl! Even if Alex gets into a pillow fight, paints the baby all different colors, or pours oatmeal over his head, his mom says that she will always love him. This book will assure children that no matter what they do, their parents will always love them.
the very hungry caterpillar by eric Carle
The book is about a little caterpillar who is just cant seem to get full. so he decides to eat up every thing in sight . As he he eats up every thing , he finally gets full.but he wasnt a little caterpillar any more instead he was a fat one . He then build a a cocoon aound himself and stay their for two weeks an becomes a beautiful butterfly .
I Like Myself! By: Karen Beaumont
In the story, a young girl uses a rhythmic tone to express the "like" for herself and her features. She repeatedly states that even with other added features such as silly snou that snorts or polka dotted lips, she would not like herself any less. The book is an easy read and informs and reinforces to children that it is okay to like themselves just the way the are and not to worry about what anyone else may say about them.
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle.
I loved this book because it seemed like a simple story on the surface, but there was so much more underneath. Young children would enjoy the vivid illustrations with bright colors. Children of all ages will enjoy the story. Essentially, the story is about a little firefly who is struggling to find his place in the world...the place he belongs. He flies all around, never finding anyplace he seems to fit in. He sees fireworks, cats, dogs, humans, and many different forms of lights, but he can't seem to find any more fireflies. Finally, at the end, he finds a big group of fireflies who welcome him with open arms. The message to young children is clear...no matter who you are, where you come from, or how you look, there is a place for you and there are people who will love and embrace you. No matter what age, every person needs to know that and this book really brings the point home.
A Mother for Choco, By: Keiko Kasza
This is a children's book concerning adoption. It teaches children that all families look different, and that families aren't defined by how they look, but by how they love and interact with each other. "A Mother for Choco," is a book about a yellow bird looking for him mother. He believes that he should be looking for a mother that physically looks like him, but instead find Mrs. Bear to be acting very motherly. When Choco meets Mrs. Bear's other children, Choco sees that no of them look like Mrs. Bear either. He realizes family is not always defined by physical characteristics. I love the pictures in the book, and think this is a great book to help children understand adoption and what a family really means.
This book is called I Tell the Truth by David Parker. This book is about honesty. This book is to help children not focus on pleasing adults but to be honest with adults.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
The story is about a little old lady goes out on a walk into the forest to pick herbs. She stays out all day and when it began to get dark as she walked home.She heard noises on her journey back. Different articles of clothing come upon her on her walk but she ignored them and continues. Once she gets home she took the articles and made a scarecrow out of them
This book is good for primary and younger ages because it just shows that you need to have courage to get through some things. I dont like the fact that it supports the old lady being by herself...but it does show that a little courage goes a long way.
everyone is different by fiona bleach.
this book had a glossary that was helpful to students learning new words. there were lots of great pictures and personal stories and experiences.
everyone is different by fiona bleach.
this book had a glossary that was helpful to students learning new words. there were lots of great pictures and personal stories and experiences.
everyone is different by fiona bleach.
this book had a glossary that was helpful to students learning new words. there were lots of great pictures and personal stories and experiences.
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