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    This document provides a list of children's books grouped by social-emotional themes such as cooperation, honesty, respect, responsibility, and kindness. Each section lists several book titles along with their authors that provide good examples of illustrating the given theme. The document appears to be a resource for teachers to select books to use in lessons around developing positive social behaviors in students.

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    Children’s Literature Tools for Teaching School-Wide Expectations and Rules

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    This document provides a list of children's books grouped by social-emotional themes such as cooperation, honesty, respect, responsibility, and kindness. Each section lists several book titles along with their authors that provide good examples of illustrating the given theme. The document appears to be a resource for teachers to select books to use in lessons around developing positive social behaviors in students.

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    This document provides a list of children's books grouped by social-emotional themes such as cooperation, honesty, respect, responsibility, and kindness. Each section lists several book titles along with their authors that provide good examples of illustrating the given theme. The document appears to be a resource for teachers to select books to use in lessons around developing positive social behaviors in students.

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    The document discusses various social skills and behaviors that can be taught through children's literature, such as cooperation, honesty, respect, responsibility and more.

    The document discusses social skills and behaviors such as dependability, cooperation, honesty, respect, responsibility, school pride, self-control, punctuality, fairness, patience and kindness. It provides examples of children's books that illustrate each of these concepts.

    The document recommends the following books as good examples of working together for a common purpose: Pop Goes the Turnip, Mr. Tall and Mr. Small, Berlioz the Bear, Stone Soup, Zinna and Dot, A Bundle of Sticks and The Little Red Hen.

    Children’s Literature

    Tools for Teaching


    School-Wide Expectations and Rules

    General Expectations, Rules, Social Skills


    Three Little Kittens
    The Ants and the Grasshopper
    Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendek
    The Empty Pot
    The Littlest Mermaid
    The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scienscka
    Please by Alicia Aspinwall
    Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
    Anasasi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
    The Grouchy Ladybug
    Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
    The Rainbow Tulip by Pat Mora
    The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane Derolf
    Curious George Visits The Police Station
    The Little Red Hen
    The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Phister

    Dependability
    The following books illustrate being able to count on, depend on, and
    trust.

    • Blake, Olive. Mystery of the Lost Letter.


    • Mahy, M. The Seven Chinese Brothers
    • Scarry, Richard. Richard Scarry's Busiest People Ever
    • Smith, Dennis. The Little Fire Engine That Saved a City.

    Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project 2004


    Cooperation
    The following books are good examples of working together for a
    common purpose:

    • Berson, Harold. Pop Goes the Turnip


    • Brenner, Barbara, Mr. Tall and Mr. Small
    • Brett, Jan. Berlioz the Bear
    • Brown, Marcia Wise. Stone Soup
    • Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Zinna and Dot
    • Evans. A Bundle of Sticks
    • Galdone, Paul. The Little Red Hen
    • Hoban. Lillian. A Bargain for Frances
    • Lionni, Leo. Swimmy
    • Lord, John Vernon. The Giant Jam Sandwich
    • Mitchell, Margarie King. Uncle Jed's Barbershop
    • Silverman, Erica. The Big Pumpkin

    Honesty
    The following books are good examples of being truthful and fair:

    • Aesop, The Boy Who Cried Wolf


    • Alexander, Lloyd, The Truthful Harp
    • Avi, Nothing But the Truth
    • Bauer, Marion Dane, On My Honor
    • Brown, Marc., The True Francine
    • Bunting, Eve, A Day of Work
    • Calmenson, Stephanie, The Principal's New Clothes
    • Choroao, Kay, Molly's Lies
    • Cole, Joanna, The Secret Box
    • Coleman, H.C., Tell Me No Lies
    • Collodi, Carlo, Pinocchio
    • Demi, The Empty Pot
    • Girion, Barbara, Misty and Me

    Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project 2004


    • Havill, Juanita, Jamaica's Find
    • Hoban, Russell, A Bargain for Frances
    • Hughes, Dean., Honestly, Myron
    • Ness, Evaline, Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine
    • Turkle, Brinton, The Adventures of Obadiah
    • Weinman, Marjorie, A Big Fat Enormous Lie
    • White, E.B., The Trumpet of the Swan
    • Wylie, J. & D., A Big Fish Story

    Respect
    The following books illustrate either respect for others or respect for
    oneself.

    • Butterworth, William. Leroy and the Old Man


    • Byars, Betsy. The House of Wings
    • Cohen. No Good in Art
    • MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah Plain and Tall
    • Mathis, Sharon Bell. The Hundred Penny Box
    • Rathman. Ruby the Copy Cat.
    • Stone. I'm Glad I'm Me
    • Talley. Clarissa

    Responsibility
    The following books illustrate being able to count on, depend on, and
    trust.

    • Abolafia, Yossi.. Harry in Trouble.


    • Brown, Marc.Arthur's Pet Business
    • Dahlstedt. The Terrible Wave
    • Day, A. Frank and Ernest.
    • Gardiner, John. Stone Fox
    • Green, Norma. The Hole in the Dike
    • Hoban, Lillian. Awful Thursday
    • Wells, Rosemary. Fritz and the Mess Fairy

    Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project 2004


    School Pride
    The following books are good discussion starters for showing proper
    delight or satisfaction in your school's achievements and status:

    • Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson is Missing


    • Cazet, Dennis. Never Spit on Your Shoes
    • Deedy, Carmen. Library Dragon
    • Seuss, Dr., Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

    Self-Control
    The following books are good examples of controlling your actions and
    emotions

    • Aesop. The Boy and the Nuts


    • __. The Fox and the Crow
    • __. The Frogs at the Well
    • __. The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg.
    • Gaeddert, LouAnn. Noisy Nancy Norris
    • Gilbert, Nan. Champions Don't Cry.

    Punctuality
    The following books are good examples of being prompt and acting at
    the right time:

    • Allen, Jeffrey. Mary Alice, Operator Number 9


    • Boyd, Selma. I Met a Polar Bear
    • Burningham, John. John Patrick Norman McHennessy -- the Boy Who
    was Always Late
    • Friedrich, Priscilla. The Easter Bunny That Overslept
    • Grossman, Bill. The Guy Who Was Five Minutes Late.

    Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project 2004


    • Hoban, Lillian. Bedtime for Frances
    • Hoff, Sid. Henrietta, the Early Bird
    • Sewell, Marcia and Phyllis Krasilovsky. The Man Who Tried to Save Time

    Fairness
    The following books are good examples of being fair and just:

    • Berenstain, Stan & Jan. The Berenstain Bears and the Slumber Party.
    • --. The B. B. and the Truth.
    • --. The B. B. Go out for the Team.
    • Blume, Judy. Pain and the Great One.
    • Christian, Mary. The Green Thumb Thief.
    • Clymer. My Brother Steve.
    • Cohen, Marion. Bee My Valentine.
    • Cosgrove, Stephen. Sniffles.
    • Demi, The Empty Pot.
    • Foreman, Michael. Moose.
    • Fritz, Jean. The Cabin Faced West.
    • Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
    • McGuire, Leslie. This Farm is a Mess.
    • O'Brien, Robert. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
    • Peck, Robert N. Soup
    • --. Soup and Me.
    • Pfeffer, Susan. Kid Power.
    • Pinkwater, Daniel. The Big Orange Splot.
    • Rockwell, Thomas. How to Eat Fried Worms.
    • Seuss, Dr. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.
    • --. The Lorax.
    • Siiteri, Helen. Adventures of Nicolas.
    • Viorst, Judith. Alexander, who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.
    • Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear.

    Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project 2004


    Patience
    The following books are good examples of demonstrating waiting calmly
    without complaining.

    • Erickson, Karen. Waiting my Turn


    • Etz. Play With Me.
    • Kibby, Marsha My Grammy
    • Kraus, Robert. The Carrot Seed
    • de Larrea, Victoria, Waiting for Mama
    • Rounds, Glen. The Blind Colt.
    • Seuss,Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg
    • Steiner, Charlotte. What's the Hurry, Harry?
    • Weiss, Nicki. Waiting
    • Wells, Rosemary. Max's Breakfast

    Kindness
    The following books are good examples of being friendly, considerate,
    and willing to help others:

    • Bang, Molly. The Paper Crane


    • Brett, Jan. The Wild Christmas Reindeer
    • Cazet, Denys. A Fish in his Pocket
    • Cole, Brock. The King at the Door
    • Fleischman, Sid. The Scarebird.
    • Heyward, Du Bose. The Country bunny and the Little Gold Shoes.
    • Rylant, Cynthia. Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
    • San Souci, Robert D. The Talking Eggs.
    • Seuss, Dr. Horton Hears a Who!
    • Steptoe, John. Murfaro's Beautiful Daughters.
    • Whitcher, Susan. Moonfall
    • Zolotow, Charlotte. I Know A Lady.

    Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project 2004

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