Make social emotional learning fun and engaging with 24 ready-to-use lessons about phenomenal plants and astonishing animals. Storytelling is a learning device used by humans for centuries, and for good reason: storytelling is one of the best ways to increase critical thinking skills and social emotional learning (SEL). Social Emotional Stories combines storytelling with thought-provoking lessons and activities to help elementary students improve their self-esteem, increase their engagement with school, and give them a sense of empowerment.
The book contains 24 individual lessons that include:
- An SEL objective with specific keywords like &;inner strength,&; &;problem solving,&; and &;responsibility&;
- An engaging story that focuses on a distinctive quality of either a plant (like the inner strength of bamboo) or an animal (like the courage of a pig)
- Multiple activities that are quick, easy, and require few supplies to help kids identify and dive deeper into the specific SEL concepts represented
Educators can use these lessons individually with students, in small groups, or with an entire class. The lessons are interdisciplinary and flexible, with only minimal prep time required, allowing educators to adapt them for their situation. Extensive digital content supports the lessons with reproducible forms and a full-color photo of each plant and animal.
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2023 Nautilus Book Award Winner, Silver, Social Sciences & Education Lewis introduces fascinating aspects of the natural worldits constructive and destructive powerto young students in a way that reaches beyond knowledge acquisition. She shows teachers how to build bridges to the inner worlds of children with analogical thinking, reflective questions, and thoughtful conversations that nourish not only their understanding but their agency. If you want to use learning as a way to develop your students character, intrinsic motivation, and an ethically grounded relationship with the world, this is the guide you need. -- Diane Stirling, professional development coordinator for CHARACTERplus® Barbara Lewis weaves factual information with down-to-earth, applicable activities and discussions to encourage students appreciation for nature, while building their power to observe and to understand people and their world as multidimensional. Throughout, Lewis is respectful of childrens capacity to discuss important issues and form their own opinions. -- Silvia Blitzer Golombek, Ph.D., former senior vice president, Youth Service America Another delightful book from Barbara Lewis, Social Emotional Stories is filled with fascinating depictions and insightful analogies to support character development. We recommend Barbara Lewiss books to all the families who seek our services. Believing that children can make a difference, Lewis provides the inspiration for helping others, taking a stand against injustice, squelching rumors, and seeing beyond stereotypes. This book should be a staple in every schools social-emotional learning curriculum. -- Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D., licensed psychologist, director of the Gifted Development Center Creatively weds character education with analogies from nature to help teachers promote both deep learning and positive character development in students . . . this synergy is just what education should be. -- Marvin W. Berkowitz, Ph.D., Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor in Character Education and co-director of the Center for Character and Citizenship, University of MissouriSt. Louis Engaging stories, character connections, and high-level thinking make a powerful combination in this resource, which will be enjoyed by teachers as well as children. -- Julia Roberts, Ed.D., executive director, The Center for Gifted Studies, Western Kentucky University
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| What Happens To A Brain On Stories? |
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| What Is Social and Emotional Learning? |
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| Why Use Stories About Plants and Animals? |
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| How to Use This Book |
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| Integrating This Book's Lessons and Stories Across Subject Areas |
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Barbara A. Lewis is a national award-winning author and educator who teaches kids how to think and solve real problems. Her students at Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, initiated the cleanup of hazardous waste, improved sidewalks, planted thousands of trees, and fought crime. They instigated and pushed through several state laws and an amendment to a national law, garnering ten national awards, including two Presidents Environmental Youth Awards, the Arbor Day Award, the Renew America Award, and Pledge and a Promise Environmental Award. They have also been recognized in the Congressional Record three times.
Barbara has been featured in/on many national newspapers, magazines, and news programs, including Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, CBS This Morning, CBS World News, and CNN. She has also written many articles and short stories for national magazines.
Her books for Free Spirit PublishingWhat Do You Stand For? For Kids, What Do You Stand For? For Teens, The Kids Guide to Social Action, Kids with Courage, The Kids Guide to Service Projects, The Teen Guide to Global Action, and The Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kidshave won Parentings Reading Magic Award and been named Best of the Best for Children by the American Library Association, among other honors.
Barbara has lived in Indiana, New Jersey, Switzerland, Belgium, Utah, and Poland. She and her husband, Larry, currently reside in Park City, Utah. They have four children: Mike, Andrea, Chris, and Sam, ten perfect grandchildren, and a forest of shy deer, a bold moose, busy squirrels, and feathered friends.
