<DIV><p style="text-align: justify">Book with CD-Rom</p><p class="Default" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 4pt; mso-line-height-alt: 9.05pt">Hundreds of user-friendly lesson plans help teachers build attitudes of respect and caring, reduce problem behaviors, empower students to solve problems, and educate the whole child socially, emotionally, and academically. The lessons&rsquo; literature-based connections allow teachers to &ldquo;build in&rdquo; rather than &ldquo;add on&rdquo; social-emotional learning (SEL) as part of the daily curriculum. Each resource guide offers:</p><ul> <li>Monthly themes focused on emotions, empathy, relationships, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, problem solving, decision making, teamwork, and self-esteem</li> <li>Literature-based lessons with curriculum integrations for using the lessons as part of language arts, social studies, science, math, art, and music</li> <li>Easy-to-implement lesson formats for all activities: Read, Discuss, Do, Relate</li> <li>Built-in assessments</li> <li>Reproducible activity handouts in the book and on CD-ROM</li></ul>Field-tested in classrooms across the United States, these activities when fully implemented have resulted in improved school climate, greater parent engagement, increased academic achievement, and reduction in discipline referrals. The <i>Activities for Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning</i> resource guides are essential teaching tools for all preK&ndash;8 teachers.</div>