Description

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Help children learn the importance of ignoring distractions and making positive choices

Teaching students the importance of ignoring distractions and making positive choices is critical, but where do teachers find the time?. This activity guide, designed to accompany The Garden in My Mind picture book, incorporates a blended teaching approach.

The activities balance academic and common core lessons with social skill development, helping teachers make the most of the precious time they have with their students. Author Stephie McCumbee gives teachers:

• Step-by-step instructions
• List of material
• Activity Sheets
• Behavior management system with reward suggestions

More than a dozen activities include reproducible pages and reward coupons in full color that can be used to recognize students who master and use the skills appropriately. The CD includes ready-to-print forms and handouts.

Use the creative ideas in this guide to encourage your students in grades K-5 to ignore distractions and make positive choices.

About the Author

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Stephie McCumbee is a gifted educator and literacy specialist who uses entertaining narratives to teach children social skills. A prolific blogger, she connects with teachers on two popular education blogs she created - mrsmcumbeesclass.blogspot.com and meanmygang.blogspot.com. Look for McCumbee's other titles, including Priscilla and the Perfect Storm, Spacing Out, and Priscilla and the Worry Wart Woes. She has also created activity guides that go with each book.