General Information: Parent Toolkit Description: Parent Toolkit is a reference site that parents can go to for information about certain subjects. Parents can change the filter settings based on the grade level and course topics. The site is formatted as a blog where parents can read articles and receive tips on how to interact with … Continue reading Grades K-2 Internet Source for Parents: Parent Toolkit
General Information: Life Lessons for Little Ones Description: This site provides lesson plan examples to teach young students about healthy relationships in a variety of scenarios. Besides the lesson plans, the site includes a booklist, games, forums, and a blog to inform teachers about current teacher strategies. Even though this site requires a subscription purchase … Continue reading Grades K-2 Internet Source for Teachers: Life Lessons for Little Ones
General Information: Title: How to be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them Author: Laurie Krasny Brown Illustrator: Marc Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers Published Date: 09/28/2001 Video of Child Reading How to be a Friend by Laurie Krasny Brown: Description: This book is the best non-fiction book we could … Continue reading Grades K-2 Non-Fiction Literature for Healthy Relationships: “How to be a Friend”
General Information: Charlotte’s web was produced in 1973 by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It is based on the 1952 book, Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White. It is 94 minutes long and rated G for General Audiences. Charlotte’s Web is the best selection for the K-2nd grade age group to discuss healthy relationships for three reasons. … Continue reading Grades K-2 Popular Film Literary Integration For Healthy Relationships: Charlotte’s Web
Summary of Kidshealth.org Kidshealth.org – This is a helpful site as it lists many important hygiene aspects rather than focusing on one or two like most of the other sites. This one also talks about young children, and most others only talk about hygiene during puberty. Kidshealth.org has quizzes, pictures, and activities for students to … Continue reading K-2 Hygiene Internet Resources
Self-Esteem Popular Film: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 Title: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (Inventions scene) YouTube Channel: Alero Daniel Salas Garcia’s Youtube page Publication Year: 2016 Length: 4: 24 minutes (Play video until 2:33 minutes) Rated: PG Click here to watch the popular film on YouTube (Play until 2:33) This … Continue reading Self-Esteem with a Popular Film
Self-Esteem Documentary: 3 Tips To Boost Your Confidence Producer:TED-Ed Publication Year: 2015 Length: 4:16 minutes Rated: G Click here to watch the documentary on YouTube This documentary is a well recommended documentary on self-esteem as this video provides very simple terminology and concept of self-esteem that are easy for young students to understand. The video … Continue reading Self-Esteem with a Documentary
Non-Fiction Book: Accept and Value Each Person (Learning to Get Along) Authors: Cheri J Meiners Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Publication Date: April 15, 2006 Click here to watch a read aloud of the book on YouTube. The illustrations in the book show great diversity in its characters (Asian, Hispanic, black, and a person with disabilities). … Continue reading Self-Esteem With a Non-Fiction Book
Fiction Book: The Dot Author: Peter H. Reynolds Publisher: Candlewick Press Date of Publication: September 15, 2003 Click here to watch and listen to an online reading of the book on YouTube The story of The Dot is a very kid friendly story based on its story line and the style that … Continue reading Self-Esteem With a Fiction Book
Internet Resource for Parents Click here to access the parent resources “The Center for Parenting: What Parents Need to Know About Self-Esteem” Strengths of this parent website: Provides basic concepts for parents to understand about self-esteem for children at an introductory level. Provides information and strategies that parents can use and incorporate to help provide … Continue reading Self-Esteem With Resource for Parents