Problem Solving

Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons taught in the storybook, Catch the Ball! The activities are best suited for children ages 5-11.  The Five Downloadable Activities include: Activity 1 – How Might they Be...

Ezekiel is such a sure-handed receiver, he’s always chosen first when teams are picked for football. He’s even earned the nickname EZ, short for endzone, because he catches so many touchdown passes. His good buddy, Joel, however, always gets...

Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons taught in the storybook, Where’s Rex? The activities are best suited for children ages 4-11.  The Five Downloadable Activities include: Activity 1 – Friendship...

Rex loves to explore, go on adventures, and discover surprises. Unfortunately for him, his latest escapade has become one sticky and scary predicament. Rex is literally stuck in the muck. He’s trapped with no way to free himself. Thankfully, he...

Rex loves to explore, go on adventures, and discover surprises. Unfortunately for him, his latest escapade has become one sticky and scary predicament. Rex is literally stuck in the muck. He’s trapped with no way to free himself. Thankfully, he...

**Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award!****Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award!** Freddie the Fly is known for buzzing about! He loves to talk and talk and occasionally forgets to listen. He struggles with understanding that, sometimes, people...

Sometimes making a choice is easy. Other times, it is quite hard. This is especially true when every option is less than ideal or simply stinks. Even when children think there are no good choices, they skill have to make a decision. Award-winning author...

Helping children become good decision makers and lifelong problem solvers involves teaching them to choose.  Reinforce the message from Bryan Smith's What's Your Choice? storybook, by displaying this colorful 8.5"x11" poster in classrooms,...

Isaac is a second-grader who hates having to decide between options that are not fun, totally boring, or too hard. If he wants to ride his bike to a buddy's house, Isaac has to wear his helmet even though it's so hot he thinks his head will melt. Or, he...

In this activity, students will practice goal setting, which can be a difficult task for some. Often times, students only see the problems in their life and not the opportunities for growth and development. As adults, we need to encourage them to look...

Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award! I Lost My BFF is the third title in Jennifer Licate's Navigating Friendships book series - a quick read chapter book for students in grades 4 through 7 that focuses on the evolution of friendships that happen over...

From standing up to a bully to speaking up when you're struggling in school to sharing concerns with a partner when you're an adult to advocating for what you need or want in a job, self-advocacy has many benefits. But it takes practice! Award-winning...

Young readers learn how to be more giving, more understanding and more resilient! The Without Limits book series offers stories describing everyday examples of how to be kind to others, how to persevere when all you want to do is give up, and how to...

Being able to speak up for yourself is a life skill. Teaching children the value of self-advocacy can help in many ways. Remind students of the steps to controlling their impulses from Bryan Smith's Speak Up For Yourself storybook, by displaying this...

Amelia has never been one to be timid. She's confident enough to stand up for others and let people know what she thinks. So why is she having a hard time advocating for herself? When a new seating arrangement lands Amelia next to Billy, who spends all...

Teaching students to plan, prioritize, and post can help break down assignments into more manageable tasks. Reinforce the message from Bryan Smith's I'll Never Get All of That Done! storybook, by displaying this colorful 8.5"x11" poster in...