Winner of the 2021 Counselor's Choice Award! Problem solving involves many other executive functioning behaviors, including reasoning, attention, planning, initiation, working memory, and self-monitoring. The one thing all of us have in common is that we...

Cora June is B-O-S-S-Y! She points out her teacher’s boring assignments. She dictates the games people play at recess. She even objects to family dinners. If Cora June doesn’t get her way in the classroom, on the playground, or at home, she...

When Amelia walks into school and sees posters and signs about something called "Diversity Week," she has no clue what it means or why it matters. Every day, Amelia is introduced to cultures, cuisines, and customs that push her outside her comfort zone...

Drama defines middle school, especially for Jilly. Not that she likes drama. She’d rather walk invisibly through the hallways than have any eyes turn toward her. But drama will always find Jilly. With Mom battling depression, and the family’s...

**Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award!****Winner of the Moonbeam Children's Book Award!** Freddie, our lovable fly, is tappin’ and flappin’ his way to trouble. He whirls around to and fro, buzzing from one distraction to another. Is it any...

Parker Plum is having a bad day! He wakes from a night of slumber to find a little green egg resting on his pillow. How did it get there? While most children would find this quite unusual, Parker was accustomed to such peculiar things. He plops it in his...

In his quintessential biography of Father Edward J. Flanagan, author Father Clifford Stevens paints an insightful, inspirational and enlightening portrait of the man who founded Boys Town and led a cultural revolution that forever changed the way...

Activity #1 "SUPER E!" Saves the Day should be used with the storybook Empathy is My Superpower! After reading the story, use this activity to enforce the skill of showing empathy. The activity gives students scenarios that describe tough situations and...

Animated story version of the 6th Noodle book: What's in It for Me? Noodle is always being told what to do. But he wonders, why? What's in It for him? Luckily, the adults in Noodle's life are there to teach him the importance of moving 'need tos' into 'I...

Storybooks for children who have anxiety, sensory processing disorders or are nontraditional learners.  Written by speech and language pathologists Kimberly Tice and Venita Litvack, this multi-book series follows a young boy named Lou as he...

A multi-volume series of chapter books with sharp dialogue, crazy plot twists, loyal friends and a few frenemies! The Michael McMichaels series is a collection of funny, fast-paced stories that will turn the most reluctant readers into reading...

Initiative is the ability to start an activity, plan, or task. Learning how to take initiative and get things done is an important executive function skill for children. Author and educator Bryan Smith has developed five activities to accompany the...

Learning how to feel and show empathy is an important skill for children. Author and educator Bryan Smith has developed four activities to accompany the storybook Empathy is My Superpower! The lessons are designed to teach children how...

While we can't eliminate feelings of envy and jealousy, we can teach children early on how to cope with these difficult emotions. Learning to recognize jealousy can help children avoid low self-esteem, as well as feelings of aggression or loneliness...

Sometimes people say one thing but mean another. This can be difficult for kids to understand because they take words at face value. Using the connect-the-dots method that Freddie learned can help young people navigate confusing social interactions,...

When teachers create environments that teach skills rather than punish individual actions, they reduce behavior problems and nurture the growth of all learners. This book expertly guides early childhood teachers to analyze their classroom elements,...