Building Character with True Stories from Nature by Barbara A Lewis
This flexible resource combines character education with analogies to powerful stories from nature. The heart of each of the book's 25 lessons is an engaging story, written to kids, describing a particular animal or plant and its distinctive qualities.-
A Moving Child Is a Learning Child
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Teambuilding with Teens
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Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know
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Making Differentiation a Habit
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Differentiation for Gifted Learners
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Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom
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Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools
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Character Building Day by Day
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Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom
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Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior
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The Principal's Survival Guide
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Move Play and Learn With Smart Steps
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Building Everyday Leadership in All Kids
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The Balanced Teacher Path
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Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in Today's Classroom
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Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom
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Self-Regulation in the Classroom
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A Teacher's Guide to Stick Up for Yourself!
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Inspiring Student Empowerment
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The Complete Guide to Service Learning
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Gotta Stay Fresh
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Leadership Is a Life Skill
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A Leader's Guide to the Struggle to Be Strong
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A Leader's Guide to The Courage to Be Yourself
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Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students
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Responding to Student Trauma
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When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers
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A Practical Guide to Mental Health and Learning Disorders for Every Educator
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End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy
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The Cluster Grouping Handbook
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Mindful Classrooms
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The SEL Solution
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Create a Culture of Kindness in Middle School
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Gender-Inclusive Schools
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Strategies and Tools for Self-Regulation in the Classroom
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The Empathetic Classroom
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Help Anxious Kids in a Stressful World
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The PBIS Team Handbook
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Advancing Differentiation
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Teaching with Trust
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5 Essential Resources for New Teachers
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Teach for Attention!
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Create a Culture of Kindness in Elementary School
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How (and Why) to Get Students Talking
Creatively weds character education with analogies from nature to help teachers promote both deep learning and positive character development in students.. this synergy is just what education should be. Marvin W. Berkowitz, Ph.D., director, Sanford N. McDonnell Leadership Academy for Character Education for School Principals"
Barbara A. Lewis is a national award-winning author and educator who teaches kids how to think and solve real problems. Her students at Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, initiated the cleanup of hazardous waste, improved sidewalks, planted thousands of trees, and fought crime. They instigated and pushed through several state laws and an amendment to a national law, garnering ten national awards, including two President’s Environmental Youth Awards, the Arbor Day Award, the Renew America Award, and Pledge and a Promise Environmental Award. They have also been recognized in the Congressional Record three times.
Barbara has been featured in/on many national newspapers, magazines, and news programs, including Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, CBS This Morning, CBS World News, and CNN. She has also written many articles and short stories for national magazines. Her books for Free Spirit Publishing—What Do You Stand For? For Kids, What Do You Stand For? For Teens, The Kid’s Guide to Social Action, Kids with Courage, The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects, The Teen Guide to Global Action, and The Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kids—have won Parenting’s Reading Magic Award and been named “Best of the Best for Children” by the American Library Association, among other honors.
Barbara has lived in Indiana, New Jersey, Switzerland, Belgium, Utah, and Poland. She and her husband, Larry, currently reside in Park City, Utah. They have four children: Mike, Andrea, Chris, and Sam, ten perfect grandchildren, and a forest of shy deer, a bold moose, busy squirrels, and feathered friends.
Barbara has been featured in/on many national newspapers, magazines, and news programs, including Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Family Circle, CBS This Morning, CBS World News, and CNN. She has also written many articles and short stories for national magazines. Her books for Free Spirit Publishing—What Do You Stand For? For Kids, What Do You Stand For? For Teens, The Kid’s Guide to Social Action, Kids with Courage, The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects, The Teen Guide to Global Action, and The Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kids—have won Parenting’s Reading Magic Award and been named “Best of the Best for Children” by the American Library Association, among other honors.
Barbara has lived in Indiana, New Jersey, Switzerland, Belgium, Utah, and Poland. She and her husband, Larry, currently reside in Park City, Utah. They have four children: Mike, Andrea, Chris, and Sam, ten perfect grandchildren, and a forest of shy deer, a bold moose, busy squirrels, and feathered friends.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781575424187 |
| ISBN 10 | 1575424185 |
| Title | Building Character with True Stories from Nature |
| Author | Barbara A Lewis |
| Series | Free Spirit Professional |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S. |
| Year published | 2013-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |