Julia de Cooker Bücher

Funny rhymes and colorful illustrations help young readers learn the social skills they need when they sit for a meal. Written from the Table’s point of view, kids are empowered and gain social competence as they learn about acceptable as well as undesirable mealtime behavior. Parents and Educators of K-6 students will enjoy the Table's tasteful advice and guidance. Good table manners are about being respectful, kind and considerate to others and their feelings. This is the seventh book in the award-winning Building Relationships series. 32 pgs.

RJ is making a lot of trips to the time-out chair...Without telling anyone, he and his best friend Sam decide to walk home from school instead of riding the bus.Later the two of them are caught trying to use Dad's computer to get on the internet.After their piano lesson, RJ and his sister Blanche spoil Grandma's birthday party surprise.Dad helps RJ learn how to do a better job asking for permission, and when RJ and Sam return to school their principal has them practice making an apology. RJ feels a lot happier when he says he's sorry to his teacher, the bus driver, and Grandma, and he learns that asking for permission will mean fewer trips to the time-out chair!No more lame excuses or empty apologies! Help kids in grades K through 6 accept responsibility for their actions by understanding how and when to ask for permission and how to make sincere apologies for mistakes. The steps for these necessary social skills are presented in rhyming text that kids can easily remember from RJ's social skill story. This storybook is the third in Julia Cook's BEST ME I Can Be! series which teaches children social skills that can make home life easier and school more successful. Tips for parents and educators to help teach children the social skills of asking permission and making an apology are included at the end of the picture book.The series also

RJ’s mouth is getting him into a lot of trouble. A rude comment at school earned him a detention. An insensitive remark at home earned him a scolding and made his sister cry. RJ doesn’t realize his words are wrong. He thinks he’s just offering feedback. It’s time RJ starts using a social filter when he speaks. With help from his parents, he learns he doesn’t have to verbalize every thought that pops into his head. In fact, sometimes the less said the better!

"My name is Norman David Edwards, but everybody calls me Noodle. Sometimes I get into trouble because I don't follow the rules."Noodle is having a rough couple of days. The rules keep getting in the way of his fun! Rules for this and rules for that . There are so many rules - too many rules! Rules stink ! Noodle has no use for obeying rules at home, or school.He argues about the rules and doesn't think any of them actually apply to HIM ! Can't he just have a rule-free day? With help from mom, Noodle learns to visualize the consequences of no rules at all and begins to understand that rules help create a safe environment for everyone.This is the third book in award-winning author Julia Cook's Responsible Me! series which strengthens character development and helps kids use better social skills at school and at home. The reader will be in stitches as Noodle describes the many types of rules he deals with daily, and how much better things would be if kids like him didn't have rules to follow.Tips for parents and educators are included at the end of the storybook.The series also

"My name is Norman David Edwards, but everybody calls me Noodle. Sometimes I get tired of being told what to do."Every day Noodle hears all about what he needs to do and why he needs to do it. He hears it from his parents, teachers and coaches, and he’s sick of it! What’s the point of making his bed every morning? Does it really matter how he kicks the soccer ball? And who cares if he plays the piano too fast or writes too sloppily?Once again, Noodle's mother is there to help him understand the importance of practicing smaller chores so he is ready for life's bigger challenges and decision-making ahead. He discovers why changing all his “ need tos ” into “ I did its ” will actually make him happier and more prepared to do whatever he’s asked.Help inspire and influence children in grades K through 6 to become more self-motivated and responsible with the sixth storybook in Julia Cook's Responsible Me! series which strengthens character development and helps kids use better social skills at school and at home.Included at the end are tips for parents and educators to help encourage kids to practice self-reliance and have a positive attitude.The series also

Classroom Ideas for Teaching the Skills of Accepting No for an Answer and Disagreeing Appropriately.

This activity guide is a great addition to the children's book Thanks for the Feedback, I Think! Students in grades K-6 will enjoy the activities as they learn and practice the steps to accepting positive feedback (compliments) and negative feedback (criticism). This book provides educators with creative ideas that will keep students engaged and learning. Activities range from using crafts to provide compliments, safe ways to provide negative feedback, self-evaluation, games, and of course opportunities to get students up and out of their seats! The guide offers teachers ideas on how to blend some of these lessons within their academic teaching, and even ideas for how students can practice at home! Instructions, lists of materials, and activity sheets are provided. Reward templates can be used to recognize students who use the skills correctly. Reproducible activity sheets and coupons are included on the enclosed CD-ROM. Use these fun ideas to help your students succeed in the classroom and beyond when they learn to accept positive and negative feedback the right way!

Turn scowls and negativity into smiles and positivity! Teach complainers and pessimists to overcome bad moods or feelings of hopelessness by changing their outlook. Learn from Noodle, a boy whose attitude, or ‘baditude,’ is alienating everyone around him. With help from a teacher and his mom, Noodle learns how to turn his ‘have tos’ into ‘get tos’ and his ‘baditude’ into gratitude! Kids in grades K-6 are empowered to actively look for positives in all situations and manage how they choose to feel about what they cannot control. This title is from the Responsible Me! series by award-winning author Julia Cook. The series promotes life skills, strengthens character development, and helps kids use better social skills at school and at home. 32 pages

Passing gas in public often becomes a source of amusement in elementary classrooms. Parents and educators can diffuse any embarrassment or hilarity and teach children how to respond appropriately when gas happens. A mini-biology lesson about the digestive system and natural bodily functions is presented to kids in grades K-6. The humorous story will have them laughing while learning the social skill of what to do, what to say, and how to act during natural, everyday “gas leaks”.

Whether we’ve been the subject of a rumor or the one spreading a rumor about someone else, most of us have been involved with rumors somehow. But how many people really stop to think about the damaging effects? Fortunately, award-winning author Julia Cook does, and cleverly brings this serious subject to light in an entertaining and funny, but cautionary, tale about the importance of NOT starting or spreading rumors. Told through the eyes of the rumor marble, the story describes how a simple misunderstanding starts a chain reaction that can’t be undone. K-6 students will laugh as they read this story and are reminded that it’s much easier to prevent a train – or a rolling rumor marble – from starting to roll forward than trying to stop one!