Thursday, April 19, 2007

Literature Integration

The use of stories can facilitate discussions and activities surrounding relationship development.

There are numerous books available that lend themselves to social-emotional learning.

Visit the following site to view some compiled lists:

Vancouver School Board's Annotated Bibliography of Social Responsibility Books:
http://www.vsb.bc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/8C47D633-9A0F-434A-ADDB-680CD0384814/0/AdditionalBooksonSocialResponsibility.pdf


Recipes for relationships

Stories:
Little Boogie Man
Chester’s Way
Hunter’s Best Friend
Enemy Pie
King of the Playground

Suggested Activities:
- Make a recipe card for Friends Soup. Discuss which ingredients are needed.
- How to make Enemy Pie and discuss how to turn an enemy into a friend
- Write a poem about friends
- Point of discussion or written piece: If you and your friend have a disagreement, what are 3 things you can do to make things better?

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