#5 in the Small Book Series

Presents ten practical strategies for bringing boys and girls together in productive, respectful ways. Includes ideas for managing classrooms, supplementing curriculum materials, and improving the atmosphere of lunch and recess.

Finalist, Independent Publishers Book Awards

Presents ten practical strategies for bringing boys and girls together in productive, respectful ways. Includes ideas for managing classrooms, supplementing curriculum materials, and improving the atmosphere of lunch and recess.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Teacher Awareness: The Starting Point
Strategy One: Know Your Students
Strategy Two: Know Yourself
Classroom Management
Strategy Three: Provide a Safe Classroom Climate
Strategy Four: Give Boys and Girls Opportunities to Work and Play Together
Strategy Five: Facilitate Inclusive Conversations
The Curriculum
Strategy Six: Provide Balance in the Reading Library
Strategy Seven: Find Ways to Supplement Textbooks
Strategy Eight: Pay Attention to What's on the Walls and Shelves
Outside the Classroom
Strategy Nine: Structure Lunch to Bring Boys and Girls Together
Strategy Ten: Provide Opportunities for Girls and Boys to Play Together Safely
at Recess
Creating a Place Where Children Can Care about Each Other
Resources

Northeast Foundation for Children, 2003, 119 pages, paper
ISBN: 1-892989-12-3

The other books in the Small Book Series:
#1 Off to a Good Start
#2 Familiar Ground
#3 Friends and Relations, K-2
#4 Friends and Relations, 3-5