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The Origins bookstore offers a range of products--books, music CDs, DVDs of classrooms in action, professional development guide--to support educators as they implement the Responsive Classroom and Developmental Designs approaches in their schools. View all available grades K-9 publications, or filter by elementary or middle level. Search for what you need with keywords or through the topics provided--Advisory, Morning Meeting, Rule Breaking, etc.

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Resources for Building Advisory

Study together and create site-based professional development. Lean on these three resources, carefully designed to help middle-level educators create an effective, school-wide advisory program.

Advisory Book, The REVISED EDITION

Advisory Book Study Guide

Circle of Power and Respect Advisory Meeting, DVD

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For Middle Level & Elementary • K-9

Theater Games for the Classroom

A Teacher's Handbook

by Viola Spolin

$24.95

Theater Games for the Classroom book cover

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Time to Teach, Time to Learn

Changing the Pace of School

by Chip Wood

$24.00

For Elementary • K-2

Transition Time

Let's Do Something Different

by Jean Feldman

$19.95

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Uncle Jed's Barbershop

by Margaree King Mitchell and James Ransome

For use with creating Hopes and Dreams and goal setting: Despite many setbacks, Uncle Jed perseveres and is able to realize his dream of owning a barbershop.

$7.99

For Elementary • K-6

Ways We Want Our Class to Be

Class Meetings That Build Commitment to Kindness and Learning

by Ideas from the Child Development Project

$25.00

For Elementary • 5

What Every 5th Grade Teacher Needs to Know

About Setting Up and Running a Classroom

by Mike Anderson

Tailor your teaching to your students' physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and language needs.

$19.00

What Every 5th Grade Teacher Needs to Know Book Cover

For Elementary • 1

What Every First Grade Teacher Needs to Know

About Setting Up and Running a Classroom

by Margaret Berry Wilson

Mentor and experienced teacher Margaret Wilson guides first grade teachers through what they need to know about teaching first grade.

$19.00

What Every First Grade Teacher Needs to Know cover

For Elementary • 4

What Every Fourth Grade Teacher Needs to Know

About Setting Up and Running a Classroom

by Mike Anderson

Learn the developmental characteristics of fourth graders and how to set up the classroom and routines to create confident and excited learners.

$19.00

What Every Fourth Grade Teacher Needs to Know cover

For Elementary • K

What Every Kindergarten Teacher Needs to Know

About Setting Up and Running a Classroom

by Margaret Berry Wilson

The wisdom of supportive mentor, Margaret Wilson, shows you how to meet kindergarteners' needs.

$19.00

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For Elementary • 2

What Every Second Grade Teacher Needs to Know

About Setting Up and Running a Classroom

by Margaret Berry Wilson

With warmth, humor, and a deep respect for children, Margaret Wilson describes the physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and language characteristics common in second graders.

$19.00

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Elementary

For Elementary • K-6

Closing Circles

50 Activities for Ending the Day in a Positive Way

by Dana Januszka and Kristen Vincent

Wrap up the day – or your lesson – with a quick closing circle and leave students wanting to come back for more.

$20.00

For Middle Level & Elementary • All Grades

Courage to Teach, The

Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life

by Parker Palmer

$27.95

For Elementary • K-6

Creating a Safe & Friendly School

Lunchroom, Hallways, Playground, and more . . .

by Northeast Fdtn. for Children

$18.00

Creating a Safe & Friendly School book cover

For Elementary • K-5

Doing Math in Morning Meeting

150 Quick Activities that Connect to Your Curriculum

by Andy Dousis and Margaret Berry Wilson, Introduction by Roxann Kriete, author of The Morning Meeting Book.

$25.00

Doing Math in Morning Meeting book covers

For Elementary • K-8

Down in the Valley

Singing Games for Children, CD ONLY

by Peter Amidon et al.

$15.00

For Elementary • K-8

Down in the Valley

More Great Singing Games for Children, Book/CD Set

by Peter Amidon et al.

$28.00

For Elementary • K-8

Down in the Valley

More Great Singing Games for Children, Book ONLY

by Peter Amidon et al.

$15.00

For Elementary • K-6

Energizers!

88 Quick Movement Activities That Refresh and Refocus, K-6

by Susan Lattanzi Roser

$22.00

For Middle Level & Elementary • PreK-8

Everyone Wins!

by Sambbava and Josette Juvmour

$8.95

For Elementary

Explosive Child

A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, The

by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

$14.99

Middle Level

For Middle Level • 7th Grade

Child Development Pamphlet – 7TH GRADERS en Español

Ages 11, 12, & 13

by Northeast Fdtn. for Children

Package of 30

$18.00

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For Middle Level • 8th Grade

Child Development Pamphlet – 8TH GRADERS en Español

Ages 12, 13, & 14

by Northeast Fdtn. for Children

Package of 30

$18.00

Child Development Pamphlet: 8th Graders en Español cover

For Middle Level & Elementary • 6th Grade

Child Development Pamphlets – 6TH GRADERS

Ages 10, 11, and 12

by Northeast Fdtn. for Children

Talking points to share with families during conferences. Charts social, cognitive, and physical growth of sixth graders in a conversational way.
Package of 30

$18.00

Child Development Pamphlet: 6th Graders cover

For Middle Level • 7th Grade

Child Development Pamphlets – 7TH GRADERS

Ages 11, 12, and 13

by Northeast Fdtn. for Children

Talking points to share with families during conferences. Charts social, cognitive, and physical growth of seventh graders in a conversational way.
Package of 30

$18.00

Child Development Pamphlet: 7th Graders cover

For Middle Level • 8th Grade

Child Development Pamphlets – 8TH GRADERS

Ages 12, 13, and 14

by Northeast Fdtn. for Children

Talking points to share with families during conferences. Charts social, cognitive, and physical growth of eighth graders in a conversational way.
Package of 30

$18.00