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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 • All Grades

Children's Social Consciousness and the Development of Social Responsibility

by Sheldon Berman

$29.95

Children's Social Consciousness & the Development of Social Responsibility cover

For Elementary • K-6

Classroom Spaces That Work

by Marlynn K. Clayton and Mary Beth Forton, Introduction by Jay Lord

$24.00

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

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-8

Down in the Valley

Singing Games for Children, CD ONLY

by Peter Amidon et al.

$15.00

For Middle Level • 5-9

Educating Minds and Hearts

Social Emotional Learning and the Passage into Adolescence

by Chip Wood, Linda Crawford, et al., Jonathan Cohen, Editor

$21.95

Elementary

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Familiar Ground

Traditions that Build School Community

by Libby Woodfin

$12.00

For Elementary • K-6

First Six Weeks of School

by Paula Denton and Roxann Kriete

$24.00

For Elementary • Grades 3-5

Friends and Relations

Using Literature with Social Themes 3-5

by Carol Otis Hurst and Rebecca Otis

$12.00

For Elementary • K-2

Friends and Relations

Using Literature with Social Themes K-2

by Carol Otis Hurst and Rebecca Otis

$12.00

For Elementary • K-3

Games for Math

by Peggy Kaye

$16.95

For Elementary • K-3

Games for Writing

Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Write

by Peggy Kaye

$16.00

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Games We Should Play in School

by Frank Aycox

$16.00

Games We Should Play in School book cover

For Elementary • K-2

Getting the Most Out of Morning Message and Other Shared Writing Lessons

by Carleen DaCruz Payne and Mary Browning Schulman

$12.95

Getting the Most Our of Morning Message book cover

For Elementary • K-6

Habits of Goodness

Case Studies in the Responsive Classroom

by Ruth Sidney Charney

$20.00

For Elementary • K-6

Hopscotch, Hangman, Hot Potato, & Ha Ha Ha

A Rulebook of Children's Games

by Jack Maguire

$15.00

Hopscotch, Hangman, Hot Potato, & Ha Ha Ha book cover

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

Child Development Pamphlet: 7th Graders en Español cover

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