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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 Elementary • K-3

Making Words

Multilevel, Hands-On, Developmentally Appropriate Spelling and Phonics Activities

by Patricia M. Cunningham

$14.99

For Elementary • K-5

Morning Meeting Book, The

by Roxann Kriete

$24.00

For Elementary • K-6

Morning Meeting Messages

180 Sample Charts from Three Classrooms

by Rosalea S. Fisher, Eric Henry and Deborah Porter

$26.00

For Elementary • K-3

Nobody Owns the Sky

The Story of "Brave Bessie" Colman

by Reeve Lindbergh and Pamela Paparone

For use with creating Hopes and Dreams and goal setting: Bessie Coleman was able to accomplish her dream of becoming a pilot despite many obstacles.

$6.99

For Elementary • K-6

Off to a Good Start

Launching the School Year

by Northeast Foundation for Children

$12.00

For Elementary • K-6

On Their Side

Helping Children Take Charge of Their Learning

by Bob Strachota

$16.00

For Elementary • K-6

Parents & Teachers Working Together

by Carol Davis and Alice Yang

$24.00

Parents & Teachers Working Together book cover

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Positive Discipline

by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D

$13.95

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Positive Discipline in the Classroom

by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D, Lynn Lott, and Stephen Glenn

$16.95

Positive Discipline in the Classroom book cover

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Positive Time-Out

And Over 50 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles in the Home and the Classroom

by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D

$12.95

Middle Level

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 Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

How to Talk so Kids Can Learn

At Home and in School

by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

$16.00

How to Talk so Kids Can Learn book cover

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Joyful Noise

Poems for Two Voices

by Paul Fleischman

$5.99

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Kids Taking Action

Community Service Learning Projects, K-8

by Pamela Roberts

$16.00

For Middle Level • 4-8

Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflict, The

How to Keep Cool, Stay Safe, and Get Along

by Naomi Drew

$13.95

Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflict book cover

For Middle Level • 4-8

Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts (Leader's Guide), The

by Naomi Drew

$21.99

Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts (Leader's Guide) book cover

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Light in Their Eyes, The

Creating Multicultural Learning Communities

by Sonia Nieto

$26.95

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Lively Learning

Using the Arts to Teach the K-8 Curriculum

by Linda Crawford

$24.00

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Positive Discipline

by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D

$13.95

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Positive Discipline in the Classroom

by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D, Lynn Lott, and Stephen Glenn

$16.95

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