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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 • 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 Elementary • K-6

Learning Through Academic Choice

by Paula Denton

$24.00

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 Elementary • 3-6

Making Big Words

Multilevel, Hands-On Spelling and Phonics Activities

by Patricia M. Cunningham

$16.99

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

Elementary

For Elementary • K-8

16 Songs Kids Love to Sing

CD and Book

by Pat and Tex LaMountain

$24.00

For Elementary • K-4

36 Games Kids Love to Play

by Adrian Harrison

$12.00

For Elementary • 3-6

80 Morning Meeting Ideas for Grades 3–6

by Carol Davis

$22.00

For Elementary • K-2

80 Morning Meeting Ideas for Grades K–2

by Susan Lattanzi Roser

$22.00

For Elementary • Grades K-8

99 Activities and Greetings

Great for Morning Meeting and other meetings, too!

by Melissa Correa-Connolly

$22.00

For Elementary • Grades K-3

Alphabet Tree

by Leo Lionni

$6.99

For Elementary • K-3

Amazing Grace

by Mary Hoffman, Caroline Binch

For use with creating Hopes and Dreams and goal setting: Grace overcomes obstacles through her determination.

$16.99

For Elementary • Preschool-Grade 3

Appelemando's Dreams

by Patricia Polacco

For use with creating Hopes and Dreams and goal setting: Applemando's dreams become known to the villagers and they come to discover the importance of having dreams and goals.

$6.99

For Elementary • K-6

Boys and Girls Together

Improving Gender Relationships in K-6 Classrooms

by Tamara Grogan

$12.00

For Elementary • K-5

Brave Irene

by William Steig

For use with creating Hopes and Dreams and goal setting: Irene's goal is to deliver the dress her mother made to the duchess and despite many obstacles she is able to accomplish her goal.

$6.99

Middle Level

For Middle Level

Advisory Book Study Guide

by Origins

Work with colleagues to implement the practices of The Advisory Book.

$10.95

For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school5-9

Advisory Book, The REVISED EDITION

Building a Community of Learners Grades 5-9

by Linda Crawford

$26.95

For Middle Level • 5-9

Circle of Power and Respect Advisory Meeting, DVD

NEW!

by Origins

$49.95

For Middle Level • Grades 5-9, with application to high school

Classroom Discipline

Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence

by Linda Crawford and Christopher Hagedorn

$24.95

For Middle Level

Classroom Discipline Study Guide

by Origins

Work with colleagues to implement the practices of Classroom Discipline.

$10.95

For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school

Face to Face Advisories

Bridging Cultural Gaps in Grades 5–9

by Linda Crawford

Guide adolescents toward meaningful conversations to connect with their peers and build a solid foundation for understanding and accepting other cultures.

$26.95