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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 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

For Elementary • K-6

Power of Our Words, The

by Paula Denton

$24.00

For Elementary • K-6

Quiet Place, A

by Douglas Wood and Dan Andreasen

For use with creating a positive time-out place for students: The author takes the reader on a tour through many quiet places where a person could become calm and focused. It sets a positive tone for establishing a quiet place in the classroom.

$7.99

For Middle Level & Elementary • K-8

Recognition Without Rewards

by Cameron, Tate, MacNaughton & Politano

$22.00

For Elementary • K-6

Responsive Classroom Assessment, The

by NEFC

$49.00

Responsive Classroom Assessment book cover

For Elementary • K-6

Responsive School Discipline

Essentials for Elementary School Leaders

by Chip Wood and Babs Freeman-Loftis

$24.00

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

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 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-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

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