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Advisory Book Study Guide
product | For Middle Level

Advisory Book Study Guide

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

The Advisory Book, Revised Edition
product | For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school5-9

Advisory Book, The REVISED EDITION

Building a Community of Learners Grades 5-9

article | For Elementary

A Rigorous Morning Meeting

Social and academic growth for shy students

This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Elementary Educators, Winter 2011

product | For Middle Level

Advisory Book Study Guide

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

Advisory Book Study Guide
product | For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school5-9

Advisory Book, The REVISED EDITION

Building a Community of Learners Grades 5-9

The Advisory Book, Revised Edition
product | For Middle Level • 5-9

Circle of Power and Respect Advisory Meeting, DVD

NEW!

Circle of Power and Respect cover
product | For Middle Level • Grades 5-9, with application to high school

Classroom Discipline

Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence

Classroom Discipline book cover
product | For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school

Face to Face Advisories

Bridging Cultural Gaps in Grades 5–9

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

Build a solid foundation for understanding and accepting other cultures.
product | For Middle Level • Grades 4-9

Tried and True Classroom Games and Greetings

Tried and True Book Cover
product | For Elementary • K-8

16 Songs Kids Love to Sing

CD and Book

16 Songs Kids Love to Sing book cover
product | For Elementary • Grades K-8

99 Activities and Greetings

Great for Morning Meeting and other meetings, too!

99 Activities and Greetings book cover
activity | For Middle Level & Elementary

A Good Looking Group

Acknowledgment: Students offer a series of group affirmations

Elementary

article | For Elementary

A Rigorous Morning Meeting

Social and academic growth for shy students

This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Elementary Educators, Winter 2011

product | For Elementary • K-8

16 Songs Kids Love to Sing

CD and Book

16 Songs Kids Love to Sing book cover
product | For Elementary • Grades K-8

99 Activities and Greetings

Great for Morning Meeting and other meetings, too!

99 Activities and Greetings book cover
activity | For Middle Level & Elementary

A Good Looking Group

Acknowledgment: Students offer a series of group affirmations

product | For Elementary • K-3

Amazing Grace

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

Amazing Grace book cover
product | For Elementary • Preschool-Grade 3

Appelemando's Dreams

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.

Appelemando's Dreams book cover
article | For Elementary

Arts Leverage Learning

Adapted from Lively Learning: Using the Arts to Teach the K-8 Curriculum by Linda Crawford

This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Educators, Fall 2007

product | For Elementary • K-5

Brave Irene

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.

Brave Irene book cover
article | For Elementary

Building Classroom Community for the Entire Year

Set the stage for a successful year with “getting-to-know-you” greetings, shares, and activities.

 

Origins Responsive Classroom newsletter, Fall 2011
article | For Elementary

Celebrating the School Community

Lively presentation tells a story of strengthened social skills

This article first appeared in Origins: A Newsletter for Elementary Educators, Winter 2009

Middle Level

Featured from the Bookstore

Advisory Book Study Guide
product | For Middle Level

Advisory Book Study Guide

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

The Advisory Book, Revised Edition
product | For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school5-9

Advisory Book, The REVISED EDITION

Building a Community of Learners Grades 5-9

product | For Middle Level

Advisory Book Study Guide

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

Advisory Book Study Guide
product | For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school5-9

Advisory Book, The REVISED EDITION

Building a Community of Learners Grades 5-9

The Advisory Book, Revised Edition
product | For Middle Level • 5-9

Circle of Power and Respect Advisory Meeting, DVD

NEW!

Circle of Power and Respect cover
product | For Middle Level • Grades 5-9, with application to high school

Classroom Discipline

Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence

Classroom Discipline book cover
product | For Middle Level • 5-9, with application to high school

Face to Face Advisories

Bridging Cultural Gaps in Grades 5–9

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

Build a solid foundation for understanding and accepting other cultures.
product | For Middle Level • Grades 4-9

Tried and True Classroom Games and Greetings

Tried and True Book Cover
activity | For Middle Level & Elementary

A Good Looking Group

Acknowledgment: Students offer a series of group affirmations

article | For Middle Level

A Principal Considers Developmental Designs Principles

As you entwine social-emotional learning with academics in your school, Developmental Designs training is just as important for administrators as it is for teachers.

Cover of Spring 2012 DD Newsletter
article | For Middle Level

Add Some Quality to Your Sharing!

Borrowing from Glasser to increase student investment in learning

This article first appeared in Developmental Designs: A Middle School Newsletter, Fall 2009

article | For Middle Level

Advisory Intramural Program

Projects, competition, and cooperation bring order and fun to a middle school

This article first appeared in the Origins' publication Developmental Designs: A Middle School Newsletter, Fall 2007