NOBODY LEFT TO HATE, TEACHING COMPASSION AFTER COLUMBINE,
by Elliot Aronson. $12.95, Owl Books. Brilliant social psychological
analysis of the Columbine High School massacre... offers a root
cause solution based on decades of scientific psychological research
and wise theory.
THE FRIENDLY CLASSROOM FOR A SMALL PLANET, by Prutzman,
et al, $14.95. New Society Publishers. Developed by the Creative
Response to Conflict Program to help children gain insight into
the nature of human feelings, to share their own feelings and become
aware of their own strengths and to
help develop self-confidence about the ability to think creatively
about
solving problems.
CREATIVE CONFLICT RESOLUTION, by William J. Kriedler;
Scott, Foresman and Co. $12.95 This book will help you respond creatively
and constructively to the conflicts that occur in all K-6 classrooms.
Offers over 20 conflict resolution techniques with examples, reproducible
worksheets, and over 200 activities and cooperative games.
WHO'S CALLING THE SHOTS? HOW TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO CHILDREN'S
FASCINATION WITH WAR PLAY AND WAR TOYS, by Nancy Carlsson-Paige
and Diane E. Levin; New Society Publishers. $12.95. Offers a wealth
of suggestions, practical ideas and resources for helping children
reclaim control over their own play, avoid rigid gender and racial
stereotypes, combat consumerism, and learn the skills for building
a less violent future.
BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BUILDING
COOPERATIVE, INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES, by Mara Sapon-Shevin.
$31.00, Allyn and Bacon. Offers theory and practice so teacher can
build a caring, inclusive community in their own classrooms. Large
variety of literature, games, activities and songs.
The Kid's Guide to Social Action, by Barbara
Lewis. $16.95, Free Spirit
Publishing. Real stories about real kids and teens who are making
a
deference at home and around the world. Step-by-step guides to skills;
how to solve the social problems you choose-- and turn creative
thinking
into positive action.
KIDS CAN COOPERATE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TEACHING PROBLEM
SOLVING, by Elizabeth Crary, $12.95. Describes how to teach
children the skills they need to solve conflicts themselves with
step-by-step process and activities.
Teaching Kids to Care & Cooperate, by Pike,
Mumper and Fiske, $11.95,
Scholastic. 50 Easy writing, discussion and art activities that
help develop
responsibility and respect for others. For grades 2-5.
Teaching Kids to Care and Share, by Jolen Roehikepartain.
$13.00,
Abingdon Press. Written from a Christian perspective; 300 inventive,
hands-on ideas and activities that involve children in service to
one
another, their churches and local communities, and the world.
KEEPING THE PEACE: PRACTICING COOPERATION AND CONFLICT
RESOLUTION WITH PRE-SCHOOLERS, By Susanne Wichert;
New Society Publishers. $12.95. A practical handbook for those
striving to create harmonious
groups, bolster children's self-esteem, and foster cooperative,
creative interactions among children. A constructive approach
with
specific suggestions and activities for working with 2 1/2 to 6
year olds.
LET'S TALK ABOUT PEACE, LET'S TALK ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR,
by Lemoine and Frakas; Bananas Publications. $10.00. Includes teacher
and student surveys and evaluations, units on expressing thoughts
and feelings, what makes an enemy, peace as a process, the history
of nonviolence, war and nuclear facts, examples of cooperation in
nature and society.
WATERMELONS NOT WAR, by Cloud, Deegan, Imam, Singer;
New Society Publishers. $9.95. A support book for parenting in the
nuclear age. Tackles the difficult question of how to instill in
children hope for the future. Offers no easy answers, but plenty
of facts. Includes sections on dealing
with despair; nuclear reality; alternatives; taking action; childrens'
visions; resources. The best available resource to help children
cope with
the fears we all face.
2002 edition: ADDICTED TO WAR: WHY THE U.S. CAN'T KICK MILITARISM,
by Joel Andreas, $5.95, New Society Publishers. Illustrated and
documented. Updated and new chapters on the "War on Terrorism";
reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in
recent years than any other country. Find out who benefits from
these military adventures, who pays, and who dies.
PARENTING FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, TEN YEARS LATER,
by Kathleen and James McGinnis, Orbis Books, $0.95. Updated in 1990,
Kathleen and James share their struggles and successes in teaching
and involving their children in relevant and meaningful ways in
actions of social justice.
UNPLUGGING THE PLUG-IN DRUG, by Marie Winn; Viking
Penguin. $7.95. For the past several years, families, schools, and
communities have been holding "No TV Weeks": to help children
kick the habit. Here's the first
complete guide to holding your own "No TV Week." It explains
TV addiction
and how to fight it.
RISE UP SINGING, edited by Peter Blood-Patterson;
New Society
Publishers, $17.95. Splral-bound, includes more than 1200 of the
most
popular and singable songs with chords in North America, drawn from
a wide
range of artists, traditions and styles. 35 categories include America,
Ecology, Women, Oldies, Miners and Mountain, Spirituals, Play, Work
and
more.
ANTI-BIAS CURRICULUM: TOOLS FOR EMPOWERING YOUNG CHILDREN,
edited by Louise Derman*Sparks and the A.B.C. Task Force. $10.95.
As teachers and parents, we inadvertently teach our own biases.
How to examine our possible biases and learn how they may influence
children- how to reduce, handle, or even eliminate them. This practical
book shows adults how to stand up for what's right and how to empower
children so they can too. Includes chapters on: creating an anti-bias
environment; learning about cultural differences and similarities;
learning to resist stereotyping and discriminatory behavior; holiday
activities; resources; stereotypes worksheet and much more.
HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE, A CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATING CHILDREN'S
BOOKS FOR ANTI-INDIAN BIAS, by Beverly Slapin, Doris Seale,
and Rosemary Gonzalez, New Society Publishers, $7.95. Uses contrasting
illustrations amplified with carefully worded questions to show
us how to spot misinformation in children's books about native peoples.
THROUGH INDIAN EYES: THE NATIVE EXPERIENCE IN BOOKS FOR
CHILDREN, by Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale, New Society
Publishers, $24.95. Nine essays confront the impact of stereotyping
on children. Poetry, art and stories, by Native Americans provide
a creative complement to the essays. Over 100 reviews critique children's
books on Native Americans; also includes a resource section and
extensive bibliography.
EVERYBODY HAS FEELINGS/ TODOS TENEMOS SENTIMIENTOS,
by Charles E. Avery, $7.95, Open Hand Publishing. The moods of children,
as photographed by Charles Avery. Wonderful and full of expression;
Learn words for various emotions in Spanish and English.
ONE WORLD, ONE EARTH: EDUCATING CHILDREN FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY,
by Merryl Hammond and Rob Collins, $14.95, New Society Publishers.
Concrete suggestions for adults; helps you build cooperative, trusting
learning environments, enhance group spirit, raise difficult and
sensitive issues in constructive and caring ways, and develop community
support for the children and their efforts to understand peace,
environmental, human rights, development, international, social
justice and more. Includes sections especially for teachers, environmental
educators, and others working with children aged 3 to 15.
NEW GAMES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, by Dale N. LeFevre,
$9.95, Perigee Books. New games cost nothing to play. They require
neither athletic
ability nor a memory for facts. The only thing they require is that
people
be willing to have fun. For parties, seminars, classrooms, or at
home,
between the kids or parents and children.
IT'S OUR WORLD, TOO! STORIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING
A DIFFERENCE, by Phillip Hoose, $12.95, Little, Brown and
Co; Stories of youth activists throughout history; profiles of young
people taking a stand against racism, sexism, crime, homelessness,
and war, and working to create a safer, clean earth for the future;
10 tools for change; list of resources.
FREEDOM'S PLOW: TEACHING IN THE MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM,
ed, by Thomas Ferry and james, W. Fraser, 16.95, Routledge. Opens
up the issues underlying multiculturalism designed to provide teachers
with the practical resources they Reed to make their teaching more
multicultural.
365 TV-FREE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CHILD,
by Steve 6 Ruth Bennett, $6.95, Bob Adams, Inc. Aimed at parents
with children ages 2 and up. Fun TV-free activities for every day
of the year!
PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. 1492- Present,
by Howard Zinn.
$18.00, Perennial. The only volume to tell America's story from
the point
of view of, and in the words of, America's women, factory workers,
African
Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers.
THE ART OF NEUTERING. E.E. White. $5.95
DISCIPLINE WITHOUT SHOUTING OR SPANKING: PRACTICAL
SOLUTION TO THE MOST COMMON PRESCHOOL BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.
Jerry Wycoff, PhD., & Barbara C. Unell. $6
KIDS CAN COOPERATE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TEACHING PROBLEM
SOLVING. Elizabeth Crary. $12.95
DUMBING US DOWN: THE HIDDEN CURRICULUM OF COMPULSORY
SCHOOLING. John Taylor Gatto. $9.95
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