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4 Meaningful Activities to Mark the End of School
Article
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Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
Book - Adult
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How Schools Can Make Advisory more Effective
Article
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Book - Student
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The Benefits of Play for Adults
Research
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The Giver
Book - Student
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Leading Real-World Conversations with Students
Article
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Ask Lisa
Podcast
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Book - Student
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Unearthing Joy
Book - Adult
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Sometimes I'm Bombaloo
Book - Student
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The Poet X
Book - Student
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Never Whistle at Night
Book - Adult
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Failure to Launch
Book - Student
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Boys, A Rescue Plan
Book - Adult
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Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions
Book - Adult
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Buttons
Check In
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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We Are Water Protectors
Book - Student
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Do Unto Otters
Book - Student
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Book - Student
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Under Pressure
Book - Adult
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Me and Other Bunnies
Book - Student
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Research shows social-emotional learning can boost grades and test scores
Research
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SEL-Rooted Restorative Practices: Activating an Ecosystem of Proactive and Responsive Strategies
Article
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Looking Within
Article
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Holding Up the Universe
Book - Adult
Book - Student
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Classroom Check-in Kit
Check In
PDF
Lesson Plan
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Developmental relationships and school success: How teachers, parents, and friends affect educational outcomes and what actions students say matter most
Research
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6 Benefits of Play
Research
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The Colors We Share
Book - Student
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Tuning Up Classroom Culture
Article
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I Am Enough
Book - Student
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Wemberly Worried
Book - Student
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Overloaded and Underprepared
Book - Adult
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Kindness Starts with You
Book - Student
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Inciting Joy
Book - Adult
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The Woman Who Outshone the Sun
Book - Student
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My Magic Breath
Book - Student
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Appreciation Downloadable
PDF
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The 7 types of rest that every person needs
Video
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Wemberly Worried
Book - Student
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Darius Goes West
Video
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TableTopics
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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In Sight Timer
Website
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Lola Levine is Not Mean!
Book - Student
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3-Step Guide to Achieving a Smooth Transition for Your Advisory Program
Article
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The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens
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The Outsize Influence of Your Middle-School Friends
Article
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Teacher wellbeing and turnover intentions: Investigating the roles of job resources and job demands.
Research
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What Does Peace Feel Like?
Book - Student
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The Keeper of Wild Words
Book - Student
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Say No to “Boys Will Be Boys”
Article
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The Health Benefits of Laughter
Article
Research
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Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain
Book - Adult
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I Walk With Vanessa
Book - Student
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Everything I've Learned
Book - Student
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Teach Your Granny to Text and Other Ways to Change the World
Book - Adult
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The Power of Fun
Book - Adult
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Wishing I Grew Up with SEL: A Personal Story
Article
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Sam and the Lucky Money
Book - Student
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40 Picture Books for Young Activists
Website
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Jo-Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend
Book - Student
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What Schools Can Learn From a Global Assessment on Creative Thinking
Article
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12 Ways to Teach the 2024 Election With The New York Times
Article
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Positive Discipline for Preschoolers
Book - Adult
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The Kissing Hand
Book - Student
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Crystal Hearts
Check In
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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The Recess Queen
Book - Student
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Why Do Boys Engage in More Risk Taking Than Girls? The Role of Attributions, Beliefs, and Risk Appraisals
Research
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Laughter is the Best Medicine
Research
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The Connection Between SEL for Students and SEL for Teachers
Article
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Geography Club
Book - Student
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Mixed Feelings: Poems and Stories
Book - Student
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When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt
Book - Student
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Don't Go Bananas
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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Beautiful Oops!
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Book - Student
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Why Not You
Book - Student
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The Best Schools
Book - Adult
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Book - Student
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The Way Forward
Book - Adult
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Supporting Parent and Family Engagement to Enhance Students’ Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
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Visiting Feelings
Book - Student
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How to talk to your kids about voting and the election
Article
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World Book Day - April 23rd
PDF
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The Book of Mistakes
Book - Student
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Silver Bullets
Book - Adult
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Restart
Book - Student
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Hands Are Not for Hitting
Book - Student
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Dare to Be You
Book - Student
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My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book
Book - Student
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Strengths Cards
Materials, Icebreakers & Games
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Supporting Personalized Learning Through Advisory
Video
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On Boys
Podcast
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Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
Article
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The state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta-analysis of universal school-based SEL interventions
Research
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Not Light, But Fire
Book - Student
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Warrior Girl Unearthed
Book - Student
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Lavender Palette
Book - Adult
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Wonder
Book - Student
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The above links take you to Amazon, but that is just one option. We encourage you to support your independent bookseller or purchase wherever you feel most comfortable.

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