Teacher+Resources

=Teacher Resources =

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**C.A.R.E.S. Resources for your classroom**
__How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends__ by Jane Yolen; __No Talking__ by Andrew Clements; __Seedfolks__ by Paul Fleischman; __A House for Hermit Crab__ by Eric Carle; __The Seven Chinese Brothers__ by Margaret Mahy; __Swimmy__ by Leo Lionni; __Stone Soup__ by Marcia Brown; __Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH__ by Robert C. O'Brien; __Boundaries__ by Henry Cloud; __Too Many Frogs__ by Sandy Asher; __Squeakers__ by Stephen Cosgrove; __Bootsie Barker Bites__ by Barbara Bottner; __There Is a Bird On Your Head!__ by Mo Willems; __Speak__ by Laurie Halse Anderson; __A Weekend with Wendell__ by Kevin Henkes; __Ruby Bridges__ by Robert Coles; __Flossie and the Fox__ by Patricia McKissack; __Strega Nona__ by Tommie dePaola __Pigsty__ by Mark Teague; __Miss Rumphius__ by Barbara Cooney; __I Wanna Iguana__ by Karen Kaufman Orloff; __The Whipping Boy__ by Sid Fleischman; __The Paperboy__ by Dav Pilkey; __Just a Mess__ by Mercer Mayer; __Brave Irene__ by William Steig; __Franklin Wants A Pet__ by Paulette Bourgeois; __The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Pets__ by Stan Berenstain; __Horton Hatches the Egg__ by Dr. Seuss; __Arthur, Clean Your Room!__ by Marc Brown __Night Noises__ by Mem Fox; __Pumpkin Soup__ by Helen Cooper; __Jamaica's Find__ by Juanita Havill; __Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge__ by Mem Fox; __Happy Birthday, Moon__ by Frank Asch; __The Wednesday Surprise__ by Eve Bunting __Through Grandpa's Eyes__ by Patricia MacLachlan; __Too Many Tamales__ by Gary Soto; __Joey Pigza Loses Control__ by Jack Gantos; Additional CARES resources on the Monarch Library Wiki.
 * **Cooperation**- Students work together to help each other and to solve problems.
 * **Assertiveness (or assertion)**- Students speak up for themselves and take initiative to solve problems. Students stand up for what they believe in.
 * **Responsibility**- Students take care of their school environment and materials. Students acknowledge when they have made a poor choice.
 * **Empathy**- Students respect other people’s feelings and try to understand how others are feeling.
 * **Self-control**- Students are safe with their bodies and do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

**Planning Ahead...**
January**
 * August**
 * [|Back to School]
 * [|Social Responsibility Activities and Lesson Plans]
 * [|Ideas and Activities for the First Days of School]
 * [|Birth of the Internet] August 1, 1969
 * September**
 * [|Hispanic Heritage Month]
 * Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Pathfinder
 * October**
 * [|Dictionary Day Activities] October 16th is Dictionary Day, named in honor of the birthday of Noah Webster, the father of the American dictionary.
 * Dictionary Pathfinder
 * November**
 * [|Veterans Day]
 * December
 * February**
 * Black History Month
 * Black History for Kids
 * March**
 * [|Women's History Month]
 * Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Pathfinder
 * April**
 * [|National Poetry Month]
 * Earth Day
 * May**
 * [|Cinco de Mayo]
 * June**
 * [|Making the Most of the Dreaded End-of-School Days] This article is published by the founder and chief editor of Education World and has links to lesson plans and other resources that will help generate ideas for teachers of all levels on what to do the last days of school.
 * Summer Links**
 * Summer Fun FREE and discounted activities in the San Francisco/Bay Area. List maintained by Keisa Williams, Librarian, Monarch Academy.
 * [|Bay Area Kid Fun] Find hundreds of fun things to do with kids in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 * [|Summer School Programs] in the San Francisco/Bay Area