El. knyga: Bounce Back!: Resiliency Strategies Through Children's Literature

Presents recommendations for teaching resiliency through coping skills, discusses the research and current thought on this theme, and adds an annotated bibliography of titles to use to teach each specific coping skill.

Humphrey presents 20 lessons plans designed to illustrate to elementary school children the value of developing a talent, finding a mentor, looking within, rescuing oneself, and helping others. Each lesson centers on a picture or chapter book, providing an introduction to the story, a list of characters, a tool box chart of resiliency skills, discussion questions, classroom activities, and book reviews. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Featuring in depth lesson plans using picture books and intermediate novels for each of the five coping skills: Work on a Talent, Look Within, Find a Champion, Rescue Yourself, and Help Others, this book is immediately usable in the elementary classroom or school library.

Teaching resiliency is the next step in the character education movement. Author, Mary Humphrey presents recommendations for teaching this important skill based on lessons she has taught and perfected in her elementary school library. Featuring in depth lesson plans using picture books and intermediate novels for each of the five coping skills: Work on a Talent, Look Within, Find a Champion, Rescue Yourself, and Help Others, this book is immediately usable in the elementary classroom or school library. The author discusses the research and current thought on the teaching of resiliency and adds an additional annotated bibliography of titles to use to teach each specific coping skill. The book also features an in depth description of a reading incentive program useful in building resiliency skills. Grades K-6.