Self-Awareness&Character
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Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz
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Snowman Project
Have some fun practicing self- awareness by making and playing with emotional snowmen made out of marshmallows.
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Time to Complete : 15-30 minutes
Supplies Level : Medium
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The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
As an artist creatively incorporates her slipups into a drawing, readers see the ways in which ‘mistakes’ can provide inspiration and opportunity, and reveal that both the art and artist are works-in-progress
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jaqueline Kelly
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.
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The Hundred Dresses by Eleanore Estes
As a poor immigrant, a young girl is teased about wearing the same faded dress to school everyday and so tells a great lie that she has one hundred dresses at her home, yet when the fib results in even more teasing, an event suddenly takes place that teaches them all an important lesson about friendship and compassion.
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The Knight and The Dragon By Tomie dePaola
A knight who doesn’t know how to be a knight and a dragon that is not so feirce head to the library to find what to do. When their answers are found, they then have to decide what the right thing to do is.
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The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
This classic tale features an engine who is given the task of pulling a large train over a mountain. Using the mantra “I think I can” allows the engine to overcome more than he ever imagined.
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The Name Jar
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?
Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning.
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The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
When Taylor’s block castle is destroyed, all the animals think they know just what to do, but only the rabbit quietly listens to how Taylor is feeling
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