Listed below are a few of my favorite books and stories to read with students in kindergarten, first, and second grades.  This literature reinforces the goals and objectives of the school guidance program.  I hope you enjoy reading these stories with your children as much as I do.

 

 

Adoption

 

Happy Adoption Day by John McCutchen

 

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose Lewis

 

My Family Is Forever by Nancy Carlson

 

Over The Moon by Karen Katz

 

Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis

 

We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families by Todd Parr

 

 

Character Traits and Social Skills

 

COOKIES Bite-Size Life Lessons by Amy Rouse Rosenthal

 

King of the Playground by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

 

 

Diversity

 

All The Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka

 

Be Good To Eddie Lee by Virgina Fleming

 

It's Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr

 

The Colors of Us by Karen Katz

 

We All Sing With The Same Voice by J. Phillip Miller & Sheppard M. Greene

 

Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

 

 

Dr. Seuss

 

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?

 

Horton Hatches The Egg

 

Gertrude McFuzz

 

The Big Brag

 

The Lorax

 

The Sneetches

 

 

Family

 

All The Places To Love by Patricia MacLachlan

 

The Family Book by Todd Parr

 

 

Feelings

 

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain

 

Today I Feel Silly & Other MOODS That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis

 

 

 

Self-Esteem

 

I Like Myself  by Karen Beaumont

 

I’m Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis

 

 

Music is an important aspect of the character education program in kindergarten, first, and second grades.  My favorite cd's that reinforce the character traits we teach at Codington School include:  Between You & Me and Nobody Like You.  Both cd's are produced by FamilyWise Music.