Teacher Guides for Picture Books

For teachers who are using The Way I Feel, Así me siento yo and The Way I Act in classroom units, teacher guides are available for these books. Each offers several activities and suggestions on how to use these activities for a single presentation or a multi-session unit. All teacher guides are printed in English. These publications also are ideal for librarians, counselors and youth group leaders working on character education, emotional literacy, anger management, and self esteem.

The Way I Feel Teachers Guide, PPTG200607, for preschool through third grade (or older, for children with special needs), nine activities plus spelling word lists for four levels. Approved by the California Department of Education for classroom use. Three-page PDF. $5 or free with an order of 20 copies of the 32-page hardbound The Way I Feel.

Así me siento yo Teachers Guide, PPTG200901, for preschool through third grade (or older, for foreign language students, English language learners, or children with special needs), eight activities. Approved by the California Department of Education for classroom use. Two-page PDF. $5 or free with an order of 20 copies of Así me siento yo.

The Way I Act Teachers Guide, PPTG201101, for preschool through fourth grade (or older, for children with special needs), detailed instructions for nine activities and a list of nine additional activities. Three-page PDF. $5 or free with an order of 20 copies of The Way I Act.

Additional Resources

“Expressing Emotions,” a step-by-step guide for teaching children to draw faces that express emotions. Uses illustrations from The Way I Feel. Complimentary download.

“Teaching Kids about Their Actions,” a teaching plan for use when presenting to parents and caregivers, written by Steve Metzger, who created the verses for The Way I Act. Published in the Winter 2011 issue of Parenting Education Practitioners Talk for $5.

The Way I Feel is included in several curriculum packages provided by educational publishers.

Activity Plans

Complimentary Parenting Press activity plans provide step-by-step instructions:

• Interpersonal Skills, based on Laurie Simons’s Taking “No” for an Answer and Other Skills Children Need

• First Aid—Even for First Graders: Teaching Tips for the Classroom, based on Maribeth and Darwin Boelts’s Kids to the Rescue! First Aid Techniques for Kids

• Green Bingo, a supplement to your social skills, vocabulary or St. Patrick’s Day lessons

Reproducibles

Our complimentary note cards are easy to download and delightful for classroom, library, and home-schooling projects, for invitations and thank you notes. If you trim the white margin off after folding a card, it will measure approximately 4 x 5¼ inches and fit into a standard envelope. The bookmarks, ideal for events, are also complimentary.

• The Way I Feel card can be used as a supplement to the Expressing Emotions activity plan (above) or with art or writing exercises. Encourages kids to draw facial expressions and write a brief personal message.

• The Way I Feel color cards are blank inside so children can create their own messages.

  • “Fish lips” face (the cover of The Way I Feel)
  • Angry child
  • Excited child
  • Frustrated child
  • Proud child
  • Silly child


• Color cards from the The Way I Act are blank inside.

  • Brave child
  • Compassionate child
  • Curious child
  • Imaginative child

• Color cards from the Self-Calming Cards are blank inside.

  • Make Silly Faces card
  • Read a Book card
  • Sing a Silly Song card

• Black and white cards from What About Me? encourage children to color or paint the cover image and use the blank inside for personal messages.

  • Cuddling pets card
  • Climbing cat card

• The full color card from What About Me? is blank inside so that children can write a personal note.

  • Reading to children card

Bookmarks: Excellent handouts for classroom, parent meeting, or library. Print four bookmarks per sheet on a black and white printer.

• The Way I Feel bookmarks

• What About Me? bookmarks

Reading Group Guides

• Historical Activity Guide Projects accompany A Horse’s Tale and supplement Washington state history curricula. An excellent guide for classroom teachers, home-schooling parents and youth-group leaders.

• Decision is Yours Leader’s Guide Designed to enhance the “Decision Is Yours” Series. Includes vocabulary lists, small-group activities and assignments for each of the five books in the series.

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