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1. What does it mean to be treated unfairly?

2. How do you feel when you are being treated unfairly?

3. What are strategies you could use to deal with being treated unfairly in a controlled manner? For example if someone was bullying you.

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1. What is patience? What does it mean to be patient?

2. Why is it important to practice patience?

3.  How does impatience effect the people around you? How does it effect your everyday life?

4. When is a time you showed patience?

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Five Peaceful Protests That Led to Change by Meghan Werft

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Five Peaceful Protests That Led to Change by Meghan Werft

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To make change in the world to be treated fairly, we don't need to use violence. Coming up with alternative solutions and redirecting our anger to more productive methods of protest elicit positive outcomes.

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Peaceful stances against unequal civil rights have been successful throughout history and nonviolent movements can lead to meaningful systemic change. Reflecting back on several landmark moments can act as a guide for action in these tumultuous times to gain equality for all lives in society.
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Here are five peaceful protests which led to positive social, and political changes.

The Salt March

During the transition between the wet to dry season of 1930 Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi led a peaceful protest against Britain's imposed law dictating no Indian could collect or sell salt in the country. Followed by dozens, Gandhi walked over 240 miles leading protesters to the Arabian Sea to pick up a small handful of salt out of the muddy waters of the sea.

Seventeen years later, after this peaceful yet defiant act, India gained independence from Britain.

"Nonviolence is an intensely active force when properly understood and used." - Mohandas Gandhi

Suffrage Parade

This message, "To ask for freedom is not a crime," still holds true today. Peaceful protests like the 1913 Suffrage Parade shared the voices of over 5,000 courageous women speaking out for the right to equal political participation. This protest can remind us peaceful acts have the power to change the system.

"We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers." - Emmeline Pankhurst

Delano Grape Boycott

Cesar Chavez advocated for peaceful boycotts, protest, and a grueling yet nonviolent 25-day hunger strike which led to legislative changes to end exploitative abuse of America's farm workers in the late 1960s. He led a five-year strike in Delano, Calif., bringing together over 2,000 farmers to demand minimum wage primarily for underpaid overworked Filipino farmworkers. This caused more than 17 million Americans to boycott California grapes, which helped secure unions, better wages and security for farmworkers.

"I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of humanity, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non violent struggle for justice." - Cesar Chavez

Montgomery Bus Boycott

There are times when one person's peaceful actions can bring about more change than anyone can imagine. Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., is one such example. Her defiant act symbolized greater civil rights, spreading the message that all people deserve equal seats. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a year later in 1956, segregation on public buses unconstitutional.

"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in." - Rosa Parks

Singing Revolution

Music and social activism have long been "partners in [nonviolent] crime." During the Singing Revolution, Estonia literally sang its way out of the rule under the Soviet Union. In 1988, more than 100,000 Estonians gathered for five nights to protest Soviet rule. This was known as the Singing Revolution. For Estonians, music and singing acted as a way to preserve culture while the small but fierce country held it's own during invasion from Germany, Sweden, Denmark and others. In 1991, after decades of Soviet rule, a country with just 1.5 million people regained it's independence.

"Land of my fathers, land that I love / I've given my heart to her / I sing to you, my supreme happiness / My flourishing Estonia!" - lyrics from Mu Isamaa, On Minu Arm

Share these example of change as a reminder that peaceful protests work. Real political, social change stems from acts of nonviolence. While media bombards us with stories of bloodshed, the true spotlight should be on those standing together today asking for equality for all.
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5 Peaceful Protests That Led to Social and Political Changes

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Mean Jean ran recess time. She takes the first turn in all the games, if someone crossed her path she would push them. That was one day, when the new kid arrived.

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1. How do you think your emotions can impact your self control?

2. When people are experiencing emotions deeply, do you think they being impulsive with their behaviors? How do you think people can change their impulsivity to practice self control?

3. Have you ever had a time where you did not practice self control when your emotions were running high? What did you do? What about a time where you did practice self control? What did you do?

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My Life With Tourette Syndrome by Johanna Elsemore

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My Life With Tourette Syndrome by Johanna Elsemore

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While others were learning to be patient with her, she was learning to be patient with herself and others.

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"Happy Easter Eve!" I yelled, jumping into bed for what seemed like the thousandth time, but was probably only the seventeenth. It was April 15, 1995 and I couldn't sleep, not because I was excited about what the Easter bunny might bring, but because I was stuck in a maddening routine: wash hands, turn bathroom lights on and off, jump into bed, yell this odd salutation, repeat. I'd been having a tough time of it as of late, but I think this was the night that we all knew something was really wrong.

I have Tourette Syndrome. Popular culture would have you believe that this means I involuntarily shout four letter words and other obscenities at the least socially acceptable times possible. While this may make for good slapstick, it's never been true of me, nor is it the case for the vast majority of Tourette's sufferers. Tourette Syndrome is characterized by chronic motor and vocal tics that can vary from essentially unnoticeable to nearly debilitating. Because the range of severity is so vast, it's hard to say exactly what percent of people suffer from Tourette's, but the current estimate is between 3-6 children out of 1,000 are affected by the disorder.

Incidence is measured in children because many with Tourette's show significant improvement in their late teens and early twenties, but try telling that to an 8-year-old who feels she has completely lost control of her body and mind. At that age, I thought the chance I'd ever be "normal" was just slightly lower than the chance I'd walk on the moon.

Let's go back to 1995. What had started with minor facial and vocal tics had quickly escalated. In hindsight, I'd shown signs much earlier -- a bout of obsessive hand washing as a toddler and "games" I played that involved not stepping on certain tiles on our kitchen floor. But it wasn't long after the Easter Eve incident that I was diagnosed. In some ways, the diagnosis came as a relief because at least we knew what we were dealing with. We knew that other people were affected by this disorder, and that many of them are able to control it quite successfully with medication.

People have often asked me what my tics feel like. The best way I can describe it is to compare them to a really bad itch that needs to be scratched. Can you avoid scratching it? Sure, but you can't think of anything else until you do. That isn't to say that it's impossible to suppress tics at important moments. Take internationally renowned soccer star Tim Howard, who has been outspoken about his struggle with Tourette Syndrome. He has said that the stress of a big game causes his tics to flare, but when an opposing striker approaches the goal, all of sudden he is in control of them. I've read stories of surgeons and pilots who can control their tics while in the operating room or in flight, and I believe it. At the peak of my struggle with Tourette's, I was especially self-conscious about my tics and struggled constantly to hide them. I remember in elementary school, I would go all day suppressing my tics as much as possible. I had always been teased, and I was terrified my peers might notice and use them as new ammunition. I would come home both physically and mentally exhausted, and with all of my power to resist depleted I could barely do anything but tic.

As if tics aren't enough, 86 percent of kids with Tourette's are diagnosed with at least one additional mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. Common co-disorders include Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), anxiety, depression and learning difficulties. I was blessed with both OCD and ADD, although I don't know that I demonstrated the latter more than any other kid growing up in the '90s. The OCD, however, played a compounding roll in my struggle with Tourette's. Whereas someone with only Tourette's has the "itch," the OCD causes me to imagine serious negative repercussions if I don't scratch it. Not every tic is this conscious, but the longer I try to put off a certain tic or routine, the more vividly I imagine whatever my biggest fear is at the time occurring as a result. One time I burnt myself on our wood stove because that was better than what would have happened if I hadn't touched my belly button to it. I still have the scar.

My Tourette's was the most severe between the ages of eight and eleven. During those years, there were times that it felt nearly debilitating. Nighttime was the hardest. I developed a bedtime ritual that seemed to get longer each night. At one point, this ritual included going outside to touch a specific tree in our yard, coming inside and jump-spinning three times before running and launching myself into my bed just the right way and yelling "good night!" If I didn't do it correctly the first time, I would have to do it all over again, sometimes half a dozen times. This could go on for hours, and sometimes I wouldn't get to sleep until well after 2:00 a.m. I distinctly remember nights I ran barefoot in the snowy New England winters to touch that tree... or trees, actually; my parents had recently divorced, and I had a tree at each house.

I began to struggle in school. Behavioral problems and lack of self-control are common in kids with Tourette's. My parents had many discussions with the small private school I was attending at the time about my disorder, but my teacher didn't know how to handle me and by fourth grade I was spending a good part of the school day sitting in the office. She tried at the start, but l think she came to resent the fact the tools that she had in her toolbox weren't working with me. Eventually, she began to be a bully, doing and saying things that she knew would rile me up. I remember one incident in particular when I was still trying desperately to keep everything a secret from my classmates. One of my tics at the time was spitting. While it's actually a fairly common tic in Tourette's patients, it was the one that absolutely mortified me. Little girls aren't supposed to spit. We were on the annual class trip to climb Mount Monadnock, a day I looked forward to all year. I was making my way up the mountain with a group of friends when my teacher came up behind us and said so the whole group could hear, "Johanna, I can tell exactly where you've been. There's a path of trail mix and spit!" Everyone laughed except me. Eventually, I had to leave that school.

My parents have always fought for me in every way imaginable, but there were times that even they didn't know how to handle me. I think they struggled with how much leeway to give me on account of my Tourette's. "What can she control, and what can't she?" was always the question on their minds. At times I resented the special treatment from my parents and teachers, as it was just further proof that I wasn't normal.

Academically, I always excelled. The only assignment I remember really struggling with was a simple diary. The Journal. Each night, I would sit for hours writing each and every detail of my day; what I ate, said and thought at each moment. Leaving anything out was not an option. By the end of each entry, my hands ached and my handwriting had noticeably declined. Even today, I think it would be painful to look back at that journal.

After my diagnosis, my parents took me to a slew of specialists. Eventually we did find a cocktail of drugs that allowed me to get my tics under control, but I came to resent those visits. I think one of the reasons I refuse to go to the doctor's office now is because I spent so much time there as a child. The one visit I never resented was my weekly session with my counselor Marti. Marti loved me, and she did it with the tough love I desperately needed at that time. She taught me to think of the voice in my head that was telling me what to do as "the Bully." In my mind, he looked like the Genie from Aladdin, except he was a bad guy. Villainizing that voice helped me talk back to it and say I wasn't going to take it. I credit Marti greatly with making some of those toughest years manageable.

Luckily, through some combination of age and medication, things improved drastically by high school. My detentions subsided and I made friends. Eventually I graduated and got into a good college. It was my Junior year of college that I decided I didn't want to rely on medication any more. I remember how scary it was to stop taking it. What if all the progress I made was lost and suddenly I became that out of control kid again? Luckily, that didn't happen. In fact, the first full semester after going cold turkey I got a 4.0 GPA for the first time in my life. This was such a proud moment for me, as it was finally an achievement I could take full credit for without the "crutch" of meds or special treatment.

Most of my friends have no idea I have Tourette's, and when it does come up it's always met with surprise. This isn't because my tics have gone away completely. In fact, as I sit writing this, they're flaring up. I've stood up and sat back down three times and writing about throat clearing and eye-blinking is causing me to do it. Sometimes I still touch my belly button or get up and leave the room before I eat or go to sleep. But I am in control to the point that people rarely notice. These days I no longer see my Tourette's as a bully, but as something that has made me stronger. I've always believed that everybody has their challenges to face, this just happened to be mine.

Today I'm happily married, have a good job and a loving network of friends. My life is as normal as I would ever want life to be. But my biggest fear at age 10 wasn't the dark, or monsters under my bed. My biggest fear was that I would never live a normal life. I wish someone could have told that scared little girl that not only would she grow up to be functional, she would grow up to be successful. I wish someone could have told her that she would meet a man who didn't just love her in spite of her tics, but who actually found them cute and charming. I wish someone could have told her that she would make friends, lots of them, and that they would love her because of her quirks. But the thing is, I don't think she would have believed it. If my story can help just one little girl or boy believe that all these things will be true for them too, it was a story worth telling.
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"Happy Easter Eve!" I yelled, jumping into bed for what seemed like the thousandth time, but was probably only the seventeenth. It was April 15, 1995 and I couldn't sleep, not because I was excited about what the Easter bunny might bring, but because I was stuck in a maddening routine: wash hands, turn bathroom lights on and off, jump into bed, yell this odd salutation, repeat.

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Students will be given the prompt of pretending there is a bully on the playground like Mean Jean. They will then each create a social story about how they will handle the situation through self control and kindness thinking back to the stories we read.

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

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The perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is now a board book that belongs on every child's bookshelf.Alexander is not having a great day. He has to endure gum in his hair, sitting in the middle of the backseat, third-best-friend status, no dessert at lunch, lima beans, ra...

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Rosa Parks Activist for Equality by Grace Hansen

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Rosa Parks Activist for Equality by Grace Hansen

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Rosa Parks was one of many people treated unfairly because of the color of her skin. She was sent to jail when she silently protested by refusing to give up her seat on the bus. Find out how her powerful use of self control impacted the movement

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1. What are the differences in how each of these scenarios were handled in history through self control? Were there any similarities?

2. Should these historic heroes have handled their problems other ways?

3. How do you think the outcomes of each historic event would have been different if these heroes did not practice self control?

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Using Yoga With Students With Behavior Issues by Deborah Bloom

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Using Yoga With Students With Behavior Issues by Deborah Bloom

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Students with behavioral and emotional issues in Maryland are practicing self control through meditation instead of detentions.

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An elementary school in West Baltimore uses meditation in place of detention, sending kids to a quiet space to stretch, do yoga and practice deep breathing.

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Car rides can be long and boring when we are so excited to be to our destination. This is the story of a young boy's mind adventure to control his impatience while on his way to a birthday party.

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Henry was born into slavery and continues to be sold in the market. After tragically losing his family, Henry wants to fight for his rights and find his way to freedom.

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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

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Of Course It's A Big Deal by Bryan Smith 

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Of Course It's A Big Deal by Bryan Smith 

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What was supposed to be a fun day turns sour when Braden is too short to ride the go karts. Braden doesn't handle the news well and needs to soon learn how to manage disappointment.

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Of Course It's a Big Deal (Executive Function)

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Braden is back - and he delivers the drama to every minor misunderstanding, grievance and annoyance in his life! What was supposed to be a carefree afternoon of go-cart racing and putt-putt golf, quickly turns sour when Braden shouts and pouts about the rules. Turns out he is too short to drive a...

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Peaceful Fights For Equal Rights by Rob Sanders

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Peaceful Fights For Equal Rights by Rob Sanders

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How can kids fight for what's right? How can they make a difference for what they believe in? Together, anything can be achieved.

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A primer for peaceful protest, resistance, and activism from the author of Rodzilla and Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag. Protesting. Standing up for what's right. Uniting around the common good-kids have questions about all of these things they see and hear about ...

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Taking the High Road by The Morning Sun Journal

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Taking the High Road by The Morning Sun Journal

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A Hijabi Muslim-American woman was working on a laptop on at a Starbucks when a man walked in and started indirectly insulting her. She had to make a choice of how she was going to handle the situation.

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We are a company that embraces diversity. We strive to model compassion and appreciation for each other. We are very proud of the courage of one of our employees. Our hope is that others will find inspiration in her example of compassionate and healing leadership. This is her story (via her Facebook post).
The past few days have been interesting to say the least. So I thought to share this story with you: I was working on my laptop at Starbucks today for a few hours... minding my own business. A Caucasian male walks in. He immediately gets on his phone and decides its a good idea to circle around where I'm sitting. During his long and obnoxious walks back and forth, he was discussing on the phone (very loudly might I add) how Trump won the election. "Trump Won! Hallelujah! You know, Israel is going to get all of our support now. Trump is going to get rid of all of those... (too vulgar for Facebook.)" Nonetheless what he said offended me personally as a proud Hijabi Muslim-American. There was a Caucasian female college student sitting across from me. Once he started saying all of that stuff, we immediately made eye contact where I then rolled my eyes and smiled at her. She said "Well, that's Knoxville for ya." I shook my head and thought to myself, 'What should I do? Should I get up and say something to this man or just keep quite. My 'New Yorker' in me was FIRING UP... But I decided to answer back a little differently. The man decided to sit at a table behind me (still on the phone might I add). I discreetly went up to the clerk, handed him my card, and let him know that i'd like to pay for the mans drink when he comes up. I sat back down and continued my work. When the man's company came, they both went up ordered their drinks, and the clerk pointed my way and let them know, "That young lady paid for your drinks". They came up to the area I was sitting at and said whoever payed for our drinks, thank you! I answered and said "you're very welcome." Once he realized it was me... He nodded his head humbly and said thank you so much. I felt as almost he was ashamed at what he said because he believed I would answer to his hatred much differently. The girl sitting across from me looked up, smiled, and said "Wow, that was really nice." I said to her, "That's how you do it!" This is the way we, as Muslims, have to respond. Answer with love and compassion. Do not give in to the hatred that some of this election has created. There are A LOT of good people in this world- lets not forget that! (PSA- this post has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with this ONE individual and what his views were- Just want to point that out)

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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Ivan and his friends have been in small enclosures in a mall for far too long. When a baby elephant Ruby comes along, Ivan doesn't want the same thing to happen to her that happened to Stella. He fights to get out the enclosure for a better life for both of them in a clever manner.

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This activity is based on "The One and Only Ivan." All students will get a paper strip with either a cause or an effect sentence on it. All cause cards will be written in blue, all effect cards will be written in red. Students will have to walk around the room and find their partner. For example, if a student has a card that is a cause card he/she will have to find their partner with the appropriate effect card and vice versa. Once all students have found their partner, together they will have to decide was their cause and effect an example of Ivan using self control or not using self control.

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Across the nation numerous celebrations are being held to fight for rights for members of the LGBTQ community.

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LGBTQ pride marches marked by protests across US

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Newly freed Chelsea Manning appeared on a float in New York City’s parade.

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Why Patience Pays Off by Courtney Helgoe

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Why Patience Pays Off by Courtney Helgoe

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Patience does not develop over night. Practicing patience develops many life skills allowing for people to see things differently.

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The case for cultivating patience - today and over a lifetime.

In 1968, a Stanford University researcher presented each member of a group of preschool children with a single marshmallow. He wanted to see which of them could resist eating it long enough to earn a second treat. Follow-up studies found the children who'd demonstrated sufficient patience to win the prize experienced greater success later in life. They were more likely than the impatient kids to earn good salaries and less likely to suffer from addictions of all kinds. The researchers' conclusion: Those blessed with an ability to defer gratification enjoy greater life chances as the result.

For the majority of us, patience doesn't come easily. And when it does come, it's often fleeting. The rest of the time, we rush, we interrupt, we get exasperated when people squeeze ahead of us in line, we charge things now rather than paying cash later, we curse drivers who impede our progress in the fast lane.

From decisions made in haste to words spoken without reflection, impatience can cause a vast amount of pain, waste and damage. (This writer owes the demise of one Toyota to an unwillingness to endure the length of a red traffic light.)

Fortunately, even if we aren't born with a great deal of patience, it's a virtue that even the most agitated among us can develop, according to American Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. It's a skill, she asserts, one that we can hone with focus and practice.

In a talk Chödrön gave in 2007 titled "Don't Bite the Hook" (Shambhala Audio), she outlines three methods for developing patience borrowed from the writings of eighth-century Buddhist scholar Shantideva. She explains that the key to cultivating more patience - whether you're in a long line at an Indian marketplace or stuck in freeway traffic - lies in finding new ways of perceiving your predicament. Here are a few ways you might do that.

1. Start Seeing Differently

Most impatience begins as a preverbal feeling of discomfort, says Chödrön. Your face gets hot, or your stomach feels weird. Then negative thoughts begin rolling in like storm clouds - frustrating thoughts about how something or somebody should be moving faster or doing something differently.

It's these thoughts that cause problems, Chödrön asserts: Our conscious mind is searching for an object to blame for our initial discomfort, but this only makes matters worse, because it's like "pouring kerosene on a fire to put it out."

What works better, she says, is to reframe irritating circumstances. Many of the children who resisted the marshmallow used reframing strategies: Some saw the treat as an obstacle to something they wanted more (namely, two treats) and turned their backs on it. Others befriended the marshmallow, petting it as if it were a small stuffed animal. Ultimately, they found creative ways to see and relate to it as something other than just a maddening temptation.

Interpreting challenging circumstances as novel opportunities doesn't always come naturally, of course. Here are a few tips to make it easier:

Bypass blame: Rather than faulting anyone in particular for the fact that you have to wait or adjust your plans, try entertaining the notion that the delay just is. Who knows, it may even turn out to be to your advantage: If not for the wait, perhaps you might have encountered a bigger problem - or accident - instead.

Be thankful for small blessings: If you're stuck in a traffic jam, and you have a cell phone that allows you to call and explain your delay to whoever is waiting for you, that's a blessing. And once you make that call, you're free to begin embracing more blessings, like the opportunity to listen to some great music while actively strengthening your patience muscles. See if you can sit in traffic without wishing ill upon a single driver, even if several of them manage to get their cars into the moving lane before you do. Try radiating goodwill instead.

Write your own history: Keep in mind that you are always authoring your own experience. Eventually, the irritating circumstances you are dealing with will be over, and you'll be left with the choices you made in the interim. Do you want to look back on losing your cool at the DMV, or do you want to look back on having made an honorable, embarrassment-free escape from a bad situation? The choice is yours.

Whenever you feel the burn of impatience, just keep your eyes on the prize of your own equanimity.

2. Expand Your Empathy

The second of Shantideva's methods is an extension of the first: Learn to see the complexity of a situation. This means understanding that human beings live complicated lives in a complex universe, all the variables of which we can't possibly know or appreciate in the moment. Just remembering this fact may allow us to amplify our sense of empathy with others, and thus to soften a little.

For example, if you're in a movie-ticket line that's not moving, you might start feeling testy. But if you are willing to see the complexity of the situation, you might reflect on the fact that even a movie theater has a number of intricate moving parts. Everyone who works there has navigated traffic, weather, relationships, possible health challenges and who knows what else to get to work that day. It's entirely possible that one or more people scheduled that day didn't make it, which could slow down the line or - in the event the remaining workers had to deal with an unexpected problem or distraction - stop it altogether.

Seen in this light, you might appreciate that everyone is doing the best that he or she can under the circumstances. You might also perceive that this holdup is probably an exception to the rule: The fact that things generally work as well as they do is something of a minor miracle.

Expanding our empathy can do a lot to cool our mental fires, says Chödrön. It helps us shift the sense that our being forced to wait is a personal affront or something that's being done to us, and lets us begin to see it as something impersonal - inevitable, even.

3. Pull Tolerance From Positivity

It's easier to have patience when we're awash in good feelings. When we're newly in love, for example, it seems like nothing can disturb our sense of well-being. Late busses, long waits for restaurant tables, canceled flights - we take them all in stride.

When we are feeling generally happy, our ability to comfortably tolerate annoyances skyrockets. According to Chödrön, we can use that dynamic to our advantage in pursuing Shantideva's third instruction: Develop tolerance.

This doesn't involve gritting our teeth and bearing reality. On the contrary, it involves actively noticing and cultivating positive feelings. To begin, Chödrön suggests paying attention to pleasant, everyday sensations and experiences, like the pleasure of eating when you're hungry, putting warm socks on cold feet, or seeing a beautiful bank of clouds in the sky. She calls this "cheerfulness practice," and it can do a lot to lengthen our proverbial fuse.

There will always be things that push us to impatience. But practicing with little annoyances, as Chödrön shows us, can build a greater capacity for humor and perspective overall. So when the truly big challenges come along, there's grace. Waiting for you.

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The case for cultivating patience - today and over a lifetime. In 1968, a Stanford University researcher presented each member of a group of preschool children with a single marshmallow. He wanted to see which of them could resist eating it long enough to earn a second treat.

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Students will create a character x-ray based upon the Hijabi Muslim Woman. They will take a look at her picture and describe her externally. Then students will read the article and they will describe the person she is on the inside based on her actions and attitude toward the situation.

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Matilda was born into a family that did not appreciate her. Between her home life and school life, she was treated unfairly. Matilda discovers she has powers and has to learn how to use them for good.

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"The Trunchbull" is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunc...

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Remy the Rhino Learns Patience by Andy McGuire

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Remy the Rhino Learns Patience by Andy McGuire

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Remy gets himself stuck in a tree and is just waiting to get out. The termites are eating as fast as they can but it's not fast enough for Remy.

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Andy McGuire, artist and author of the popular Rainy Day Games, presents enchanting art and rhymes to share the story of Remy, the impatient Rhino. When...

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Susan B. Anthony, Fighter For Women's Rights by Pamela Levin

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Susan B. Anthony, Fighter For Women's Rights by Pamela Levin

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As an advocate for women's rights, Susan B. Anthony fought for equal rights and the power for women to vote. No matter how many times she was turned down, Susan remained civil and continued her pursuit.

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Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Women's Rights

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Susan B. Anthony was one of America's great crusaders for social justice. In the latter half of the 19th century, Anthony traveled thousands of miles to speak,...

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A 4-year old girl in Ohio managed a scary situation and kept calm when her grandmother needed emergency help.

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PERRY TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) - A 4-year-old girl in Perry Township made a phone call that may have saved her grandmother's life.

Aribella Wetrich was at home with her grandmother, Mary Wetrich, on the afternoon of March 16.

Just before 2 P.M., Mary began experiencing symptoms linked with strokes.

She couldn't speak. Aribella could, though, and she knew exactly what to do. The little girl picked up the phone and called 911.

For seven minutes, Aribella spoke to 911 dispatchers, telling them in detail about what was happening at her home.

She explained that her grandmother "had some pain in her head," and told them it was red.

When the emergency dispatcher asked if there were dogs in the home that could distract first responders, Aribella followed instructions to put them in another room and shut the door.

At the end of the call, the dispatcher tells Aribella, "you did a really good job." The call ends with the sound of help arriving and Aribella saying she'll answer the door.

Three weeks later, Mary Wetrich says she's relieved she taught Aribella what to do in case of an emergency. She listened to the 911 call, and says she wasn't aware at the time how calm and in control Aribella was.

She wasn't the only one impressed. Perry Township trustees honored Aribella with a commendation. In now hangs on her wall, and her mother, Loni Wetrich, says Aribella will take guests by the hand and show them what she calls her "award."

"I never expected the attention it's been getting, so it's pretty exciting." said Mary Wetrich. "She still doesn't comprehend the seriousness of what has all happened, but she's still my angel."

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4-year-old calls 911 to help grandmother in medical emergency

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PERRY TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) - A 4-year-old girl in Perry Township made a phone call that may have saved her grandmother's life. Aribella Wetrich was at home with her grandmother, Mary Wetrich, on the afternoon of March 16. Just before 2 P.M., Mary began experiencing symptoms linked with strokes.

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Brooks Gibbs role plays two different scenarios of a bully picking on him and his reactions. His reactions differ when he utilizes self control.

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What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick

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What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick

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It doesn't matter if we interrupt or break the rules just once? But what if it changed to everyone doing that? This story makes one think deeper into the consequences that follow our actions.

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If you drop just one soda can out the window, it's no big deal ... right? But what if everybody did that? What if everybody broke the rules ... and spoke...

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Students will be placed in small groups of 4-5 and will be given a scenario to role play from the book "What If Everybody Did That?" Groups will be asked to create a skit showing the consequences of the scenario if everybody was to make the same poor choice. Groups will then present their skit to the class with class discussions about each scenario afterward.

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What Should Danny Do? by Ganit & Adir Levy

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What Should Danny Do? by Ganit & Adir Levy

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You choose Danny's day! When he faces challenges in his day where he has to be patient the reader chooses how Danny will react and see how it impacts the remainder of his day.

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What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)

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9 Stories in 1! What Should Danny Do? is an innovative, interactive book that empowers kids with the understanding that their choices will shape their days, and ultimately their lives into what they will be. Written in a "Choose Your Own Story" style, the book follows Danny, a Superhero-i...

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“What Should Danny Do?” Compare and Contrast- we will read the book choosing poor choices and then read it again choosing the good choices. Then students will use a venn diagram to find how Danny’s day changed based on his choices.

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The Bad Seed had a rough start to life. He wasn't always angry, but now that he is, he makes poor choices. Is he ever able to gain his self control back?

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An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Month from the New York Times bestselling author of the Goodnight Already! seriesThis is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude.

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Self Control Helps People Avoid Violence by Zoe Thomas

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Self Control Helps People Avoid Violence by Zoe Thomas

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From the movie "Inside Out" Anger is one of the main character, Riley's, emotions. This scene shows Anger reacting to an external situation that arises.

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I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. 

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I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. 

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Martin shares his dreams for future generations of living peacefully among all people. Martin knows people of color are treated unfairly but he takes a positive spin on change rather than pointing fingers and blaming others for the issues in that time.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have A Dream Speech

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Elizabeth Leads the Way by Tanya Lee Stone

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Elizabeth Leads the Way by Tanya Lee Stone

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Women have not always stood equal with men, and Elizabeth believed that was wrong. Instead of stomping her feet she fought for equal rights by taking on a role no one woman has before.

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Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up and fought for what she believed in. From an early age, she knew that women were not given rights equal to men. But rather than...

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Students will watch the clip about Anger reacting to Riley knocking down the card house making Riley knock it down even more. Please create a comic strip illustrating what anger could have done instead of overreacting to show self control.

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Mahatma Gandhi inspired many from his life's work of fighting for political and social change in a peaceful manner.

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known by his followers as Mahatma — or great soul — was born in India in 1869 and grew up to become one of the most...

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Donald Duck- Self Control by Walt Disney

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Donald Duck- Self Control by Walt Disney

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Donald is getting so frustrated with his hammock and the animals around him! But a friendly voice from his radio helps him along the way.

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Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to attend an all white school. Daily she was escorted into the building while bystanders yelled obscenities, threw things at her, and threatened her and her families life. How did her family persevere and control how they reacted?

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In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history thro...

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Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk

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Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk

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Two capuchin monkeys were given the same task but were rewarded differently. The one that was rewarded with the lesser fruit exemplified a much different reaction than the monkey that was being rewarded with the greater fruit

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Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk

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When you are being treated disrespectfully by a bully, what should you do? Should you fight back or are there better options? This book provides suggestions of how to manage a bully and take control of the situation.

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stand up for yourself & your friends: dealing with bullies & bossiness and finding a better way

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juvenile nonfiction / social topics / friendship

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Stand Up for Yourself & Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies & Bossiness and Finding a Better Way

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You can make a difference, and this book is here to help! It gives you the tools you need to recognize bullying -- and be prepared to handle it. Take a quiz to learn your "speak-up" style, and read great advice from girls who have been in similar situations.

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Jane Addams

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Jane Addams

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During the civil rights movement, people were treated unfairly based on the color of their skin. Four men started a nation-wide movement to be allowed to eat in whatever restaurant they please by showing self control and persistence.

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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards))

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It was February 1, 1960.They didn't need menus. Their order was simple.A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side.This picture book is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a def...

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The secret to effective nonviolent resistance | Jamila Raqib

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The secret to effective nonviolent resistance | Jamila Raqib

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How do we fight for what we believe in, in nonviolent ways? What is the secret to self control through these difficult times and protests.

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The secret to effective nonviolent resistance | Jamila Raqib

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How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

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How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

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Dinosaurs can get angry too! But how should they react when they angry? In this story the dinosaur learns what he should and shouldn't do when he feels this way.

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animals - dinosaurs & prehistoric creatures

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Brimming with humor, this sparkling new book handles a timeless children's topic with wit and wisdom. Romp and stomp! Roar and slam! Almost everyone gets angry. But how can young dinosaurs also learn to calm down, take a time out, and behave?The award-winning team of Yolen and Teague have created...

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Students will be placed in teams and will provide a scenario to each other from the book, "How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad?" The students will then record each other's answers on Flipgrid and share them. Groups will then be required to make one video response to another group agreeing or disagreeing with the way they decided to handle their scenario using self control and why

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Feelings: Handle them before they handle you | Mandy Saligari 

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Feelings: Handle them before they handle you | Mandy Saligari 

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Finding the source of emotions is the key to being able to control them for ourselves and for our students.

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Feelings: Handle them before they handle you | Mandy Saligari | TEDxGuildford

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Activity 2: Character Traits Gallery Walk

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Activity 2: Character Traits Gallery Walk

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Students will be provided a piece of poster paper and will be asked to make a list. This list will consist of character traits maintained by the historical heroes who portrayed great self control despite the amount of crisis, tragedy, and hardship they faced. After all posters have been completed. Students will go around the room and see if other groups came up with any other character traits they may not have thought up.

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"Me Want It" by Sesame Street's Cookie Monster

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"Me Want It" by Sesame Street's Cookie Monster

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Controlling yourself when there is something you want is really difficult because we are tempted towards what we want. In this video, Cookie Monster shares the importance of waiting.

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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

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Lilly is so excited to show off her new purse at school that she struggles waiting until sharing time and gets it taken away! Lilly is so upset that she lets her emotions get out of control. How can she fix it?

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Overview

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. But when Lilly brings her purple plastic purse and its treasures to school and can't wait until sharing time, Mr. Slinger confiscates her prized possessions. Lilly's fury leads to revenge and then to remorse and she sets out to make amends.

Lilly, the star of Chester's Way and Julius, the Baby of the World, is back. And this time she has her name in the title - something she's wanted all along. If you thought Lilly was funny before, you are in for a treat. So hurry up and start reading. Lilly can't wait for you to find out more about her.

Product Details

ISBN-13:

9780688128975

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Publication date:

01/24/2006

Pages:

40

Sales rank:

25,415

Product dimensions:

0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x (d)

Lexile:

600L ( what's this?)

Age Range:

4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

In all of children's literature there is just a handful of characters we think of as family—Madeline, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Charlotte come to mind—and when this young generation is old enough to reflect on the ones it loved, Lilly will probably lead the pack.

New York Times Book Review

Lilly is one of the great female characters in literature—like Anna Karenina with whiskers or Scarlett O'Hara with paws.

Lilly is one of the great female characters in literature—like Anna Karenina with whiskers or Scarlett O'Hara with paws.

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Lilly loves everything about school, especially her cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. But when Lilly brings her purple plastic purse and its treasures to school and can't wait until sharing time, Mr. Slinger confiscates her prized possessions. Lilly's fury leads to revenge and then to remorse and she...

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Now that you have seen a music video about self control, you are going to be making your own! Using iMovie, you are going to be choosing a rewriting a famous song to talk about the importance of practicing patience using self control.

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A story about the difficulties of being patient, especially when there is something exciting right around the corner!

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waiting is not easy! (an elephant and piggie book)

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Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

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Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In Waiting Is Not Easy!, Piggie has a surprise for Gerald, but he is going to have to wait for it. And Wait. And wait some more...

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Would you have the self control to wait for the second marshmallow? Or would you eat the marshmallow right away?

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The Marshmallow Experiment - Instant Gratification

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A young boy, Louis, often interrupts people around him. He  shows little control over when he has something important to say and talks over others. One day he learns how it feels when someone does it to him, leading Louis to practice strategies to control his habit of interrupting.

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All of Louis thoughts are very important to him. In fact, his thoughts are so important to him that when he has something to say, his words begin to wiggle, and then they do the jiggle, then his tongue pushes all of his important words up against his teeth and he erupts, or interrupts others.

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When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry... by Molly Bang

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When Sophie Gets Angry- Really, Really Angry... by Molly Bang

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When Sophie is forced to share her emotions get the best of her. Sophie goes through different phases of emotions and how she manages to get them under control.

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When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... (Scholastic Bookshelf)

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Everybody gets angry sometimes. For children, anger can be very upsetting. Parents, teachers, and children can talk about it. People do lots of different things when they get angry. In this Caldecott Honor book, kids will see what Sophie does when she gets angry. What do you do?

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Students will choose a historical hero who demonstrated self control when fighting for what they believe in. After students have chosen their hero, they will create a storyboard about the character, their life, and how they changed the world through peaceful, nonviolent acts. Students will also be asked to dress up like the hero when they present their project. After hearing and “seeing” all the historical figures as a class we will brainstorm how we can use them and their practices of self control to impact our own school and community.

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After reading each of the stories, we will discuss how each of us will at some point in our lives be treated unfairly and it is the student's responsibility to use self control to manage the situation. Students will make a "strategy book" out of an 8.5x11 piece of paper with a strategy for self control on each page.

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Just like Sophie, we all get angry sometimes. We feel emotions all day long. Students will create a glogster highlighting different emotions they might experience through pictures or videos. Students will then write a solution of how this emotion can be handled with self control.