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Poem: Respect
Author: Don Wilson
Brief teaser: What is respect? Who deserves it? What does it look like? Read this poem to find out.
Teaching idea: After reading the poem,  we will go through each line of the poem and if there are certain words that are unfamiliar to my students, we will take the time to define them so that they have an exact idea about what the poem is about.

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Video: A Pep talk from Kid President to You
Brief teaser: Getting a pep talk is interesting, but getting one from someone that is your age, that's just crazy! Kid president has a lot to say and all of it deserves to be heard!
Teaching idea: Students will all watch the video and write down 5 things that stood out to them the most. After that, the students will all write down their favorite quote that they live by that has to do with respect, and they will share the quote and why it is their favorite.

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Author: Dr. Seuss
Illustrator:
Publication Date: 1953
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: PreK-2
Approximate text level: NP
Brief teaser: A classic tale of discrimination; the Sneetches must learn the hard way that—no matter what their appearance—they are alike and should treat each other with kindness.
Teaching idea: After reading the book as a class, the students will go back to their seats and they will draw a picture of themselves. The good things they see about themselves and the bad. After they all draw themselves, I will hang all of the pictures on the wall and we will guess who's picture is what student.

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Author: Matilda
Illustrator: Roald Dahl
Publication Date: 1988
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: 3-5 6-8
Approximate text level: 840L
Brief teaser: Matilda's parents are the farthest things from role models on many levels, but especially when it comes to respect. Children will learn that even when people don't give you respect, they still deserve it.
Teaching Idea: After reading the book as a class, the students will all go back to their seats and have a sheet of paper. On that piece of paper in green marker they will write adjectives about Matilda, and in a blue marker they will write adjectives about themselves. They will then circle all the ones they have in common.

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Author: Steve Metzger
Illustrator: Janan Cain
Publication Date: 2011
Genre: Non-fiction
Approximate interest level: PreK-2
Approximate text level: N/A
Brief teaser: This book is a fun way to show children how their words and their actions affect others. It gives children scenarios that they can answer how they would react or respond.
Teaching idea: As a class, we will read the book and every time a scenario is presented in the book, we will stop and have a discussion as to what my students would do in that setting.

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Author: Jerry Spinelli
Illustrator: N/A
Publication Date: 2002
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: 3-8
Approximate text level: 710L
Brief teaser: Donald is called a loser after failing a field day challenge. It teaches kids how to respect others, his inspiring ways keep him afloat in class though.
Teaching idea: I will have my students all write down 5 names that they have been called in the past. After that, we will all talk as a class as to how we can think before we speak when someone is bothering us.

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Author: Fran Manushkin
Illustrator: Lauren Tobia
Publication Date: 2015
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: PreK-K
Approximate text level: AD540L
Brief teaser: As all kids grow, so does their skin. Whether they are coco brow, cinnamon, or peaches and cream, it doesnt matter what skin color you have, it just matters if you respect everyone around you.
Teaching idea: We will read the book as a class, and every time the book says the color skin that the students have, they will clap 2 times. After we have read the book, we will have a discussion about how everyone is unique and different in their own way, and no matter what they look like, everyone deserves respect.

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Author: Tom Roth
Illustrator: Maurie Manning
Publication Date: 2009
Genre: Self-Help book
Approximate interest level: P-2
Approximate text level: AD560L
Brief teaser: When Felix wakes up one morning, and has an invisible bucket following him. His bucket depends on how his day goes. If something good happens, the bucket fills, if something bad happens, the bucket empties. How full would your bucket been today?
Teaching ideas: I would print out a big bucket on a piece of paper and give it to my students. I will have my students write things in the bucket that would fill their bucket in green marker, and things that would empty their buckets in blue markers. At the end, we will all compare the different amounts we have.

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Author: Julia Cook
Illustrator: Carrie Hartman
Publication Date: 2006
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: K-2
Approximate text level: N/A
Brief teaser:  All of Louis thoughts are very important to him. He wiggles and jiggles until he can't take it anymore and has to say whats on his mind, even if that means interrupting someone. His mouth is a volcano, can he help it?
Teaching Idea: I will give my students a worksheet that has 3 boxes. The first box will be a time when they have interrupted someone, when someone has interrupted them, and how they feel when they get interrupted. We will all then share our stories, and ways that we can try to remember to listen before interrupting someone else.

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Author: Stan and Jan Berenstain
Illustrator: Mike Berenstain
Publication Date: 1993
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: K-2
Approximate text level: AD590L
Brief teaser: If a cub gets beaten up, that's usually when he/she vows it will never happen again. When one of the bears is having issues with a bully, mom and dad try to help!
Teaching Idea: I could give my students a worksheet about bullying and what they could do if they see someone getting bullies, and how bullying relates to respect. I will then collect the worksheets and we will have a whole class discussion about some of the answers the students gave.

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Song: Respect
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Teaser: R-E-S-P-C-T! Find out what you mean to me! R-E-S-P-C-T
Teaching Idea: Students will all have the word "respect" on a piece of paper in bubble letters, and they will have to decorate each letter about something they respect that starts with that  letter. For example, they could decorate the R with Rules. I would let the students listen to the song before they begin the project.

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Author: Justin Roberts
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publication Date: 2014
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approximate text level:
Brief teaser: Sally notices everything, from the 27 keys on the janitor's ring to the bullying happening on the playground. One day, Sally has had enough and decides to make herself heard. When she takes a chance and stands up to the bullies, she finds that one small girl can change the world.
Teaching Idea: All students can make tissue boxes that are unique to them, and go around the room putting things that they notice about that student in their box. At the end, each student will have something from every other student that they notice about them (has to be a good thing)

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Author: Laurie Keller
Illustrator: Laurie Keller
Publication Date: 2009
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approximate text level:
Brief teaser:  The Golden Rule is brought delightfully to life in these well-behaved hijinks featuring Mr. Rabbit and his new neighbors, the Otters.
Teaching Idea: I could make a worksheet that has scenarios as to how my students would treat others in those situations, and then read them out loud to give students different ideas.

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Author: Patty Lovell
Illustrator: David Gatrow
Publication Date: 2001
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approximate text level: N/A
Brief Teaser: Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy and has buckteeth and a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. But armed with the encouraging words of her grandmother, Molly Lou confidently confronts the class bully at her new school
Teaching Idea: I could have all my students make a flower, a sun or something happy and then put something that is unique about them, and put a picture of them in the middle.

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Author: Cheri J. Meiners
Illustrator: Meredith Johnson
Publication Date: 2003
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approximate text level: N/A
Brief teaser: Explains what sharing means and provides examples of different ways that two people can share what they both want, such as taking turns, dividing things, or playing together.
Teaching Idea: We will read the book as a class. Then I can have students write what is the hardest thing for them to share/take turns with, and we can have a class discussion as to how to come up with ways to make it easier for them.

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Author: Alexis O'neill
Illustrator: Laura Huliska-Beith
Publication Date: 2002
Genre: Fiction
Approximate interest level: Pre-K, 1-2
Approximate text level: Not available
Brief Teaser:In this sassy playground romp the irrepressible new kid dethrones the reigning recess bully by doing the unthinkable — she invites her to be her friend!

Teaching Idea: We can make a character chart on the recess queen to get to know her character better. We will describe her and what she likes and dislikes, and what she could do better instead of being a bully.