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"B" is for Breathe by Dr. Melissa Munro Boyd

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"B" is for Breathe by Dr. Melissa Munro Boyd

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This is a book that teaches children how to express their feelings and coping skills at an early age through the alphabet. There are plenty of vivid illustrations and opportunities to visualize their emotions. It is more geared towards fairly young kids and kids can start to be exposed to these concepts early on.
Identity: Students can learn from the coping skills and self reflect on the emotions that they feel and how they deal with them.
Skills: alphabet, phonics, letter decoding
Intellect: teaches students how to cope with their emotions and how to express them, discusses emotional regulation and breathing practices
Criticality: Melissa Munro Boyd is a black author that represents all races/ethnicities in her books. It's important to include multi-cultural representation in literacy so students can see themselves in the text and be able to relate and feel included.

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The Flower At My Window by Lucian B. Watkins

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The Flower At My Window by Lucian B. Watkins

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This is a wonderful poem about how flowers bloom after rain and it is normal to go through emotion changes. It also talks about how everyone passes each other and we all go through difficult times so we should be kind towards others since we do not know what they are going through. There are many ways to interpret this poem which is a good thing because students can make it personal based on their experiences.
Identity: Since this is a poem, students can interpret it the way they understand it, so, it's a good way for them to reflect on their own experiences and feelings.
Skills: sentence structure/ stanzas, reading fluency, vocabulary, grammar/punctuation, visualization
Intellect: teaches students about how to be kind, not judge others, and how to show gratitude
Criticality: This is an older poem and the author is a black man that served in WW1 and passed in 1921. At this time, black people had to overcome a lot of discrimination and he was an amazing poet that went challenged the status quo. It is important to support black poets and highlight their work to educate students in the 21st century.

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When summer time has come, and all
The world is in the magic thrall
Of perfumed airs that lull each sense
To fits of drowsy indolence;
When skies are deepest blue above,
And flow'rs aflush,-then most I love
To start, while early dews are damp,
And wend my way in woodland tramp
Where forests rustle, tree on tree,
And sing their silent songs to me;
Where pathways meet and pathways part,-
To walk with Nature heart by heart,
Till wearied out at last I lie
Where some sweet stream steals singing by
A mossy bank; where violets vie
In color with the summer sky,-
Or take my rod and line and hook,
And wander to some darkling brook,
Where all day long the willows dream,
And idly droop to kiss the stream,
And there to loll from morn till night-
Unheeding nibble, run, or bite-
Just for the joy of being there
And drinking in the summer air,
The summer sounds, and summer sights,
That set a restless mind to rights
When grief and pain and raging doubt
Of men and creeds have worn it out;
The birds' song and the water's drone,
The humming bee's low monotone,
The murmur of the passing breeze,
And all the sounds akin to these,
That make a man in summer time
Feel only fit for rest and rhyme.
Joy springs all radiant in my breast;
Though pauper poor, than king more blest,
The tide beats in my soul so strong
That happiness breaks forth in song,
And rings aloud the welkin blue
With all the songs I ever knew.
O time of rapture! time of song!
How swiftly glide thy days along
Adown the current of the years,
Above the rocks of grief and tears!
'Tis wealth enough of joy for me
In summer time to simply be.

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When summer time has come, and allThe world is in the magic thrallOf perfumed airs that lull each senseTo fits of drowsy indolence;When skies are deepest blue above,And flow'rs aflush,-then most I loveTo start, while early dews are damp,And wend my way in woodland trampWhere forests rustle, tree on tree,And

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This is a template I found that I thought was really interesting and a good way for students to show skills they have learned about expressing emotion in an appropriate way. It's very versatile activity that can be used for a wide age range. There is lots of different ways they can express their feelings i.e. drawing, writing, comparisons, speaking with the group, and listening to others.
Identity: this is can be an independent activity where they can truly reflect and express themselves
Skills: rhyming, use of figurative language, poem writing
Intellect: teaches students different modes in which they can express emotions, collaborate with a group, organization of writing
Criticality: this is important for students because it destigmatizes the narrative that we should keep emotions inside and not share with others.

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I chose this topic because mental health and emotions in general were stigmatized when I was in elementary school and it is important to teach children at a young age how to regulate emotions and how to tell others how they are feeling. Especially with the pandemic, I feel that children went through a lot during these unprecedented times and now that things are starting to get back to normal, teachers need to be addressing these important topics because children's emotions should be taken as seriously as everyone else's emotions. I am a strong advocate for mental health awareness and educating kids on being emotionally and mentally healthy is setting a good foundation for their future.

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This poem is about embracing the happy moments and how it feels to be happy. It's an uplifting and pleasant text to read that focuses on gratitude and embracing ourselves. Poems are important for children to read because it is a different type of text that is not as common as others. Poems can also be interpreted many different ways and helps paint a visual picture.
Identity: Each student has their own definition of happiness and the general feeling of being happy and it's important to know how that personally affects them
Skills: rhyming words, poem structure analysis, similes/metaphors
Intellect: teaches about about emotion and different descriptive words to explain the feeling
Criticality: It can spark discussion on how it feels for each student to be happy and how we can help others in society to be happy.

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This song is about practicing breathing exercises, understand the emotions you are feeling, and the importance of the connection between your mind and body. If your mind is not calm, then your body won't be either and vice versa. It also talks about how some feelings can be so strong that you feel like you can't control it but there are things that you can do to reduce the intensity.
Identity: This helps recognize how your body and mind are connected and how to regulate both. It's a very personal experience to feel emotions in your mind and body.
Skills: rhyming, reading cohesion
Intellect: teaches students how to follow breathing exercises and positive self talk and reassurance on how to calm their mind
Criticality: it may lead students to think about the effects of positive self talk and ways they can be positive towards others so they have a calm mind and body also if someone is struggling.

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'Calm Body Calm Mind' Mindfulness Song for Kids 🎵 Netflix Jr. Jams

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The Worrysaurus plans a picnic but he is filled with worry about if he packed enough food or getting lost or tripping over something. He gets a small butterfly of worry fluttering in his tummy and he needs to find a way to get the butterfly out so he doesn't feel anxious. This book talks about letting go of worries so the Worrysaurus can have a good time at his picnic and be able to enjoy his company. It's a cute story and has a positive ending.
Identity: Many students relate to having this feeling sometimes and some students have the feeling more often than others, it is about accepting this feeling as a normal part of themselves and knowing ways to let go
Skills: word fluency, visual representation
Intellect: teaches about how anxiety can feel and how to accept it, feel it, and then let it go. It can spark a discussion on how students deal with their own butterfly of worry.
Criticality: Students can talk about why anxiety should not be something to be ashamed of and how to be open about it.

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This is a book about teaching children not to just cope and survive but how to thrive and why it is important to have resilience. The story follows a young girl named Kate and how she goes throughout her day completing daily activities with a positive attitude, even if things don't go her way. There are many techniques covered in this book like positive self-talk, accept failure as learning, controlled distraction, and visualization of a problem.
Identity: Students can compare their struggles to Kate's and compare her strategies to their strategies on how to deal with difficult tasks
Skills: Vocabulary, word analysis skills in decoding words,
Intellect: teaches about techniques to control emotions and situations that may be difficult to navigate emotionally, also teaches about strategies like mindfulness and gratitude journaling.
Criticality: Students can discuss together how they can make a change through resilience and how to help students that are going through a hard time

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This book focuses specifically on the words used to describe emotions that aren't just mad, sad, happy, etc. It goes into detail on how to communicate feelings and describe feelings. This book has been used in pediatric clinics for kids that have developmental disabilities and emotionally disturbed children. Professionals have seen major improvement with kids that read this book and practice the techniques.
Identity: as citizens, it is important for students to learn how to communicate effectively so they can have happy relationships
Skills: vocabulary, phonics
Intellect: teaches students different vocabulary to use to express their feelings, also teaches them about communication
Criticality: This can start conversations on how people can help others express their feelings and not be ashamed of it.

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In this book, it talks about how to calm your thoughts, navigate stress, and understand anxiety. It explains that riding the wave of anxiety and knowing how to manage it is important, rather than just sitting in it. There are breathing exercises, strategies for stress and anxiety, and ways to regulate our emotions. I think this book teaches about very important topics that are not talked about enough in school If we can teach young kids these strategies now, they will be more aware of their emotions and stressors.
Identity: This book can help students question how they handle their emotions and how they relieve stress.
Skills: how to read and understand the illustrations in relation to the text, know how to do the exercises taught, visual literacy
Intellect: teaches about ways to calm their bodies and breathe in an effective way, lessons on stress management
Criticality: can spark discussion on how to help our peers that may have trouble with controlling emotions and when to know to get help from an adult

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This book is about the story loving you for who you are, respecting others, and being kind. I chose this book because I feel that children can learn a lot from the lessons that are taught in this book. I also think that these ideas are also beneficial for the classroom environment.
Identity: This book highlights the point that every person has abilities regardless of what they look like or past experiences.
Skills: self-reflection after reading the text, sentence structure
Intellect: teaches about race and religion and the impact it has on us as a society, why it is important to love ourselves and others
Criticality: It shows children that we need to be actively against racism and not just neutral because we need to include everyone in our love and inclusiveness