Zoe wants her math number line project to be perfect, but she cannot decide which beads to use--until Mr. Grizley convinces her to ask for help from her friends.
When class president Camila makes decisions that upset her classmates, she wants to give up, but with Mr. Grizley's encouragement and some positive self-talk, Camila gives leadership another try. Includes a self-talk activity.
The students in Mr. Grizley's class are supposed to set goals for themselves, and Chad puts down that he will run to the top of a local hill--but when it comes time to actually do it, he starts doubting his ability to actually accomplish the feat.
Bobby tries to get his classmates to take an interest in homelessness, but they are all distracted by their own activities, so he features the problem in one of his popular comic books.
"Nicole's robot threw a ball right through a classroom window. No one knows how the window got broken, and Nicole decides to keep it a secret. Will she change her mind when she realizes the broken window has upset her classmates?"--Back cover.
Emily has trouble simultaneously managing her wheelchair and passing the ball in her class's games of floor hockey, so classmates Dmitry and Ryan offer to help her improve--first lesson is learn to relax and not get nervous. Includes a special activity reinforcing social emotional learning skills.
When Mr. Grizley's students learn about emotions and Cecilia forgets her tamales for the class fundraiser, she displays her sad card on her desk. Includes an activity designed to reinforce social emotional learning skills.
