Books for Grade 4

Bea's Balikbayan Box of Treasures

Thank You, Sun

Thank You, Sun follows a young boy who appreciates the sun, despite how far away it is. Called by the light shining through his window, he stretches and enjoys the first moments of the day. Together with his mama, the boy spends the day outdoors planting seeds, playing and splashing in the water, and walking up their neighborhood hill. The two simply notice what they feel, hear, see, and think. This book helps children ages 4-9 gain the skills to cope with anxiety and regain balance as they interact with the world around them.

Hi, Worry. Bye, Worry!

Empower kids to build habits and skills to deal with worry in healthy ways. Hi, Worry. Bye, Worry! is the sixth book in the Little Laugh & Learn series. This self-help text for kids ages 6-9 addresses worry and anxiety and how to handle them in straightforward, kid-friendly language. Steve Mark's illustrations are the cornerstone of this series and add humor.

It's Their World

Parenting in the digital age brings unique challenges and opportunities. It's Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence offers tools and insights to help parents build deeper relationships with teens as they navigate the complexities of growing up. This book provides a friendly, clear, research-based framework to guide parents through the crucial developmental stages of adolescence, both online and offline. By understanding what teens need as they grow, parents can nurture strong, supportive connections that last a lifetime.

5 Essential Resources for New Teachers

New teachers need all the support they can get without feeling overwhelmed. Whether navigating the challenges of the modern classroom, addressing the rising concerns of student anxiety, or fostering meaningful, screen-free learning experiences, this thoughtfully curated bundle has information new teachers need. Books in this bundle When You're the New Teacher, Help Anxious Kids in a Stressful World, and 50 Strategies for Learning without Screens. Additionally, two easy-to-read 6-page laminated guides, this bundle ensures that new teachers can cultivate an inclusive and supportive learning environment while continuing to grow as a reflective, effective educator.

Raising Awe-Seekers

What if helping children boost their mental and emotional well-being, strengthen their social ties, and support their curiosity and internal motivation were as simple as rediscovering awe? Through research, interviews, and personal stories, Deborah Farmer Kris explores how awe and wonder can and should be a part of every childhood, and how becoming awe-seekers can change readers lives and their parenting in profound and concrete ways. In this book structured around seven of the most common sources of awe identified by Dacher Keltner and other awe researchers, Farmer Kris breaks down the science of awe, connecting the research to what we know about how kids learn and grow and anchoring it with four of her personal parenting tenets that dovetail with awe-seeking.

There's Research for That

Strategies for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning, Second Edition

Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools

Written by leaders in the field of neurodiversity-affirming education, Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools empowers educators to help neurodivergent students thrive. It offers an accessible introduction to the history, context, science, and culture around neurodiversity and neurodivergence. Additionally, it contains concrete strategies for building school and classroom environments that support neurodivergent students.Chapters include tables and sidebars to help readers retain and reference important information. This book also provides real-world flavor in the form of vignettes of neurodivergent students and how educators support them. These features allow readers to contextualize what they've learned and feel confident as they implement change.

The Empathetic Classroom

The Empathetic Classroom goes beyond typical books on teacher well-being, focusing on holistic mindsets and strategies that support mental health in K-12 teachers and their students alike. Written by a teacher-turned-therapist, this approachable book uniquely offers a mental health perspective on classroom teaching. Maria Munro-Schuster shares tools for focusing on mental health in everyday practiceTeachers will benefit from sound advice on maintaining boundaries, confronting intrusive thoughts, responding to trauma, incorporating play into classrooms, and many other methods of remaining connected to themselves and their students. The conversational tone and relatable stories make this an easy, entertaining read.

Academic Intervention Success

Drawing on decades of academic and action research, the authors, who work as an elementary intervention specialist and education professor, provide a comprehensive framework for developing effective intervention programs. Incorporating real-world examples and stories from the field, this resource offers school leaders and educators insightful guidance for creating a site-based intervention program to foster academic and emotional success in their students.

Short Texts, Big Impact

Unlock the potential of short texts in your classroom with this comprehensive guide for K-12 teachers. This book delves into the power of short texts to significantly enhance student reading and writing outcomes. You'll explore core reading strategies such as annotation, quick writing, and analyzing the writer's craft, and core writing strategies, including micro writing, mentor texts, and sticky note revision. Additionally, discover creative approaches such as the three-word summary, song rewriting, and storyboarding for prewriting. The book offers classroom tested step-by-step guidance for all of the strategies and is packed with models of the strategies in use, sample texts, examples of anchor charts, and more. Whether you want to improve students' engagement, refine their writing process, or assess their progress, this resource has practical strategies to elevate your teaching and boost student success in reading and writing.

This Book Series 3-Book Set

Go on an activity-filled adventure with this three-book set. Titles included in this set are This Book is a Black Hole, This Book Has Legs, and This Book is Your Passport. Each book includes 100 engaging activities. It's a long imagination-fueled trip you won't want to end-good thing there are more than 300 fun activities throughout the series!

This Book Is a Black Hole

Strap in for an intergalactic adventure through the cosmos-but beware! We're picking up an unexplainable gravitational pull . . . coming directly from this book! With more than 100 activities bursting with official NASA photography, these pages will suck you in for hours of interplanetary play.Ignite a love for space and science with:• 100+ intergalactic activities - from star maps to gravitational pull.• Official NASA photography and scientific renderings.• A macro-to-micro perspective of space, from our home here on Earth to the farthest stretches of the universe.

This Book Has Legs

Grab your magnifying glass and get ready to unleash your inner field scientist! From buzzing bees and wriggling worms to spooky stingers and beetles that glow in the dark, learn all about the countless critters that make big impacts on our planet! Celebrate all things icky-ucky, ooky-spooky, and creepy-crawly with nature-inspired activities and fun facts about insects, arachnids, and more!With more than 100 activities crawling with legs, don't take your eyes off this book for long, or it might skitter away!

This Book Is Your Passport

Travel the globe without leaving home with this adventurous, activity-filled book. From popular travel destinations to can't miss historical sites, this book is your guide to hours of fun.With more than 100 activities, this book is perfect for journeys of every kind or general entertainment. There are no travel delays with this book - begin today!