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Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney (2004)

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Using hilarious real life situations, Trevor helps kids understand the difference between a clique, or group of friends, and an exclusive or mean clique. Being part of a clique is okay, but excluding others and putting people down is not.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
01:20
Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney

Taking the "Duh" Out of Divorce (2004)

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Divorce is painful and confusing for everyone involved, especially kids. Using gentle humor, original music and a compelling storyline, Trevor Romain uses Skye's experience to give kids practical, helpful advice for dealing with the pain of divorce - such as knowing that it isn't their fault, they shouldn't take sides, don't hide their emotions and talking to friends can really help.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
01:20
Taking the

If You Don't Take Care of Your Body, Where Else are You Going to Live? (2004)

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FIELD DAY TO THE EXTREME! Field Day at James Tovar Middle School is supposed to be fun. However, for Jack, Skye, and Darryl, it turns out to be everything but fun. Skye could not finish the jump rope rally, Jack could barely climb one foot up the rock-climbing wall, and Darryl was absolutely no competition for Hogarth in the 100-yard dash.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
01:20
If You Don't Take Care of Your Body, Where Else are You Going to Live?

Facing Fear Without Freaking Out (2004)

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Trevor Romain invites us to join Jack and Skye on their most perilous adventure yet facing their fears! Not just fear of spiders or heights, but scary emotional anxieties like not fitting in or taking tests. Using laughter, great music and hair-raising chills, this episode offers such practical advice on overcoming fears as not getting anxious, thinking positive thoughts and not panicking!

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
01:20
Facing Fear Without Freaking Out

Greater Washington, D.C. National Parks: For the People (2005)

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Examines some of the attractions of Washington D.C., looking at things to see and do outside the metropolitan area, exploring the history of the national parks surrounding the city, touring some of the capital's major monuments and memorials, and describing alternative entertainments

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:20
Greater Washington, D.C. National Parks: For the People

I Could Do That!

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At a young age, Esther Morris began to do things that her parents and others doubted that she could do.

Author: 
Linda Arms White
Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:17
I Could Do That!

Rosa

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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that ignited a movement that changed modern history.

Author: 
Giovanni, Nikki
Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:14
Rosa

Tales of Wonder I and II: Traditional Native American Stories for Children (2004)

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Replaced VHS copy with this DVD. Tales of Wonder I and II is a two hour enchanting collection of Indian stories and legends handed down from generation to generation. Entertainment for the whole family. 18 stories in all!

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
01:20
Tales of Wonder I and II: Traditional Native American Stories for Children

Life (From the makers of Planet Earth) (2010)

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In Planet Earth, we brought you the world as you've never seen it before. Now, get closer with Life.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
09:46
Life (From the makers of Planet Earth)

Facts on Fire: Christmas Tree Safety (2006)

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What to look for when selecting a tree, where and how to erect the tree in the home, how to care for the tree while it is in the building and when and how to dispose of the tree. [Timely Topics Collection]

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:15
Facts on Fire: Christmas Tree Safety

Around the World Through Holidays

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Copies: 1

Around The World Through Holidays: Cross Curricular Readers Theatre includes scripts for twelve plays adaptable for any of the reading or performance methods of Readers Theatre presentation. Each play introduces students to a specific world culture by looking at holidays celebrated in that culture. The structure of the book introduces holidays chronologically throughout a calendar year—one play per month. The focus is on literacy and social studies, so the book is not tied to the traditional nine-month school calendar.

Author: 
Carol Peterson
Around the World Through Holidays

1906 San Francisco Earthquake

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Copies: 1

A huge earthquake rocked the West Coast on April 18, 1906. Worst hit was the city of San Francisco, where buildings collapsed and fires raged for days. Thousands of people died, and many more were left homeless. The disaster was just one of a long series of earthquakes triggered by the San Andreas Fault. It taught scientists valuable lessons about preparing for earthquakes.

Author: 
Tim Cooke

A Caldecott Celebration

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Copies: 4

To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecott Medal and another decade of award-winning picture books, noted children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus has updated this absorbing and informative picture of the world’s most prestigious illustration award and seven of its acclaimed winners: Robert McCloskey, Marcia Brown, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner, and now Mordicai Gerstein.

Catch Me! (Hasch mich!)

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One player becomes the cat, while the others are mice. The cat rolls a die with six different colors on it, and then attempts to catch the corresponding player's mouse with a little wooden cup. (In order to avoid smooshing of little fingers, each mouse is connected to a cord!)

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Special Education
Play Time: 
15 min.
Catch Me! (Hasch mich!)

Songs of Peace and Joy

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Copies: 1

This is a teacher's handbook which corresponds to the music cd Songs of Peace and Joy CD. Book includes sheet music for the following songs:

  • Light the Candles All Around the World
  • A Time for Peace
  • Today is the Day!
  • Friends are Like Diamonds
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • Sing of Joy!
  • Where is the Peace?
  • Dona Nobis Pacem
  • An Old Irish Blessing

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