(a) |
Represent situations depicting peace and harmony in students' daily lives. |
(b) |
Describe personal actions in the family and classroom that promote peace and harmony (e.g., sharing, taking turns, using sensitive word choices). |
(c) |
Describe ways in which people may influence the students' lives at home and at school, and ways in which each student may influence the lives of others. |
(d) |
Explain purposes of rules in the family and school. |
(e) |
Share examples of rules in students' families and the school. |
(f) |
Participate in a variety of ways of making decisions (e.g., majority vote, consensus, individual selection and choice, autocratic). |
(g) |
Describe rights and responsibilities in the classroom and playground. |
(h) |
Illustrate how individual rights and responsibilities are related to a social environment of peace and harmony. |
(i) |
Participate in the creation of rules for classroom tasks or activities. |
Included in the resource is a variety of formats to support resource-based learning. Instructional strategies are explained and differentiating instruction is included to assist teachers with the diversity within the classrooms. The "release of responsibility" model has students demonstrating and applying their knowledge in a variety of ways. A comprehensive approach is used to teach the cues and conventions and they are incorporated into the framework of the lesson plans. There are cross-curricular units that link to science and social studies.
The teacher's guide is detailed and comprehensive with formative and summative assessment tools. Teacher reflection is emphasized.
This book was nominated for the 2009 Grand Canyon Reader Award.