Foundational Principles
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The Empty Pot—Demi
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Ruby the Copycat—Peggy Rathman
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Character Education—McGraw-Hill Children Publishing
• Hi New Baby—Robie H. Harris
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How Leo Learned to Be King—Marcus Pfister
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Somebody Loves you, Mr. Hatch—Eileen Spinelli
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Oops, Sorry—Richard Morgan
• The Falling Leaves and the Scarecrow—Steve Metzger
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The Cap—Frank Shaffer
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Building Moral Intelligence—Michelle Borba
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Eggbert, The Slightly Cracked Egg—Tom Ross &Rex Baron
• One Smile—Cindy McKinley
• Chicken Soup for Little Souls--The Goodness Gorillas—Lisa McCourt
Habit 1: Be Proactive
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My Many Colored Days—Dr. Seuss
• Oh the Places You’ll Go—Dr. Seuss
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Willy the Wimp—Anthony Browne
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Hatchett—Gary Paulsen
• When I Feel Angry—Cornelia Maude Spelman
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day”-Judith
Viorst
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
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Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book) by Derek Munson
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The Recess Queen-- Alexis O'Neill
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Don’t Laugh At Me -- Steven Seskin
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I Like Myself! By Karen Beaumont
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The Pout-Pout Fish-- Deborah Diesen
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Inch by Inch—Leo Lionni
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Amazing Grace—Mary Hoffman
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
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Chicken Little
• Wake Up Henry Rooster

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The Great Serum Race—Debbie S. Miller
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Song: Listen Before You Leave—Fred Penner on Happy Feet CD
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The Hundred Penny Box—Sharon Bill Mathis
• How We Are Smart—W. Nikola-Lia
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Miss Rumphius—Barbara Cooney
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How Full is Your Bucket?
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The Carrot Seed—Ruth Krauss
• Mirette on the High Wire—Emily Arnold McCully
Habit 3: Put First Things First
• Dear Children of the Earth—Schim Schimmel
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The Slapshot Star—Gloria Miller
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Hurry up, Franklin
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Pancakes For Breakfast—Eric Carle
• Froggy Gets Dressed—Jonathan London
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
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Amos Steig—Amos & Boris
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Something From Nothing—Phoebe Gilman
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The Black Book of Colors—Menema Cottin-Rosana Faria
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Chrysanthemum—Kevin Henkes
• Horrible Harry’s Secret—Suzy Kline
• The Moccasin Goalie—Roy Brownridge
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Lillie’s Big Day—Kevin Henkes
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Nine Gold Medals—David Roth (Poem)
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A Box of Crayons—Shane DeRolf (Poem)
• The Legend of the Bluebonnet—Tomie DePaola
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Smoky Night—Eve Bunting
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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse—Leo Lionni
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand and To Be Understood
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The Island of the Skog—Steven Kellogg
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Grandfather Counts—Andrea Cheng
• It Looked Like Spilled Milk—Charles Shaw
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs—Jon Scieszka
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Alejandro’s Gift—R.E. Albert

Habit 6: Synergize
• Chicken Sunday—Patricia Polacco
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The Biggest Snowman Ever—Steven Kroll
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The Gigantic Turnip—Aleksei Tolsoy & Niamh Sharkey
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Ox-Cart Man—Donald Hall
• Frederick—Leo Lionni
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
• An Ant’s Day Off—Bonny Becker
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Incredible You—Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
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The Three Questions—Leo Tolstoy
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Owl Moon—Jane Yolen
• Henry Hikes to Fitchburg—D.B. Johnson
Other great books: o
We Are Born Free—Universal Declaration of Human Rights o
The Best Me I Can Be book package—David Parker
I am a Leader!
I Can Share!
I’m a Good Friend!
I Can Make Good Choices!
I’m In Charge of Me!
I Accept You As You Are!
I Can Cooperate!
I Can Be Fair!
I Can Listen!
I Show Respect!
I Care About Others!
I Tell the Truth!
I Will Keep Trying!
I Am Responsible!
I Am Confident!
I Am Creative!
I Am Positive!
I Can Try New Things!
I Have Manners!
I Am Generous!