Part of the Mom's Choice Award-Winning Urban Character Education Series!! Motivate students in grades 3 through 8 to work hard, set goals, and find good role models by presenting the encouraging story of Willie Bohanon. Willie is going to be somebody...

Purchasing the Set saves $5.00! Build excitement and enthusiasm in disengaged middle and high school teens by introducing and teaching zest! Use these two books hand-in-hand to energize young people to live their lives filled with adventure, purpose and...

Purchasing the Set saves $5.00! Use these two books hand-in-hand to help young people push past adversity and stay on the path to success. Executive function skills such as planning, perseverance, and risk-taking are promoted through the inspirational...

This book offers strategies and activities that inspire youth to develop better problem-solving skills, gain more autonomy in the decisions they make, and cultivate an optimistic outlook on life's problems, stresses, and difficult situations. Teaching...

Blend STEM into your daily teaching, integrate character development lessons, and teach students how to code all at the same time! While students are engaged in learning in fun and creative ways, they will explore their values and beliefs, learn to...

Engaging Activities to Promote and Practice Optimism and Enthusiasm Incite middle and high school students to become more motivated and less apathetic! Incorporate the quality of zest into their lives to bring them more energy for tackling daily...

Generate more energy and enthusiasm in teens and pre-teens. Help young people understand the thrill of finding the passion and joy life has to offer, regardless of the challenges they face. We’ve all been there before. Dark, gloomy Monday mornings...

Boost self-esteem and build up confidence of young people in life skills classes, counseling sessions, or advisement periods. Foster healthy identities by teaching teens to define self-esteem, clarify values and beliefs, set boundaries, and make personal...

Use hands-on activities in conjunction with academic lessons to advance social emotional learning. To be successful in today’s world young people need more than academics. Perseverance, delaying gratification, the ability to take risks, and...

Inspire students in grades 5 through 10 to develop social-emotional intelligence necessary for future success as they pursue their goals and dreams. In Grit & Bear It! students are introduced to the concept of “grit” through stunning...

Do you wish your secondary students would use appropriate social skills in day to day interactions? Do you have students who need to strengthen their executive function? Do you need your students to be the difference for bullying prevention? Here are 25...

Revitalize class meetings or advisement periods with read-aloud short stories about teens with social dilemmas to solve. Each story has discussion questions to encourage teens to talk it out and offer problem-solving ideas for their fictional...

Teach and reinforce the social skills you want to see in secondary students while exploiting their natural love of drama! These easy to follow skits are based on real-life situations and revolve around 21 social skills, as described in Boys Town’s...

Purchasing the Set saves $6.40! Read about Hunter Lane in the picture book, Spacing Out!, who loves to read about space and daydream about being an astronaut soaring through the atmosphere! Unfortunately for Hunter, his daydreams are interfering with his...

Purchasing the Set saves $5.40! Read the picture book about Priscilla, Priscilla & the Perfect Storm, who is a perfectionist. When she doesn't achieve perfection, her emotions get the best of her and she unleashes a wave of anger and frustration...

Purchasing the Set saves $8.40! The Garden in My Mind picture book features Maci, who should be making better choices! But how can she do that when Trey is coaxing her to chat during quiet time and goof off during study time? What is she supposed to...