New Educator Resource is a Breath of Fresh Air: Building Character from the Start
With Energy and Imagination, Building Character from the Start Provides Teachers with the Tools to Inspire
MINNEAPOLIS: Bringing energy and inspiration to your classroom can be a daunting daily task. Building Character from the Start: 201 Activities to Foster Creativity, Literacy, and Play in K–3 by nationally recognized authors Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor can help. With activities and lessons, this new resource helps teachers to inspire students to build new skills and open the doors of positive exploration.
Enriched with Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets®, Building Character from the Start is divided into three easy-to-use sections that help K–3 educators lead fun-filled activities that empower and inspire students to succeed. Hands-on projects and discussion guidelines encourage creativity. Nearly 100 book synopses are included to take your literacy lesson to the next level. Word games and team-building activities in the play portion make learning fun.
This practical and inspiring book (and CD-ROM of reproducible pages) includes a wide variety of activities in terms of their scope, time, and audience, but they are all designed to empower youth to succeed. Ragsdale and Saylor have been working in the youth and community development fields for decades. Their experience and passion is apparent throughout the pages of Building Character from the Start.
Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor are nationally recognized trainers and program consultants in the youth and community development field. As authors of Great Group Games and Great Group Games for Kids, and as co-founders of the Center for Asset Development, they have equipped youth and adults in agencies such as the YMCA of the USA, 4-H, and AmeriCorps.
Book Details:
Title: Building Character from the Start: 201 Activities to Foster Creativity, Literacy, and Play in K–3
Authors: Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor
Publisher: Search Institute Press, Distributed by Independent Publishers Group
Publication: December 2009
Available at bookstores everywhere and through Independent Publishers Group, 814 N. Franklin St., Chicago, IL 60610. Toll-free number for orders only: 1-800-888-4741. Visit online at ipgbook.com.
Publicity Contact
Suzy Winther
612-692-5542
suzyw@search-institute.org
