Looking for some great books to gift the children in your lives? Here are some TPN recommended books:
Books for Holiday Gift Giving
Peace: A Teach Peace Now Book Review
Peace by Miranda (Illustrator) and Baptiste Paul (Author) is a picture book for lower elementary school students. The simple rhyming text provides a series of ways, both small and large, to foster peace that even the youngest child can understand and carry out.
Martin Luther King’s Story
The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biography Book for New Readers is a new book, published in 2020, about Martin Luther King’s life, and written for young elementary school readers.
4 Children’s Books for Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day has been observed on December 10th. This year is no exception, and is certainly, in light of the global pandemic, one of the most important years in which to reflect on the status of justice and fairness in our communities, our countries and in the world.
4 Books for International Down Syndrome Day
Discussing Down Syndrome with young children doesn’t have to be difficult. Start by laying a frame work of valuing differences and fostering empathy for all people. Many of TPN’s Great Books and Empathy Activities are a great place to start.
Ten Ways to Say Thanks
~ Thanks to You ~ How often do you remember to say thanks? Being appreciated can make a huge difference in someone’s life. Saying thank you can let a friend, a family member, or even a stranger know that something they have done has been noticed and has meant something to you. “I would maintain […]
Pinwheels for Peace
~ PINWHEELS FOR PEACE ~ Pinwheels for Peace was started by two retired art teachers. Today thousands of children make pinwheels and plant them in a peace sign on International Peace Day on September 21. Learn more here. Students of all ages decorate a pinwheel pattern with peaceful scenes and then work together to create the […]
Happy Earth Day – A Focus on Plastic
~ Plastic is not fantastic! ~ What are you doing today? Are you participating in an Earth Day gathering? Are you doing something to make the earth happier? This year the focus is on plastics. Some plastic facts 300,000 tons of plastic are produced every year. Half of that amount are intended for single use […]
Are You an Altruist? Giving More
~ Giving More Than One Can Bear ~ What is an Altruist? Being an altruist is when we give of ourselves to someone even though it may require us to sacrifice more than we can afford, perhaps in some situations, even our lives. According to Kristen Renwick Monroe, people who display altruistic behaviors see themselves […]
14 Caring Gifts from the Heart
~ Caring Gifts Are Meaningful Gifts ~ If you are scratching your head wondering what gifts to get the people you care about, consider giving something far more meaningful than an item off a store shelf. Give the gift of yourself. There is nothing more precious than giving of your time, your compassion, your skills […]
Gift Giving in a Season of Buying
~Buying a Gift?~ As we enter the season of gift giving and buying, it is important to step back and put our needs, wants, and desires in perspective. What exactly are we hoping to accomplish when we give a gift to someone we care about? Is buying something the best type of gift to accomplish […]
Take a Deep Breath: It’s Earth Day 2017
Step Outside. It’s Earth Day – It might have been renamed Sci Cli Day and the March for Science, but today is Earth Day 2017. Today we honor the earth. Our home. Our only home. There is no Planet B as some like to say. Today let’s forget what we are doing to our Earth. Let’s […]
