Foundational principles partnered with 14 practical, hands-on activities to help children become optimistic thinkers and learners.
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Colker, an author, lecturer, and trainer in early childhood education, and Koralek, who develops early childhood training materials, present exercises and activities that teach young children in early childhood education settings to think optimistically. They describe relevant research and the current understanding of optimism and its benefits; the concept of explanatory style, how it is used to explain life events, and a process to challenge a pessimistic explanatory style and make it optimistic; creating a climate for teaching optimism; strategies and activities for teaching optimistic thinking; and how educators can develop an optimistic explanatory style. Also provided are a list of children's books with optimistic themes and tools to help families support optimism. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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