Thematic Educator Guide: Teaching Civic Engagement

The return to school after a long summer can be challenging for students both emotionally and academically.  The books in the Teacher’s Pet Collection are a great way to help students build socio-emotional skills with lovable characters and stories that give them the means to tackle the complexities of life in and out of school.

Building students’ social-emotional capacity through reading and discussing books enhances their ability to experience successful relationships in school and more importantly now the interactions they have at home and in their neighborhoods. By inviting students to read and then have meaningful conversations about books, you offer models for building trusting relationships with peers and adults