Showing posts with label Choose Kind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Choose Kind. Show all posts

Monday, October 2, 2017

Choose Kind

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R.J. Palacio's book Wonder, published in 2012, kicked off a campaign of kindness in schools and libraries. Click here for a summary on Goodreads. Wonder is best suited for 4th and 5th grade readers, but kindness is for everyone! Below is the book trailer for this book.




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Now R.J. Palacio has written a picture book for our PreKindergarten- 3rd grade students called We're All Wonders. Click here for a summary on Goodreads. I love this book just as much as the chapter book! Please help our community by spreading the message of kindness. We could all use a little more kindness in our lives.




The book Wonder is now a major motion picture! The release date for the movie Wonder is November 17, 2017. I am counting the days into I can go to the theater and watch the movie. I think I'm going to have to reread the book before I go see it! Below is the movie trailer. I get goosebumps each time I watch it!




Are you ready to make a difference and to spread kindness to others? Visit the Choose Kind Tumblr and take the pledge to Choose Kind!

If you want to find some other books that highlight kindness, these books can be found at the public library.

PreK-2nd Grade

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodsen
I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

3rd-5th Grade

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Mr. Lincoln's Way by Patricia Polacco
No Talking by Andrew Clements
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

During the month of October we can make a difference! Let's finish the year with random acts of kindness towards each other. If you need ideas to get started, here are links to printable calendars for October, November, and December.

Share in the comments how you are choosing kind!!

Miss Hazuda (@HESMediaCenter)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Great Book: Wonder by R.J. Palacio

I highly recommend the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio.  It is a great story for fourth grade students and above!


This book is about a 5th grade boy, Auggie.  He was born with Treacher Collins, a chromosome disorder that results in severe facial deformities.   Auggie was home schooled from Kindergarten to 4th grade.  When it is time for his 5th grade year, his parents decide to enroll him in a prep school.  Auggie feels that he is just an ordinary kid, and he wishes everyone else would see him that way too.


R.J. Palacio debut novel has sparked an anti-bullying campaign called Choose Kind. Click here to go to the Choose Kind website and pledge to Choose Kind every day. This website was created and is maintained by Random House Children's Books. Please visit this site with your child and discuss ways to be kind every day.


Miss Hazuda