Julia Cook (social/emotional) books – Karie Martin, Ed.S., School Psychologist, Milliken Park Elementary

By allowing teachers to have their own set of Julia Cook books (for each grade level), the teachers can more easily access these books immediately to read and support social/emotional topics that arise. Guidance lessons on various topics are only able to be taught once/month. Furthermore, every month, a different topic is addressed. If teachers have a set of Julia Cook books at each grade level, the books can be read over an extended amount of time, reviewed over and over again, and activities can be built with these social/emotional discussions within other core curricular areas. By having more social/emotional…