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Your At-a-Glance Guide To Key Processes in This Book |
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Pacing Yourself |
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A Call to Action |
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Introduction |
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Poem: "It Starts With You |
| PART ONE |
CREATING A PEACEFUL CLASSROOM |
| Chapter One |
The First Day of School |
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Starting With Ourselves |
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Modeling |
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And Now For the Children |
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A Story to Start the Year |
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Creating a Peaceful Classroom |
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Insights on the First Day of School |
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Research on the Academic Impact of
Peacemaking |
| Chapter Two |
Creating a Caring Environment |
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Introducing The Win/ Win Guidelines |
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A Word About "I Messages" |
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Introducing Win/Win to Primary Students |
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Introducing Win/Win to Grades 3-6 |
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When Peaceful Methods are Challenged |
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Building a Climate of Respect |
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Fostering Good Listening Skills |
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The Process of Affirmation |
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The Gift of High Expectations |
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Setting Ethical Standards |
| Chapter Three |
The First Month of School |
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Fostering Collaboration |
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Showcasing Conflict Resolution |
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Difficult Children/Difficult Situations |
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Accepting the Challenging Child: Ben |
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Learning to Rethink One's Actions: Juan |
| Chapter Four |
Integrating Peacemaking As the Year Goes On |
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Building Collaboration Through Learning |
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Collaborating During Math |
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Cooperative Groups in Literature |
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Cooperation at Computers |
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A Science Collaboration |
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More Reinforcement Techniques |
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Peacemaker of the Week |
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Peacemaking Journals |
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Affirmation Box |
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Breakdowns |
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Temporary Pandemonium |
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Fighting |
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A Triangle |
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Reflections On Dealing with Breakdowns |
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Children Mentoring Each Other |
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Looking at the World Around Us |
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As the Year Comes to an End |
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Peace Starts with Us |
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Seeing the Broader Implications |
| Chapter Five |
Taking Care of Ourselves |
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Setting a Peaceful Tone Within Shifting the
Mindset |
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Replacing the Critical Voice with a Nurturing
One |
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Choosing Our Behaviors |
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The Balm of Silence |
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Mindfulness |
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Calmness in the Classroom |
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Breathing for Calmness |
| PART TWO |
INTEGRATING WRITING AND PEACEMAKING |
| Chapter Six |
Beginning Peacemaking Concepts and the Writing Process |
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Early Writers |
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Reflections on the Children's Early Writing |
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The Children's Writing Starts to Grow |
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The Teachers Role in Children's Growth |
| Chapter Seven |
Continued Growthh |
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Integrating Diversity, Writing, and Peacemaking |
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Growth in the Affective and Cognitive Domains |
| Chapter Eight |
Validation Through Research |
| PART THREE |
INTEGRATING LITERATURE AND PEACEMAKING: A PRIMARY UNIT |
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Why Use Literature? |
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What Books are Included in this Unit? |
| Lesson 1 |
We All Make A Difference: Dear Children of the Earth |
| Lesson 2 |
Ways We Make a Difference |
| Lesson 3 |
Introducing Conflict Resolution: The Secret of the Peaceful Warrior |
| Lesson 4 |
Role-Playing Solutions to Conflicts |
| Lesson 5 |
Peace on the Playground |
| Lesson 6 |
Our Actions Make a Difference: The Quarreling Book |
| Lesson 7 |
The Quarreling Web |
| Lesson 8 |
The Story of Rosa Parks |
| Lesson 9 |
Creating a Book About Rosa Parks |
| Lesson 10 |
Planning a Peace Day Celebration |
| Lesson 11 |
Culminating Activity: Children's Peace Day |
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APPENDIX |
Lesson 1
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Creating a Peaceful Classroom (K-6) |
| Lesson 2 |
Resolving Conflicts: the Quick Method (K-2) |
| Lesson 3 |
Resolving Conflicts: the Quick Method (3-6) |
| Lesson 4 |
Using "I Messages" (K-6) |
| Lesson 5 |
Defining Peace (K-6) |
| Lesson 6 |
The Process of Affirming (K-6) |
| Lesson 7 |
Dealing with Feelings |
| Lesson 8 |
Reflective Listening with Conflicts (2-6) |
| Lesson 9 |
Exploring the Issue of Stereotypes (2-6) |
| Lesson 10 |
Group Simulation: Exploring Stereotypes and Prejudice (2-6) |
| Lesson 11 |
How Are We the Same, How Are We Different? (2-6) |
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Glossary |
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Tips for Parents |
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The Effects of Peacemaking on Children Over Time |
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Concluding |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Books for Adults |
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Periodicals |
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Children's Books |
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Records and Tapes |
