U Is for Understanding: Claire's Journey toward Mindfulness

by Ms. Jana York, Caroline Webb (Illustrator)

Claire is an amiable and spunky second grader with a colorful imagination and short attention span. Ms. Sage, her wise teacher is passionate about capturing her students’ awareness one breath at a time. Over the next 8 weeks, she will introduce new concepts to her students in hopes to plant seeds for growing mindfully. By exploring their inner and outer experiences, scavenger hunts, and a gigantic jar of jellybeans, readers and listeners are engaged as the students’ time in the classroom overflows into daily challenges of life.Through captivating and promising life-like encounters from bullies to four-legged companions, there are interesting lessons that are fictitious yet believable and many of which happened in a similar way. A diverse method of teaching social-emotional learning while fostering a growth mindset for all readers.Ideally designed for teachers and parents to read to their children and discuss the content while engaging in the Over 30 engaging and fun activities to help teachers, parents, and caregivers bring the story's experiences to their students.

121 pages, Paperback

Published October 8, 2020