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What if? (Think it through): Responsibility, Respect, Empathy
A story that teaches kids to think before they act.
As he gets ready to jump from a high branch, rustling leaves and a warm voice help this adventurous boy to think before he leaps. Before long, he learns how asking "What if?" (and thinking through consequences) can keep him from all sorts of trouble.
“If you’ll hurt yourself, hurt someone else, or make your momma mad, you might need to change your action.”
What if? is based on real situations kids face while growing up, so children can relate the story to their own lives, while they pick up some lessons about responsibility and respect. The kindly mulberry tree helps children develop the self-awareness and social emotional skills they need to make good choices.
Find free printable activities that work with the story and build on the lessons on responsibility, respect, and empathy at TalkingTreeBooks.com .
What If? is Book 3 in the Talking with Trees Series of values books for kids. Written for grades K-4, Talking with Trees books and teaching resources engage children emotionally, helping them learn how to use their hearts and minds to guide them toward building good character traits. Talking with Trees books teach social emotional skills through lessons around honesty, respect, responsibility, and empathy.
As he gets ready to jump from a high branch, rustling leaves and a warm voice help this adventurous boy to think before he leaps. Before long, he learns how asking "What if?" (and thinking through consequences) can keep him from all sorts of trouble.
“If you’ll hurt yourself, hurt someone else, or make your momma mad, you might need to change your action.”
What if? is based on real situations kids face while growing up, so children can relate the story to their own lives, while they pick up some lessons about responsibility and respect. The kindly mulberry tree helps children develop the self-awareness and social emotional skills they need to make good choices.
Find free printable activities that work with the story and build on the lessons on responsibility, respect, and empathy at TalkingTreeBooks.com .
What If? is Book 3 in the Talking with Trees Series of values books for kids. Written for grades K-4, Talking with Trees books and teaching resources engage children emotionally, helping them learn how to use their hearts and minds to guide them toward building good character traits. Talking with Trees books teach social emotional skills through lessons around honesty, respect, responsibility, and empathy.
32 pages, Paperback
First published August 13, 2014
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January 1, 2018
I used this one for Children's church. It lead to a great discussion about making choices.
December 11, 2015
I loved the lessons in all these books. I especially loved the way the children in each story learned the lesson the were learning by talking to a tree and the tree had stories about the children's own parents going through a similar situation. I think it is important for children to know that we parents also went through everything they are going through. The activities in the back of the book and the printable pages on the website are very fun for parents and children to do together also. I love everything about the Talking With Trees books and give them 5 stars!
I received the Talking With Trees books for free to review
I received the Talking With Trees books for free to review
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