Making lemonade : teaching young children to think optimistically

Colker, Sara J. (Laura Jean) (author.). Koralek, Derry Gosselin, (author. ).

Summary: The benefits of an optimistic thinking style have slowly been seeping into early childhood teaching practice through research on resiliency, leadership, health, and what has been termed “grit.” Yet there remains a large vacuum in teacher education on both the importance and mechanics of teaching young children to become optimistic thinker. Making a Lemonade is the first-to-market book on the topic of learned optimism in young children and provides practical, hands-on exercises and activities teachers and families can use to positively affect children. Learned optimism can equip children to be more successful learners and healthier individuals.

Record details

ISBN: 9781605546612 (Paperback)
Physical Description: xv, 148 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Paul, MN : RedLeaf Press, 2019.
Copyright: ℗♭2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Understanding optimism -- Explanatory style: how optimism is learned -- Creating a climate for teaching optimism -- Activities for building children's optimism -- The optimistic educator.