Judy Lalli

"I like Being Me: Poems about kindness, friendship and making good choices is a beautifully written and illustrated poetry book for children in primary/junior grades.It deals with various social skills such as having a positive attitude, apologizing, listening, being kind and dependable and more. The poems are simple to read and recite so could be read independently or used in large or small groups.

There are twenty-five poems, and each poem is accompanied by a black and white photograph of children. Teachers can read the poems to their students or they can teach the poems as a song; which could help students to memorize the poems. In all, this is an awesome book that can help with classroom management and it can help students to be aware of themselves as well as their actions.

The back of the book is a section for Teachers, Families and Other Caring Adults. It has a table showing what social skill is being taught as well as activities that children could do individually or in groups. There are a lot of great ideas here. This is a great book to be in libraries, teacher resource areas and for family libraries as well.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.… (meer)