Hooster Books

Fall conjures up so many images. Cooler weather, pumpkins, pumpkin spiced everything, costumes, candy, football, and in some places cozy sweaters. Stick likes fall because his leaves change color. Looking for a reason to get a pumpkin? How about baking, carving, decorating for fall or just the fact that your child wants to go to the pumpkin patch? Going to the pumpkin patch seems to be quite an ordeal these days but for many it is a fun family tradition. Picking out a pumpkin

"Stay focused!" "I can do this!" "I did a great job!" These are just a few positive messages that we can use to help us. We all have thoughts and feelings. But do we ever take a direct approach to teach our children how it all works? In my school this year, we are implementing a social-emotional learning curriculum. I tried out a few lessons last year. At first I was skeptical, but now I am a firm believer that we need to be very intentional about giving students the tools