Persistence
- Pearls New Skates by Holly Kelly
- Two Frogs in Trouble by Yogananda
- Unstoppable Me by Wayne Dyer
- Apple Batter by Zagwyn
- Mistakes that Worked by Charlotte Jones
- Trickster Tales by Anansi, Zomo
- Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr Seuss
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
- Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
- Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
- Wolf by Becky Bloom
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Apply past knowledge to new situations
- Keeping Quilt by Polacco
- Two bad ants by Van Allsburg
- Granny Torelli’s Soup by Creech
- Nana upstairs nana downstairs by DePaola
- Jake Drake, Bully buster by Andrew Clements
- Birthday Surprises by Hurwitz
- Aesop’s Fables
- Boy Who Drew Birds by John J.Audobon
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
- Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg
- Car by Gary Paulsen
- Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Framer
- Giver by Lois Lowry
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Thinking Flexibly
- Froggy Fable by John Lechner
- Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Van Allsburg
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
- Black and White by David Macaulay
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
- Hog-Eye by Susan Meddauhgh
- Jumanji by Chris VanAllsburg
- Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Switch on the Night by Ray Bradbury
- The Table Where Rich People Sat by Byrd Baylor
- Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
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Creating, Imagining and Innovating
- The Z was zapped by Van Allsburg
- The Bedspread by Sylvia Fair
- Black and White by David Macaulay
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barett
- Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague
- Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
- Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
- The Straight Line Wonder by Mem Fox
- Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
- Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak
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Managing impulsivity
- Babushka’s Doll by Polacco
- King Midas and the Golden Touch
- I was so mad by Mercer Mayer
- Mean Soup by Betsy Everitt
- Who’s afraid of the big bad book by Lauren Childs
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
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Responding with wonderment and awe
- Applemondo’s Dream by Polacco
- Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Van Allsburg
- Tuesday by David Wiesner
- Flotsam by David Wiesner
- Frederick by Lionni
- Imagine by Norman Messenger
- Polar Express by Van Allsburg
- And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr Seuss
- Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
- Boy Who Drew Birds by John J.Audobon
- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
- Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg
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Thinking Interdependently
- This is the van than dad cleaned by Lisa Campbell Ernst
- Swimmy by Lionni
- Big Al by Clements
- Big Al and Shrimpy by Clements
- Crickwing by Cannon
- Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
- Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
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Listening with Understanding and Empathy
- Butterfly by Polacco
- A Bad Case of Stripes by Shannon
- Beauty and the Beast: any version
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
- Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg
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Taking Responsible Risks
- Mirette on the high wire
- Big orange splot by Pinkwater
- Number the stars by Lowry
- Butterfly by Polacco
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
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Metacognition: Thinking about thinking
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
- Black and White by David Macaulay
- The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
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Questioning and problem posing
- Trickster Tales by Anansi
- Applemondo’s Dream by Polacco
- Jake Drake, Bully Buster by Andrew Clements
- The gold-threaded dress by Carolyn Marsden
- Boy Who Drew Birds by John J.Audobon
- Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
- Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta
- Polar Express by Chris VanAllsburg
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Three Questions: Based on a Story by Leo Tolstoy
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Gathering Data through all the senses
- Selected poetry
- Very Busy Spider by Carle
- Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle
- Boy Who Drew Birds by John J.Audobon
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson
- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
- Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Table Where Rich People Sat by Byrd Baylor
- Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLauchlan
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Remaining open to continuous learning
- Oh, the places you’ll go by Dr Seuss
- Black and White by David Macaulay
- Max by Rachel Isadora
- Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
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Thinking with Communicating with clarity & precision
- Hooway for Wodney by Helen Lester
- Don’t be silly Mrs Milly by Judy Cox
- Punctuation takes a vacation by Robin Pulver
- Carmine A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet
- Chocolate Moose for Dinner by Fred Gwynne
- Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
- King Who Rained by Fred Gwywnn
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
- The Table Where Rich People Sat by Byrd Baylor
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Finding humour
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Willems
- Chocolate Moose for Dinner by Fred Gwynne
- Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
- King Who Rained by Fred Gwywnn
- Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
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Striving for Accuracy
- Eats shoots and leaves
- The Z was Zapped by VanAllsburg
- Boy Who Drew Birds by John J.Audobon
- Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns
- Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs
- What Do You Do With a Tale Like This?
- Wolf by Becky Bloom
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