For teachers and librarians
Stories that give the class the words
Every book comes with free classroom notes and printables. Print as many as you need, for your room, your library or your whole year level.
How every story works
Trigger, emotion, behaviour, consequence, coping, and an emotional win the child says in their own words. The lesson is never announced, so the talk afterwards is where it lands.
- 1TriggerMum says it flat: no screens today.
- 2EmotionWillow is outraged. The day is ruined.
- 3BehaviourShe starts an Official Complaint.
- 4ConsequenceTo write it all down, she has to look properly.
- 5CopingAn ant with nine hundred friends. A worm called Greg.
- 6I can…“I can have a brilliant day with the screens off.”
What's in the notes
- A read-aloud plan for the book
- Three talk-about questions
- One activity and the printable to go with it
- One extension idea
Where they fit
The stories sit alongside the Early Years Learning Framework (identity and wellbeing) and the Australian Curriculum's Personal and Social Capability. Here's the research behind them.
Buying for a school or library
Ordering ten or more copies, or buying through a library supplier? Email me and I'll sort it out, anywhere in the world.
Visits and questions
I don't do school visits, but I'm very happy to answer your class's questions in writing and send notes for the room.
Send me the classroom notes
Notes and printables for every book, and the new ones as each book comes out.