William Mulcahy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Zach shoves his little brother to the floor, he knows he did something wrong. Even so, it's hard to apologize-especially when Alex kind of deserved it! Like any seven-year-old, Zach tries to ignore the problem, but finally, with his mom's help, he learns the four steps to apologizing: 1) say what you did; 2) say how it made the other person feel; 3) say what you could have done instead; 4) make it up to the person. The apology strategy is presented...
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For Zach, a class field trip to the museum is about more than cool exhibits-it's about learning from mistakes and dealing with embarrassment. First, he forgets to wear his field trip shirt, then he forgets the rule about not touching displays. His teacher helps him see that everyone makes mistakes-and how to use them to grow. Using an easy-to- remember tool, the Key to Mistakes, she shows Zach and readers a simple three-step process: Detect (find...
Author
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Zach and his family go to the beach, but Zach is having a lousy day. First, he dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. Then his best friend went to someone else's birthday party instead of joining him. But most frustrating of all, he can't get his kite to fly! Zach kicks sand, yells angry words, and asks his dad if they can just go home now. Instead, his dad teaches him a simple, three-step approach to get a handle on frustration and find a way to enjoy...
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Zach has set a goal for himself-to get across the tricky trapeze rings on the playground. Every time he tries, he falls off before making it to the end. But with encouragement from his best friend Sonya and positive self-talk, Zach makes a plan to achieve his goal, adapts his plan along the way, and perseveres to the end. Zach feels so great about his success that he writes down the steps he used so he can repeat them next time he faces a tough challenge....
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Zach finds the courage to be an upstander when he uses his stand-up-to-bullying STAR. When Zach sees his friend Sonya being bullied at school, he doesn't know what to do. The kids who are being mean are popular-it's scary to think about getting involved. After talking with his brother and remembering what his teacher taught the class about bullying prevention, Zach creates the stand-up-to-bullying STAR: speak up by talking to the people being bullied,...