Time to Get Started!: A Story about Learning to Take Initiative and Get Thinks Done Volume 5

Smith, Bryan

ISBN 10: 1944882316 / ISBN 13: 9781944882310

Verlag: Boys Town Press, 2018

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1944882316I3N10

Inhaltsangabe:

Blake generally has a good time... until someone interrupts him and tells him he needs to do something RIGHT NOW!

He doesn't understand why he has to clean his room THIS SECOND! And he'd much rather be doing ANYTHING than learning multiplication.

Blake's mom steps in and helps him see that not all tasks are hard or boring - sometimes he can find a fun way to accomplish a chore of he looks hard enough. She also teaches him an important skill that her father taught her when she was young - the steps to taking initiative. Blake learns questions to ask himself about why he doesn't want to do something, and what he needs to do to get started right away and complete the task.

Will Blake be able to take initiative at school and at home?

Time to Get Started! is another engaging title in the Executive Function series. that inspires children in grades K through 5 to be flexible, organized, and resourceful. True to the author's style, this story offers an entertaining lesson on taking initiative.

Tips for parents and educator to help children overcome procrastination are included at the end of the storybook.

The series also includes:

• What Were You Thinking?
• My Day Is Ruined!
• It Was Just Right Here!
• Of Course It's a Big Deal!
• What's The Problem
• How Did You Miss That?
• I'll Never Get All of That Done!
• Fix It with Focus
• How Do I Remember All That?

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Bryan Smith has worked in the education field for more than 15 years, first as an elementary school teacher then as a school counselor. He excels at teaching students life skills that will take them far and help them succeed. He is also a popular children's author whose other titles include What Were You Thinking? and My Day Is Ruined! His Executive FUNction children's book series won the Counselor's Choice Award, which is awarded by Licensed Mental Health Therapists for "Recognition of Quality in the Field."

Illustrator Lisa M. Griffin holds her BFA in Illustration and is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Lisa resides in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Time to Get Started!: A Story about Learning...
Verlag: Boys Town Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Lisa M. Griffin
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket