Be a Good Leader! - Softcover

Prior, Jennifer; Overend Prior, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1433369737 ISBN 13: 9781433369735

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials, 2013

Synopsis

Be a Good Leader! is a 24-page nonfiction reader designed to introduce young students to the values and skills of effective leadership. Through real-life examples and accessible language, this book teaches how leaders show responsibility, make good decisions, help others, and work as part of a team. Ideal for Grades K–2 character education and social-emotional learning.

• Leadership Skills: Explains what makes a good leader.
• Responsibility: Promotes helping others and making thoughtful choices.
• Teamwork: Emphasizes working together toward goals.
• Student-Friendly: Simple text supports early reading confidence.
• Format: 24-page book perfect for SEL and classroom libraries.

About this title

About the Authors

Jennifer Prior has written over 100 educational books for teachers and children, covering literacy, language arts, social studies, and early childhood education. Her instructional resources include Focused Reading Intervention, Targeted Reading Intervention, Exploring Nonfiction, Exploring Writing, and Write Time for Kids®, as well as her textbooks Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education: Research into Practice and Environmental Print in the Classroom: Meaningful Connections for Learning to Read.
For students, she has authored children’s informational books such as America’s Natural Landmarks, Rocky Mountain States, and Polar Regions Through Time, along with science and social studies titles in partnership with TIME for Kids® and recent works like Our Grand Canyon.
Jennifer’s books combine classroom-tested strategies with engaging, real-world connections. She is a former classroom teacher and has been a professor of education at Northern Arizona University for over 20 years.
Outside of writing, Jennifer enjoys creative, hands-on pursuits. She sings, cooks, crafts artisanal soaps, and makes pine needle baskets, which can be seen at the annual Flagstaff Open Studios art show. She lives in Flagstaff, AZ, with her husband, their dog Monica, and cats Mary and Chad.

Jennifer Prior, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor for Early Childhood and Literacy at Northern Arizona University. Her focus is using environmental print as an instructional literacy tool, family involvement in education, and effective teaching practices.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433369737
• ISBN 13: 9781433369735
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24