Abigail dreads swimming lessons.
LEVELING Grade Range: K-4 Fountas & Pinnell: K Reading Recovery: 18 Lexile: AD 430L COMMON CORE RF.2.3,3c,3d,3e,4,4a,4c W.2.1,3,5,6,7,8 L.2.3,4,4a,4d,5,5a,5b,6 SL.2.1,1a,1b,1c,2,3,4,6 RL.2.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10.
This picture book supports social/emotional learning and serves as a perfect jumping-off point for topics like bullying, empathy, confidence, and creative problem solving.
Next time she\'s in swimming class, instead of feeling heavy, Abigail thinks sardine , eel , barracuda , shark She starts to figure out how to draw on mindfulness, creative thinking, resilience, and positive self-esteem to embrace exactly who she is.
Illustrations in the book show her perspective morphing powerfully to match her new thought patterns.
Abigail tries it out in challenging situations that week--walking home in the dark, eating her vegetables, trying to fall asleep.
He offers a creative visualization technique she can use to feel bolder, more confident, and more accepting of herself.
Abigail\'s swimming teacher takes her aside and points out: we can change how we see ourselves.
She feels huge, heavy, and out of place.
Every time she dives into the pool, she makes a big splash, and all the girls in her class shout: Abigail\'s a Whale Abigail can see that she is larger than the other girls.
Abigail dreads swimming lessons
