The Peaceful School: A Bibliography

Professional Literature:

The Peaceful Classroom in Action by Naomi Drew

12 Commandments for People who Work with People by Ann White

My Bucket Filling Journal 30 Days to a Happier Life by Carol McCloud

Student/Classroom Literature:

Secret of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids By Carol McCloud

Halle and Tiger with their Bucketfilling Family by Peggy Johncox

Heartprints by P.K. Hallinan

A Rainbow of Friends by P.K. Hallinan

The 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Steven Covey

Unstoppable Me: 10 Ways to Soar Through Life by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

The Peace Book by Todd Parr

The Feelings Book by Todd Parr

It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr

Making Friends is An Art by Julia Cook

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook

The Worst Day of My Life Ever by Julia Cook

Sorry! I Forgot to Ask by Julia Cook

Wilma Jean the Worry Mean by Julia Cook

It’s Hard to be a Verb by Julia Cook

I Don’t Like….NO by Julia Cook

Teamwork Isn’t My Thing, and I Don’t Like to Share by Julia Cook

Bully Beans by Julia Cook

Spaghetti in a Hotdog Bun by Maria Dismondy

What Does Peace Feel Like? By Vladimir Radunsky and children just like you from around the world

What is Peace? By Etan Boritzer

A Little Peace by Barbara Kerley

A bad Case of Stripesby David Shannon

One by Kathryn Otoshi

Zero by Kathryn Otoshi

Kindness Is Cooler Mrs. Ruler by Margery Cuyler

A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood

Alexander and Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

The Howard B. Wigglebottom Series by Howard Binkow

Friends by Helme Heine

Don’t Need Friends by Carolyn Crimi

Swimmy by Leo Lionni

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Try Try Again by P.K. Hallinan

I’m Thankful Each Day by P.K. Hallinan

Incredible You: 10 Ways to Let Your Greatness Shine Through by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Only One You by Linda Kranz

Can You Say Peace? By Karen Kaz

One Smile by Cindy McKinley

Courage by Bernard Waber

What is a Friend? By Etan Boritzer

Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace by James Proimos

A Million Visions of Peace: Wisdom from the Friends of Old Turtle by Jennifer Garrison and Andrew Tubesing

A Little Peace of Me by Madeleine MacLeod Lippey

Websites:

  • Second Step
    SECOND STEP is a violence prevention program that integrates social and emotional learning with academics. Kids from preschool through Grade 8 learn and practice vital social skills, such as empathy, emotion management, problem solving, and cooperation. These essential life skills help students in the classroom, on the playground, and at home.
  • Good Character Counts
    If you work with kids, and you need to implement character education tomorrow, and you want some immediate help, this is where to start. Includes free teaching guides for character education for grades K-12.
  • The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
    This website is just packed with great stuff for propagating basic human kindness. Their own description is way too modest, but here it is: "Want to encourage kindness on campus? Access our free Teacher’s Guide, lesson plans, activity ideas, teachers’ experiences, and other materials to help you successfully incorporate kindness into your school." A real gem.
  • Wise Skills Resources - Free Lessons
    These free sample lessons serve up a generous variety of interconnected activities and experiences to help your students develop good character. Written by a former teacher.
  • Character Counts! - Free Lesson Plans
    These free lesson plans support the Six Pillars of Character® and are created by teachers.
  • Conflict Resolution Activities for K-12
    Educators for Social Responsibility's mission is to make teaching social responsibility a core practice in education so that young people develop the convictions and skills needed to shape a safe, sustainable, democratic, and just world.
  • Character Ed Lessons
    This website contains 100's of lesson plans, stories and activities that build character. There are many samples available.
  • Character Education Partnership
    The Character Education Partnership is a national advocate and leader for the character education movement. Based in Washington, D.C., we are a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of organizations and individuals committed to fostering effective character education in our nation's K-12 schools.
  • Bucket Filling 101
    This website contains resources pertaining to the bucketfiling philosophy.