Useful Resources for Primary Schools

Check out my list of primary aged school resources for you to purchase or add to your school library.

Goal Setting

• The Little Engine That Could – Watty Piper
• Giraffes Can’t Dance – Giles Andreae
• Amazing Grace – Mary Hoffman
• Ruby’s Wish – Shirin Yim Bridges
• The Empty Pot
• Salt In His Shoes: Michael Jordan In Pursuit Of His Dream – Deloris Jordan
• Me…Jane – Patrick Mcdonnell
• On A Beam Of Light – Jennifer Berne (Albert Einstein)
• Dream Big, Princess
• How To Catch A Star – Oliver Jeffers
• Ish – Peter H. Reynolds
• Drum Dream Girl – Margarita Engle
• Andrea Beaty Books – Ada Twist, Scientist, Rosie Revere, Engineer And Iggy Peck, Architect
• Oh, The Places You’ll Go! – Dr Suess
• Fantastic Elastic Brain – Joann Deak
• The Most Magnificent Thing – Ashley Spires
• 5 Fun Goal-Setting Activities for Children

Bravery And Vulnerability

• The I’m Not Scared Book – Todd Parr
• Take A Deep Breath: A Book About Being Brave – Sue Graves
• When You Are Brave – Pat Zietlow Miller
• You Are Awesome: Find Your Confidence And Dare To Be Brilliant At (Almost) Anything (For Senior Students) – Matthew Syed
• Beautiful Oops – Barney Saltzberg
• The Dot – Peter H. Reynolds
• The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes – Mark Pett
• The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do – Ashley Spires
• Jambari Jumps – Gaia Cornwall

Time Management

• See You Later, Procrastination (Get It Done) – Elizabeth Verdick And Pamela Espeland
• A Kid’s Guide To Managing Time: A Children’s Book About Using Time Efficiently And Effectively – Joy Wilt Berry
• The Time Fairy – Efrat Haddi
• Children Time Book: Teaching Children Time Management – Adam Hudaib

Food And Healthy Eating

• I’m Having A Rainbow For Dinner, Author: NAQ Nutrition
• We’re Growing A Rainbow, Author: NAQ Nutrition Australia
• Jasper Mcflea Would Not Eat His Tea, Author: Lee Fox And Mitch Vane
• Cool As A Cucumber, Author: Sally Smallwood
• I Can Eat A Rainbow, Author: Annabel Karmel
• Eating The Alphabet, Author: Lois Ehlert
• Oliver’s Vegetables, Author: Vivian French
• Are You Eating Something Green?, Author: Ryan Sias
• I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato, Author: Lauren Child
• Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli, Author: Jean Barbara Hicks
• Beautiful Bananas, Author: Elizabeth Laird
• How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? The Story Of Food – Lucia Goggiotti
• A Patch From Scratch – Megan Forward
• That Sugar Film
• Sugar Rush – Sari Bullock
• Fresh Tastes Program
• Go For 2&5
• Nutrition Australia
• Healthy Kids
• Healthy Active Kids
• Eat for Health

Mindfulness

• Listening To My Body – Gabi Garcia
• Cassidy’s Present – Sue Mateer
• A Handful Of Quiet: Happiness In Four Pebbles – Thick Nhat Hanh
• Sitting Still Like A Frog – Eline Snel
• Master Of Mindfulness – How To Be Your Own Superhero In Times Of Stress – Jon Kabat-Zinn
• Mind Bubbles – Heather Kranz
• Moody Cow Meditates – Kerry Lee Maclean
• My Brain Is A Thinking Machine – Candice T Aguirre
• What Does It Mean To Be Present? – Rana Diorio

Friendship

• Do You Want To Be My Friend? Eric Carle
• The Terrible Suitcase – Emma Allen And Freya Blackwood
• Amy And Louis – Libby Gleeson
• Pearl Barley And Charlie Parsley – Aaron Blabey
• Winnie The Pooh – A.A. Milne
• Bad Apple: A Tale Of Friendship – Edward Hemmingway
• Stick And Stone – Beth Ferry
• How To Be A Friend: A Guide To Making Friends And Keeping Them – Laurie Kransy Brown
• Should I Share My Ice Cream – Mo Willems
• My Friend Is Sad – Mo Willems
• How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends
• The Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister
• A Sick Day For Amos Mcgee – Phillip C Stead
• Enemy Pie – Derek Munson
• Can I Join Your Club – John Kelly

Gratitude

• hanks A Million – Nikki Grimes
• All The World – Liz Garton Scanlon
• The Awesome Book Of Thanks – Dallas Clayton
• Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? – Dr Seuss
• Gratitude Soup – Olivia Rosewood
• It Could Always Be Worse – Margot Zemach
• The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
• There’s A Flower At The Tip Of My Nose Smelling Me – Alice Walker
• Those Shoes – Maribeth Boelts
• Thanks From The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
• Thankful – Eileen Spinelli
• Bear Says Thanks – Karma Wilson