Helping Students Transition During COVID-19 with Social Emotional Learning
Address the biggest challenges elementary students will face returning to school during the pandemic with Peekapak
The pandemic has caused a significant strain on students’ social and emotional needs.
Returning to school will come with a number of new emotions and new ‘norms’.
The development of social emotional learning skills will be crucial for this transition.
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Included in the PeekapakNEW Pandemic SEL Series: Story, lesson plans and family activities covering:
• setting new expectations around school and how we interact with each other
• understanding why we need to social distance
• understanding and managing our emotions through uncertainty and more
• 10 SEL unit storybooks, each with four guided reading levels mapped to Fountas and Pinnell
• Digital and video lesson plans to support student SEL development in class & at-home
• Personalized learning with student access to stories, learning games & feelings check-in tool
Research shows Peekapak is linked with stronger academics and pro-social behavior
What’s included with Peekapak
The Peekapak curriculum guides teachers, students and parents to learn and internalize social emotional learning skills while supporting the development of reading & writing skills.
Self-Regulation
Gratitude
Kindness
Perseverance
Respect
Empathy
Honesty
Courage
Teamwork
Optimism
• Social emotional learning curriculum that integrates into core reading and writing skills
• Detailed information about each unit, with each lesson referencing the evidence based research
• Provides a ready-to-go program with digital templates to implement easily into your classroom
• Each of the 10 units is accompanied by comprehensive teachers lesson plans that outline
objectives, alignment to the curriculum and guiding questions to facilitate a discussion
• Differentiation is outlined to give suggestions for catering for different ability levels
• Aligned to CASEL’s framework’s five social emotional learning competencies
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Features
4 guided reading levels for each storybook
Reading Level: E–F (Lap Book and Little Book)
Menka suggests that Cody pick one instrument.
Cody decides to play the drums.
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Reading Level: G–H (Little Book)
Reading Level: I–J (Little Book)
Reading Level: K–L (Chapter Book)
Sample shown from Peekapak Perseverance Theme Set: Sounds of Music
BANG! BOOM! CRASH!
Cody feels frustrated. He can’t seem to get it.
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Menka suggests that Cody pick one instrument to practice.
Cody says he has always wanted to play the drums.
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BANG! BOOM! CRASH!
After awhile, Cody buries his face in his hands. He feels frustrated because he can’t seem to get it.
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“Why don’t you pick one instrument and stick with it? You’re not going to learn how to play a new instrument by trying it for only five minutes,” suggests Menka.
“I’ve always wanted to play the drums,” Cody says.
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Cody sits behind Brady’s drum set. BANG! BOOM! CRASH!
After awhile, Cody buries his face in his hands. “I can’t get it … I give up! Maybe I’m just not meant to be a rock star. Brady’s naturally good at music, and I’ll never be like him.”
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Brady perked up. He pointed his
wing toward the stage, which was
filled with instruments. “Take your
pick!” he said.
Cody picked up an electric guitar
from the stage and tried to strum it.
BRRRR-AAAANG!
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“Um, you’re holding it upside
down,” Menka said gently.
Cody grinned, “That’s okay, I’m
more of a trumpet guy anyway.”
He picked up a trumpet and
blew until he was red in the face, but
no sound came out.
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During the Story• Why is everyone in a bad mood at the end of the school day? How can you tell they’re in a bad mood?
How would you feel if you were in Cody’s shoes? Mr. Bison’s shoes? Leo’s shoes?
• Why does reading the tag help Leo’s bad mood go away?
• How are the friends feeling when they read the tags? How can you tell? Why do they feel that way?
• Who do you think created the tree of gratitude?
After Reading the Story• Why is it important to say “thank you” to family, friends, and other people when they do something for
you?
• How do you feel when someone shows you appreciation? E.g., When someone says “thank you”.
• If you were to create a tag to put on the Tree of Gratitude, what would your tag say?
• Now, after we have read the story, what do you think “gratitude” means?
Accommodations & Modifications• Increase difficulty: Have students make predictions during multiple stop points in the story.
• Decrease difficulty: Re-read the story aloud before asking the discussion questions.
• ELL: Introduce characters and key vocabulary before starting the story.
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Teacher Resource Card for each theme
The Peekapak Palsand the Tree of Gratitude
Student Learning ObjectivesStudents will learn:
• The meaning of the of the word gratitude
• Different ways of expressing gratitude
Instructions to Teachers• Read the story, The Peekapak Pals and the Tree of Gratitude, with your class.
• Stop at certain points in the story to ask questions and assess student comprehension.
Story Read Aloud
Pre-Story Discussion• Look at the cover of this story. Close your eyes and use your senses to imagine what it would feel like to
be in this scene. What do you feel? What do you hear?
• Think about the title and cover picture. What do you think will happen in this story?
• Have you heard of the word “gratitude” before? What do you think “gratitude” means? What images
come to mind when you think of the word “gratitude”?
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Guided Reading Levels: E-L
Reading Recovery Levels: 9-17
DRA Levels: 10-18
PM Benchmark Levels: 9-18
GratitudeGratitude is feeling thankful for what we have, recognizing our blessings (material or non-material), and showing appreciation through acknowledging or returning a kind gestures. Students showing high levels of gratitude reported stronger academic success, less depression, and more positive life outlooks.
Tree ofGratitude
and the
Learning About Gratitude
Peekapak is flexible to implement
Print Guided Reading Levelled Themed Book Set• 10 book title sets with lesson plans covering SEL topics aligned to literacy,
wellness, and health curricula• Each book title set presents one thematic narrative at four guided reading levels,
mapped to Fountas and Pinnell, Reading Recovery, DRA, and PM Benchmark• Each SEL theme-based set includes: 1 lap book, 6pk of 3 different little books,
6pk of 1 chapter book, 1 teacher resource card
Classroom Pro License • All Teacher Pro features, plus...• Student access to interactive leveled storybooks with audio and myPeekaville,
Peekapak’s interactive, digital learning activities• Student access to a ‘feelings check-in’ tool to practice self-awareness• Teacher dashboard to access student engagement and ‘feelings check-in’ data
Administrative dashboard to access teacher implementation analytics• 80 pre-written class updates, activities, and video lessons
Teacher Pro License • 80 detailed literacy aligned lesson plans with printables per grade level• Digital access to all Peekapak guided reading books with audio• Tracking for literacy standards and teacher activity completion• Pandemic SEL: Features a new story and lessons about returning to school after
a lockdown• Virtual Learning Presentations: ready-to-use presentations to guide video lessons
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Order Information
Product Component PreK–K 1 2 3
Lap Book Set (all 10 lap books & teacher cards)
E/F Lap Book
Theme Kits (1 lap book, 6-packs of each little book/chapter book, teacher card)Complete Set (all 10 theme kits)
E/F Little Book
G/H Little Book
I/J Little Book
K/L Chapter Book
1-year subscription Teacher
1-year subscription Classroom
PRINT OPTIONS
THEME SETS (Each Theme Set includes 1 lap book, 6-packs of each of 3 little books, 6-pack of chapter book, and 1 teacher card)
Peekapak Self-Regulation Theme Set: Classroom Chaos 9780176913687
Peekapak Respect Theme Set: Berryball Champ 9780176913694
Peekapak Kindness Theme Set: Seasons of Kindness 9780176913700
Peekapak Honesty Theme Set: Trouble with the Truth 9780176913717
Peekapak Teamwork Theme Set: Robot Challenge 9780176913724
Peekapak Empathy Theme Set: New Student 9780176913731
Peekapak Gratitude Theme Set: Tree of Gratitude 9780176913748
Peekapak Perseverance Theme Set: Sounds of Music 9780176913755
Peekapak Courage Theme Set: Splash of Courage 9780176913762
Peekapak Optimism Theme Set: Mysterious Box 9780176913779
COMPLETE SET (Includes ALL 10 Theme Sets) Peekapak Complete Classroom Theme Set 9780176914639
LAB BOOK COMPLETE SET (Includes ALL 10 theme lap books and teacher cards) Peekapak Lap book set 9780176917548
DIGITAL OPTIONS
Teacher Pro: ( 1-year access to 40 e-books with audio, 80 TR lessons and 10 printable posters, plus teacher reports on lesson progress)
9780176916916
Classroom Pro: (1-year access to 40 e-books with audio, 80 TR lessons and at-home activities, student accounts for 20 students, 40 myPeekaville TR classroom lessons, and 10 printable posters, plus teacher reports on student and parent engagement and lessons progress)
9780176916923
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