Book Description
'Intelligence plus character' that is the goal of true education.' 'Martin Luther King, Jr. As a teacher, you have the unique opportunity to teach and inspire your students to be goal-oriented, compassionate, confident, and ambitious. Anna Unkovich, a former teacher of thirty-five years, made a difference in her students' lives through the daily use of stories from the bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul. For many years, Unkovich read these stories to her students and noticed remarkable changes in them, both academically and personally. Recognizing that today's teenagers have more challenges in finding positive role models, she teamed up with bestselling author Mark Victor Hansen and veteran teacher, inspirational speaker, and bestselling author Jack Canfield to create an unprecedented educational curriculum for teachers to use to empower their students in the same way that they have. Unkovich chose the most inspirational stories from the more than one hundred Chicken Soup books published. These stories, activities, and plans will enhance your existing curriculum. Designed to be read aloud to students, each story is accompanied by thought-provoking questions and exercises specifically designed and used by the authors. Your students will identify with each of the powerful stories and will be encouraged to apply the lesson plans to their own lives, challenges, and situations, and at the same time improve their critical thinking and writing skills. More important, unlike other curriculums, Chicken Soup for the Soul in the Classroom educates and provides opportunities for open dialogue on real-life issues, including character building and self-esteem.

About the Author
Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield are the creators of The New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are the creators of The New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Jack Canfield has a master's degree in education and was a classroom teacher in Chicago, Iowa and Massachusetts. For over thirty years, he has conducted training seminars in hundreds of school districts and educational associations around the world. Anna Unkovich has more than thirty-five years of teaching experience at the middle school, high school, and college levels in Michigan and California, and is a motivational speaker to elementary-age students. Ms. Unkovich is the recipient of multiple local and national teaching awards and has been named Who's Who Among American Teachers five times.