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Motivation and Memory Skills

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Little Lemon:
Activities for Developing Motivation and Memory Skills     K-3

Whoa Wiggle-worm:
a Little Lemon book about an Overly Active Child     K-3

A Purple Cow:
How to Learn Colors     PreK - 1

The Buggy That Boogied Away     PreK - 3

Puppets

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Little Lemon: Activities for Developing Motivation and Memory Skills
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Use the lesson plans, discussion questions, and encouragement activities in Little Lemon. Lesson plans have memory cues for spelling, learning left from right, vocabulary improvement, correcting reversals, etc. These lesson plans have been featured on many websites including sites in association with ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center).

Whoa Wiggle-worm: a Little Lemon Book about an Overly Active Child
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Use the lesson plan which starts with a focus on the overly active child. Then it moves on to suggestions which any child can use for self-control, study skills, and time management.
These are the goals of the lesson plan.

1. Help Overly Active Children Monitor Their Own Behavior by Using a Strategy to Stop or Slow Down Impulsive Behaviors
2. Improve Acceptance of Overly Active Children without Encouraging the Behavior

Acceptable and non-acceptable nicknames, memory cues, and self-control are some of the issues addressed in this story. Wiggle-worm and Lickety-split are not identified as having a specific diagnosis. Children with ADD/ADHD or other conditions identify with the situation.
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A Purple Cow: How to Learn Colors
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Memory cues are used in the story to help children learn colors. The book has an educator's guide for memory skill instruction. It has been used by parents, teachers, etc. The book is designed for enrichment or remediation. Children are not pictured. Children of any age can identify with the main character. We are only told that Charlene is older than the child who knows his colors. Her parents and her Little Lemon puppet help her with creative solutions.

The cumulative tale shows the use of these memory strategies: repetition, listening carefully, using pictures or mental images, rhythm, and attitude (optional: music and color coding).

Excerpts from The Buggy That Boogied Away are in the catalog's section for fiction.
It has three lesson plans.

1. Improve Memory and Listening Skills
2. Practice Articulation and Oral Reading
3. Develop Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills
(Vocabulary, Sequence, and Sentence Construction)

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These are a few of the discussion questions in the book.
1. What was Little Lemon's hard, sour job?
2. How do some people act when they feel that something can't be done?
3. Charlene felt that school was like a sour lemon. What was hardest for her in school?
4. Learning Lemon said that Charlene was beginning to use a good learning secret. What was it?
5. Which learning secret helped Charlene remember things?
6. What does this mean: When life gives you a lemon, make lemonade?

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Some of the Discussion Items in the Book

1. What was Little Lemon's problem?
2. What was Wiggle-worm's problem?
3. What helped Lickety-split understand Wiggle-worm?
4. What does the word, lickety-split, mean?
5. What was Wiggle-worm's real name?
6. Did Wiggle-worm like his nickname?
7. Did Lickety-split like her nickname?
8. Let's call Wiggle-worm by his real name. What was the most important thing David learned?
9. Why did Lickety-split say, "Don't say help! Say whoa!"
10. How do we know that David did better?
11. How did David feel when Charlene used his real name?
12. At the end of the story, how did Little Lemon feel?
13. What could you do to help someone like David?
14. How do you feel about nicknames?
15. Tell about a time when you felt good about helping someone.

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"A purple cow? Good-googa-mooga!" said Donald staring at Charlene's coloring book. "Cows aren't purple."

Charlene argued, "My poem book has a poem about a purple cow."

"I know, but it's supposed to be funny. There's no such thing as a purple cow," said Donald.

Charlene looked at the ground and said shyly, "I think purple cows are funny."

Donald stopped by and said, "I see that you still don't know your colors. What color did you make that cow?"

"Purple," said Charlene. With complete confidence, she looked at him straight in the eye and said, "I think purple cows are funny."

"Good-googa-mooga!" said Donald waving his hand in the air.

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Little Lemon, a puppet, wants to help his friend, a discouraged child with a poor memory, but he doesn't know how. Charlene, his friend, doesn't like school and is always tired. Disheartened, Little Lemon flees to Lemon Land where he finds help from a few lemon friends. Little Lemon invites Charlene to Lemon Land where they discuss how to "make lemonade" when things get tough. "When you have a problem but you make things better, it's like making lemonade from sour lemon juice." Read LITTLE LEMON by Betsy B. Lee to find out exactly how Little Lemon helps his friend with a poor memory.

Included in this wonderful book are lesson plans, discussion questions, vocabulary improvement activities, a song, and encouragement activities. The vibrantly-colored illustrations by Linda Lee add a loving and inspiring touch to an already delightful story for children.

Reviewed by Jennifer LB Leese, Children's Book Review Columnist,
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Little Lemon is a creatively uplifting story that will keep any reader with a young heart anticipating the next page. Not only will most readers willingly practice dolch words and their meaning by the inspiration of the main character, Little Lemon, they will also develop the courage to complete distasteful jobs in anticipation of the sweet reward waiting for them. Little Lemon is a must read for each young child and for everyone else when a motivational push is required.
Victoria Roddel Cyber Criminals Most Wanted LLC

Valuable as this book will be for teaching children important lessons, teachers will be delighted with the multi-media and multi-modality teaching strategies which the author provides.
Barbara Gottesman, Ph.D.
Chair for the Educational Leadership Department at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

This book provides opportunities to teach valuable lessons in a “fun” setting.

Mariellen Morris, Ed.S.
Retired Principal, Glyndale Elementary School, Brunswick, GA.

Children will enjoy learning from this book the power of pro-activity, positive thinking, and the benefits of giving in addition to receiving.

Dee Ann Roesel, M.P.A.
Consultant/Parent, First District Regional Educational Service Agency, Statesboro, GA.

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The book is nicely written, highly engaging, and deals with a difficult topic in a fanciful, yet sensitive and realistic manner. ADHD children and others are helped to understand that there are things they can do to take control of their behavior. This book will be an excellent addition to any elementary school library.
Edmund Sass, Ed.D., Professor of Education; College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University, MN; Educational Resources

Children like Wiggle-worm abound in every elementary school, and the challenge of meeting their needs can be daunting. Whoa Wiggle-worm shows once again, the delightfully therapeutic value of animals. David's time with the pony builds his self-confidence and offers him a positive social interaction. And when David transfers the riding principles of co-operation and control to a classroom setting, he learns a whole new method of self-discipline. Whoa Wiggle-worm will charm both adults and behaviorally challenged children from all walks!
Jacqueline Ward, Author, Illustrator, Elementary School Teacher / Librarian; The Grove Hill Gang

This is a great book for discussing goal setting, self-concepts, and understanding others. It delights students as they learn constructive ways to control their behavior. Students and teachers gain insight into the feelings and struggles of students with ADHD. The story highlights the pride students feel when their goals are accomplished.
Sandy Kemsley, Elementary School Classroom Teacher; Abcteach

This engaging story presents a vital message intended to assist overly active children to self-monitor impulsive behaviors. The characters explain and demonstrate a strategy to stop or slow down impulsive behaviors. The tactic presented is a viable, workable strategy that could easily be implemented by parents and teachers of elementary age children.
BJ Madewell, MS in Educational Psychology; Elementary School Special Education Teacher; ADD Choices (Diagnosis, Now What?)

Children love this book whether or not they have behavior and attention problems. As a nutritionist and researcher, I liked the mention of a balanced diet and less sugar. I highly recommend this imaginative and charming book.
Laura Stevens, MS in Foods and Nutrition; Research Associate, Department of Foods and Nutrition; Purdue University, IN, author of books about diet, allergies, and behavior; Nutrition in Action: The ADD/ADHD Online Newsletter

Whoa Wiggle Worm is a delightfully sensitive story about a boy named David who seems to be different than those around him. He learns how to control his own impulsive behaviour by controlling a pony's impulses. He also earns the respect of his friends. And in return, learns to respect himself. This story is not only for persons with limitations but for anyone with low self-esteem or who needs to practice self control. A wonderfully caring book that brings hearts together.
Victoria Roddel Cyber Criminals Most Wanted LLC

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