My first example of this is establishing the climate for our home learning this summer. We will all be spending much more time together, so I thought it was wise to revisit the topic of mutual respect. I reverted to a book I absolutely love and then found that there is now a sequel! The books I read aloud and used to establish a climate for our time together this summer were Maple by Lori Nichols and Maple & Willow by Lori Nichols.
In the first book a little girl welcomes a little sister. In the second book the big sister and little sister need to work out some differences. For my children, this was a great reminder of speaking with respect to each other and respecting other ideas and perspectives.
