Hazelhurst Books has two series by Max Hazelhurst. Each one teaches its powers one at a time, by name. Pick the one that fits your child.
Murphy's Law for Kids. Nine stories, mostly at home.
Murphy's Law for Kids: School Edition. Nine stories at school. It stands on its own.
Murphy's Law for Kids: Two Books in One. Both books in one volume.
Funny stories about bouncing back when things go wrong. Each chapter is a story about Noah, Ella and Biscuit the unhelpful dog, then one named power your child can use next time. Funny first, never preachy.
The nine powers
What's Next?
The Magic Pause
Oops-and-Adjust
The Tiny Brave Step
Plan B Power
The Power of Yet
The Reset Button
Fixing It
What Did It Teach Me?Free for you: the Parent & Teacher Guide (23 pages) and the Bounce-Back Power Pack of shields to color in (14 pages).
Six Powers for Street Smart Kids. The parent's guide and journal.
Six Powers for Street Smart Kids Workbook. Your child's half of the kit.
A parent's guide and a child's workbook that teach children ages 6 to 9 to spot tricky people, say no, leave and tell, and turn down a friend's dare. You run 60 short lessons together, a few minutes at a time: one question in the car, the words to say, then a try somewhere real, like the store or the park.
The six powers
Tricky Can Look Friendly
Safe Beats Polite
Sharp Eyes
Ready Words
Go and Tell
No Need to Be SureFree for you: the Practice Pack, with Ready Words cards for the car and a fridge chart of the six powers, plus a look inside both books.
A long list of rules is hard to remember when something goes wrong. A power has a name, and a child can reach for it. Murphy's Law for Kids has nine powers, one per chapter. Six Powers for Street Smart Kids has six, and every lesson builds one of them.
Both series are by Max Hazelhurst, who writes practical books for children ages 6 to 10 and their parents. About Max
The free Bounce-Back School Kit goes with Murphy's Law for Kids: School Edition. It has a 15-minute lesson plan, a 30-day challenge calendar and a classroom wall poster, all ready for a black and white copier. It's made for social-emotional learning (SEL) time in a grades 2 to 5 class.
Get the free School KitNot sure which one fits? Each series has a free download, so you can try it at home first.
