Faith CoLab: Tapestry of Faith: Moral Tales: A Program on Making Choices for Grades 2-3

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Part of Moral Tales

For group games and activities that reinforce cooperation and teach peace, see:

  • The Cooperative Sports and Games Book by Terry Orlick (Pantheon, 1978)
  • Creative Conflict Resolution: More than 200 Activities for Keeping Peace in the Classroom K-6 by William J. Kreidler (Good Year Books, 1996)

Holding Up the Sky: Peace Tales for Kids is an award-winning CD of stories from around the world read by New Mexico storyteller, Sarah Malone (2003).

Read these collections of folktales that reinforce peace:

  • Spinning Tales, Weaving Hope by E. Brody, et al. (New Society Publishers, 2002)
  • Peace Tales by Margaret Read MacDonald (Linnet Books, 1992)
  • Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents by Sarah Conover (Boston: Skinner House, 2010)

This picture book teaches that war is not a game: Playing War by Kathy Beckwith (Tilbury House Publishers, 2005).