Focus

Read Aloud Books Related to Focus that Parents and Teachers Can Read to their Children

Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller

Squirrel wants to make a New Year’s Resolution but doesn’t know what to choose.  After helping others to choose their New Year’s resolutions, squirrel decides on his New Year’s resolution: to help others choose New Year’s resolutions!

The North Star by Peter Reynolds

In this beautiful, simply illustrated book, a boy considers all that he has to pay attention to and how he will choose the path that is his own.  He begins by following others but soon learns that he needs to find his own north star.  In the end, he realizes that everyone has a different journey to take and different dreams to follow.

Ambitious Ninja by Mary Nhin

Ninja wants to get his blue belt but needs to learn how to set goals to reach the reward.

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

A little girl wants to make something magnificent but every goal she sets leads to something less than magnificent. This story is about the flexibility and perseverance needed to set and then reset aspirations to reach a goal.

Salt in His Shoes by Delores Jordan

This is the story of a young Michael Jordan written by his mother Delores.  Michael wants to play basketball like his brothers but is not tall.  So, he decides to set up an action plan and goals to achieve his dream.  This is a true story of the development of the greatest basketball player of all time- a testament to the power of focus.

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