Finally, a curriculum that promotes academic excellence and personal safety, while giving students the skills to make connections that matter!Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages(R), this curriculum uses research-based techniques that will help teachers and students establish both human and academic connections. Inside you'll find: - Eight easy-to-use lessons written in both scripted and abbreviated formats ¿(average time per lesson: 35 minutes)- Curriculum that reaches all elementary-aged students, including trauma-sensitive, complex, and highly capable learners- Instruction that connects students with their teachers, educational staff, peers, and family at the deepest levels of understanding- Academic Focus Pages(TM)written at age-appropriate levels. Students can use them during the lesson and the classroom teacher can reproduce them year after year- Tools and ideas for all staff members to create an overall school climate of acceptance and break down walls of diversityThoroughly field-tested, this material has been taught in many classrooms--public and private--with outstanding results. It reads like a book, with interesting stories and insights that dive deep into what it means to truly connect with students.