Lift Off 100 Tips to Energize by Sarah Merson

Not sure if the kids in my class need to energize themselves much more, but anyway, this is a new edition to the Little Bookshelf of Little Books in the quiet room.  There are quite a few penguin covers there now. 

This entusiastic little book is full of ideas to lift your energy levels. Maybe I should keep it on my desk along with the Little Book of Calm;  a bit of a dichotomy really! 

Tired eyes, lethargic limbs, and fuzzy minds will be things of the past. With exhilarating exercises, energizing foods, and clever mind and body techniques to lift your spirits, you can put the va-va-voom back into your life.

Such is the claim on the back cover of the book.  Maybe all those tired teachers in the school can come up to The Little Classroom up the Back and give it a test run. We'll see.

The Little Book of Calm by Paul Wilson

I have always wanted to read this little book after seeing a very funny episode of Black Books where an extremely stressed-out Manny Bianco rushes into the store to buy The Little Book of Calm. Well, here it is now in our little class library. You can try it out for yourself to see if it calms you down. Let me know, maybe it could be good for behaviour management ;P

I particularly like this tip:

DECLARE TODAY A HOLIDAY

Imagine every day is a holiday. Do one little thing that simulates this holiday mood each day, then watch your worries fade away.

Now you can do this or just hang out for the next public holiday. Happy and calm reading.