The Yes/No Series - Part Five

Using Books to Teach and Reinforce Yes/No

• Ollie's School Day: A Yes and No Book
• Go with Ollie through his day making yes and no choices
• No No Yes Yes
• this board book presents behaviors and labels them yes and no 
• I'm Going to Read: No Yes
• this is a simple story told by a series of yes and no statements
• Yes, No, Maybe So
• another simple story about reinforcing positive behavior
• No, David!
• this Kindergarten favorite has the adults in David's life telling him, "No!" to all of the impulsive things he does and is a great way to get all the kids calling out "NO!" whatever way they happen to do that!
• Yes No Little Hippo
• a book about safety through yes and no
• Yes Day
• the best day of the year, when every question is answered with "Yes!"
• Eli, No!
• a simple story about unconditional love told through a dog who gets into trouble
• Yes Yes Yaul!
• Yaul only like to say, "No!" until his friends help him learn to try "Yes!"
• Stop and Go, Yes and No
• this is a book about opposites and is best suited for teaching core words/antonyms, but it does contain yes and no
• Yes, Please! No, Thank you!
• a book of silly questions
• No & Yes
• a rhyming toddler book about behavior
• Oh No, Ah Yes
• a book about trying new things

Ways to use these and other books to teach and reinforce yes/no:

• as you read the book have paraprofessionals and peers model yes and no for each student in the manner he or she communicates it
• pick a student to be your co-reader and communicate yes and no as they occur in the book
• velcro yes/no symbols to the pages and having students placing them correctly
• have the students shout out (using whatever the method they use) yes and no
• for behavior orientated books print pictures of each behavior and having students sort into yes and no