Getting Along is one of the Four Foundations in the program 'You Can Do It!'

Getting Along means working well with teachers and classmates, solving problems without getting too angry, and following rules of the classroom. Examples of getting along behaviour are being helpful when working in a group, listening and not interrupting when someone else is speaking, talking rather than fighting when someone acts unfairly, and not breaking class rules. Positive HOMs that develop Getting Along behaviour in students include:

• Being Tolerant Of Others - accepting that everyone acts unfairly to others some of the time, and not making overall judgements of people's character ('good person', 'bad person') based on their differences of behaviour.
• Thinking First (also called Reflective Problem Solving) - thinking that when someone treats me badly I need to think about different ways I can react, the consequences of each, and the impact of my actions on the other person's feelings.
• Playing By The Rules (also called Tolerance of Limits) - thinking that by following the important school and home rules, I will live in a better world where everyone's rights are protected.  

Listed below are a number of resources related to the various Habits of the Mind. Resources we have in The Western Cape College Resource Centre include reference details. Other resources related to Getting Along  are included and may be accessed through AccessEd, The Hibberd Library, bookshops, etc.

Bernard, M. (2001) Program Achieve. Australian Scholarships Group.

PICTURE BOOKS

TITLE	AUTHOR	HOMs	THEME	REFERENCE
The Rainbow Fish	Marcus Pfister			JF PFI
The Rainbow Fish And The Big Blue Whale	Marcus Pfister		Conflict resolution	JF PFI
Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge	Mem Fox	Playing by the rules	Befriending the elderly	JF FOX
You And Me Little Bear	Martin Waddell	Tolerance of others	Cooperating and accepting differences	JF WAD
John Brown, Rose And The Midnight Cat	Jenny Wagner	Tolerance of others	Tolerating differences and working together	JF WAG
Stellaluna	Janelle Cannon	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Young bat falls into a birds nest and tries to behave like a bird	JF CAN
The Big Concrete Lorry	Shirley Hughes			JF HUG
Franklin Is Bossy	Paulette Bourgeois	Playing by the rules	Taking turns	JF BOU
Bessie	Peggy Blakeley	Being tolerant of others	Celebrating differences	JF BLA
The Rabbits	John Marsden	Being tolerant of others	Challenges us to examine our cultural assumptions	QF MAR
The Very Best Of Friends	Margaret Wild	Being tolerant of others	Being loving to our pets	JF WIL
Boy, Was I Mad!	Kathryn Hitte	Playing by the rules	Cool down when we are angry	JF HIT
Let's Be Enemies	Janice May Udry	Being tolerant of others and thinking first	Forgiving our friends when they upset us	JF UDR
Captain Grumpy	Russell Deal	Being tolerant of others and thinking first
Olga The Brolga	Rod Clement	Being tolerant of others and thinking first	Self-reliance and enthusiasm	JF CLE
The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate	Margaret Mahy	Being tolerant of others	Celebration of difference and diversity	JF MAH
The Bunyip Of Berkeley's Creek	Jenny Wagner	Being tolerant of others	Celebration of difference and diversity	JF WAG
The Man Who Loved Boxes	Stephen Michael King	Being tolerant of others	Celebration if difference
The Wrong Stone	Russell Deal	Being tolerant of others	Celebration of difference
The Great White Man-Eating Shark	Margaret Mahy	Being tolerant of others	Bullying
Susan Laughs		Playing by the rules
A Cat And A Dog		Playing by the rules	Making friends and conflict resolution
Odd Velvet		Being tolerant of differences
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry And The Big Hungry Bear		Thinking first and playing by the rules	Sharing
Enemy Pie		Playing by the rules	Resolving conflict
Mine!		Tolerant of others and playing by the rules	Sharing
Make Someone Smile And Forty More Ways To Be A Peaceful Person			Images referring to interacting cooperatively and peacefully
Franklin's Bad Day	Paulette Bourgeois	Tolerance of others
Snail Started It	Katja Reider & Angela von Rochl	Tolerance of others	Accepting people who are different
The Lucky Baseball Bat		Tolerance of others	Accepting others who are different

FICTION BOOKS

TITLE	AUTHOR	HOMs	THEME	REFERENCE
Boris And Borsch	Robin Klein			FMA KLE
Boss Of The Pool	Robin Klein	Being tolerant of others and playing by the rules	Trust and overcoming prejudice	F KLE
The Enemies	Robin Klein	Playing by the rules	Getting on	F KLE
Blabber Mouth	Morris Gleitzman	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Bullying theme	F GLE
Sticky Beak	Morris Gleitzman	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Bullying theme	F GLE
Swashbuckler	James Moloney	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Bullying theme	F MOL
Buzzard Breath And Brains	James Moloney	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Bullying theme	F MOL
Captain Mack	James Roy	Playing by the rules	Senior citizens	F ROY
I Own The Racecourse	Patricia Wrightson	Being tolerant of others	Differences and acceptance	F WRI
Maxwell's Metamorphosis ( Generation Norah Series)		Being tolerant of others	Peer mediator series
Two False Moves	Staunton	Being tolerant of others	Enemies at school
Frog Face And The Three Boys	Trembath	Playing by the rules	Kids in trouble at school find outlet for themselves
Stargirl	Spinelli	Playing by the rules and being tolerant of others	Being individual versus conforming
The Araboolies Of Liberty Street	Swoop

TITLE	AUTHOR	HOMs	THEME	REFERENCE
The Diary Of Mary Talence Sydney 1937	Anita Heiss	Being tolerant of others	Stolen generation and questioning identity	F HEI
The You Can Do It Little Book For Parents	Patricia and Michael Bernard	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Tips, inspirational quots, food for thought and 'how to' guides	NF 649.1BER
The You Can Do It Little Book For Busy Students	Patricia Bernard	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Successful study, motivational tips, relationships and staying fit and healthy	NF158.2BER
You Can Do It! for students	Michael Bernard and Darko J Hajzler	Being tolerant of others, thinking first and playing by the rules	Goals, time management, attitudes, self-confidence, study techniques, self-motivation, relationships and emotions	NF 371.30281BER