The Best of Building Assets Together: Favorite Group Activities That Help Youth Succeed with CDROM

by Jolene L Roehlkepartain (2008, Search Institute, 34.95)
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More than 150 games and projects--which have been revamped with anecdotes, tips, and techniques--are proven successes, while the new games were developed with input from Search Institute Press's asset builders across North America. Exploring a wide range of issues that affect youth development--including family communication, school environments, peer relationships, service-learning, and self-esteem--this compilation represents the best group strategies for positive youth development, and the bilingual CD-ROM features activities in both English and Spanish. Grades 6-12. [8.5” x 11”...156 pages]

Girl Grudges: Learning How to Forgive and Live

by Cheryl Dellasega and Shileste Overton Morris (2008, YouthLight, 22.95)
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Some girls may find it extremely difficult to forgive and forget when relationship hurts are deep and friendships fractured. This book offers a variety of experiential and educational activities to help girls in middle and high school either one-on-one or in groups. It is based on the ERA model (Educate, Relate, and Integrate) that first exposes girls to new information, then helps them apply this to their own situations, and finally, encourages internalization of healthier relationship alternative. Grades 6-12. [8.5” x 11”...72 pages]

Image: Deal with It from the Inside Out

by Kat Mototsune (2008, James Lorimer & Co., 12.95)
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What are you looking at, Punk? Are you a jock, a goth, or an indie rock guy? The image we project sends signals to others about who we are. But image can also be a prison and the source of many conflicts. This latest volume in the Deal With It series looks at the costs of conforming to social images and the very real dangers of judging a book by its cover. Color. Grades 4-8. [8.5” x 11”...32 pages]

Be Confident in Who You Arel: Middle School Confidential #1

by Annie Fox (2008, Free Spirit, 9.95)
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In a contemporary, graphic-novel format, the book offers insider information on common middle school concerns and practical advice for being healthy, feeling good about who you are, and staying in control of your feelings and actions - even when the pressure is on. In addition to the character stories, quizzes, quotes from real kids, tips, tools, and resources add to the fun and make this book a timely and engaging survival guide that will draw in even reluctant. Grades 5-8. [6.5” x 8”...92 pages]

The Notebook Doctor

by Leslie Salters (2008, MarCo Products, 13.95)
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Created, evaluated, and refined over an eight-year period by a middle school counselor, this innovative program has successfully helped students better organize their notebooks and achieve greater academic success. Using a medical theme, the author devised a one-time workshop to teach teacher-referred students why (and how) to organize their notebooks in an orderly fashion. Grades 4-9. [8.5” x 11”...32 pages]

Money: Deal with It or Pay the Price

by Kat Mototsune (2008, James Lorimer & Co., 12.95)
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Money can't buy happiness, but it can lead to all sorts of conflict. This important new book will help kids make change when costly conflicts arise. Color. Grades 4-8. [8.5” x 11”...32 pages]

Girls in the Lead

by Alissa Norby (2008, YouthLight, 20.95)
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This program includes 12 sessions and more than 30 games and exercises that were developed for classroom and small group settings. You'll find the activities fun, interactive, and engaging; and they will help you effectively address relational aggression in girls. The book's unique curriculum incorporates performing arts, journal writing, affirmations and discussion questions. Grades 6-12. [8.5” x 11”...65 pages]

The Step-Tween Survival Guide: How to Deal with Life in a Stepfamily

by Lisa Cohn & Debbie Glasser (2008, Free Spirit, 9.95)
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Life as a preteen (a.k.a. "tween") can be challenging. Life as a stepkid can be equally tough. Put them together, and it can be like climbing Mount Everest - daily. Step-tweens are not only caught between childhood and teenhood - they're also often caught between two parents, two families, and two homes. This book lets them know they are not alone, helps them identify and express their feelings, and teaches them how to effectively communicate their wants and needs. The engaging format includes lively illustrations, quizzes, advice from other stepkids, "survival tools" to use when the going gets rough, and suggestions for what to do when nothing else seems to be working. With The Step-Tween Survival Guide, tweens will gain the skills and inspiration to both survive and thrive in a stepfamily. Grades 3-7. [6” x 9”...120 pages]

Dream Catchers Activities CD-ROM: Fourth Edition

by Norene Lindsay (2008, JIST Works, 26.95)
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Includes more than 80 hands-on reproducible supplemental activities that extend learning. Teachers have permission to copy activities as handouts for the students in their classes. Students complete activity sheets in class or as homework. Windows/Macintosh.

Understanding and Addressing Adolescent Grief Issues

by David Opalewski (2008, Nat. Center for Youth Issues, 24.95)
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Adolescents are not supposed to experience death. Although it should never happen, the harsh reality is that it does, and when it does, it is a terrible shock for the adolescent. Adolescent Grief will help you, as the caring adult, be a guide through this troubling time by helping you understand what the adolescent is going through and giving you comprehensive techniques to address the situation. This is a time when a caring, unassuming adult can make a positive difference in a young person by fostering growth and maturity. Grades 6-12. [8.5” x 11 ”...88 pages]

See You Later, Procrastinator!

by Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick (2008, Free Spirit, 8.95)
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Everyone procrastinates, but it's never too late (or too soon) for kids to learn how to get stuff done, to get organized, to get control of their schedules, and to just get started. Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach kids how to get motivated, stay motivated, and get things done. Grades 3-7. [5.5” x 7”...112 pages]

Girls' Clubs Rock!

by Katrina Kenny & Dara Schwartz (2008, YouthLight, 19.95)
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This book can be used to help you set up a highly beneficial group just for girls in your school. The objective of the “Girl's Club” is to support the development of a positive self-image, increase effective communication skills and to promote a sense of empowerment in young women. These clubs use activities and guided discussions to help girls decipher and understand the myriad of mixed messages they are confronted with on a regular basis. Grades 6-12. [8.5” x 11”...65 pages]

Choose Your Life: A Travel Guide for Living

by Karen Burnett (2008, GR Publishing, 18.00)
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Here you will find a plentiful supply of tips for your students on how to view life, ways to handle difficulties, and tools to help increase happiness. Presented in a simple and graphic manner, you'll find this multigenerational book provides guidance for those of all ages. You'll find plenty of useful ways to explain difficult concepts to your students. Grades 6-12. [6” x 9”...288 pages]

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