Creative Small Groups: Ready-to-Use Lessons for Grades K-5

by Karen Gannon Griffith (2008, MarCo, 35.95)
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A compilation of eight units whose lessons emphasize the use of arts and crafts. You'll find complete group sessions for Grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. Topics include: Anger Management, Behavior, Cancer Support, Friendship, Grief and Loss, Self-Esteem, and Study Skills. This creative collection includes plans for an innovative group called "The Lunch Bunch," that you will most likely love to try with your students. Plus, it includes a CD which features color PDF files of the reproducible pages from the book. Grades K-5. [8.5” x 11”...352 pages]

Bullying in the Girl's World

by Diane Senn (2007, YouthLight, 30.95)
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This book provides a school-based approach to girl bullying that includes class lessons, small group activities and ideas for individual counseling. The class lessons include stories, activities, suggestions and reproducible student worksheets. These strategies are not just for girls and can include the entire class. The group approach includes surveys, stories, strategies, student assessments, and group activities. The individual counseling section includes situation cards, activities, student worksheets, and a simple problem solving model. Grades 3-8. [8.5” x 11”...210 pages]

1-2-3 Magic...VHS or DVD: Managing Difficult Behaviors for Children 2-12

by Thomas Phelan (2001, Child Management, Inc., 39.95)
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A terrific demonstration of the principles and techniques described in the book 1-2-3 Magic by the same author. This program addresses the difficult task of child discipline with humor, keen insight, and proven experience. This time-tested program provides easy-to-follow steps for disciplining children aged 2-12 without yelling, arguing, or spanking. Parents will also learn when (and how) silence can speak louder than they ever thought possible. A very popular video. [120 minutes]

What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems with Anger

by Dawn Huebner (2008, Magination Press, 15.95)
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This book guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with anger. Engaging examples, lively illustrations, and step-by-step instructions teach children a set of "anger dousing" methods aimed at cooling angry thoughts and controlling angry actions, resulting in calmer, more effective kids. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change. Grades 1-6. [8.5" x 11”...96 pages]

Making the Link: Helping Children Link School Habits with the World of Work

by Lisa King (2005, YouthLight, 29.95)
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This book provides lessons and activities you can use to help children make connections between important school-success skills and the world of work. The activities in each chapter focus on skills needed to improve school success. Then, children learn how these same skills will help them in their future careers. Grades 2-5. [8.5” x 11”...236 pages]

180 Daily Guidance Lessons to Jump-Start Your Day!

by Shannon Trice Black (2007, MarCo, 20.95)
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Here are 180 five-minute daily lessons, 36 weekly topics, parent/guardian letters, and classroom activities that promote respect, individuality, compassion, confidence, strength, and peace. Reach every student, every day, in a minimal amount of time with this book. The daily lessons and weekly topics can even be presented during morning announcements. Each weekly topic contains reproducible parent letters and classroom activities; and can be taught by the counselor or the classroom teacher. Grades K-6. [8.5” x 11”...120 pages]

How Kids Make Friends: Secrets for Making Lots of Friends, No Matter How Shy You Are

by Lonnie Michelle (2000, Freedom Publishing, 9.95)
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A practical guide full of simple and entertaining principles every child can use to make friends you actually want. The 10 chapters are full of “secrets” on how to communicate positively with others. Color. Grades 4-8. [6” x 9”...64 pages]

Year-Round Classroom Guidance Games

by Marianne Vandawalker (2007, MarCo, 30.95)
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Here you will find related games for every season, month, popular holidays, and not-so-popular holidays. Each game can be completed in one class period, can be easily presented in a classroom setting, requires few materials, and emphasizes an educational topic. The included CD features easy-to-reproduce color PDF files of the gamecards and reproducible pages. It's your choice­-make black and white copies of the gamecards and puppet patterns, or print them in color. Grades K-5. [8.5” x 11”...176 pages]

Stop and Think: Impulse Control for Children

by Tonia Caselman (2005, YouthLight, 28.95)
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Provides activities and reproducible worksheets to help students think about and practice strategies to become more reflective (vs. impulsive). The goal: Teach students to stop and think before acting. The games, role-plays and worksheets are presented in a playful, but thoughtful manner to help engage children while they learn invaluable lessons about how to use self-control techniques. Grades K-5. [8.5” x 11”...140 pages]

The I Hate Wendy Club: Story, Lessons, & Activities on Relational Aggression

by Debra Wosnik (2007, MarCo, 18.95)
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Relational Aggression (RA) is brutal, cruel, mean, and is running rampant in today's schools. More and more frequently it rears it's ugly head in younger and younger children. This book was written for these children with the hope that if enough younger children realize what RA is (and the damage it can do), they will avoid the trap that has caught older children for many years. The program includes the story, 5 lessons, and 28 reproducible activity pages. Grades 2-5. [8.5” x 11”...88 pages]

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