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99 Activities and Greetings

Melissa Correa-Connolly

Magic Number, Chicka Boom, Mystery World, Galaxy Greeting, Name Four, In Search of a Noun... With these and other activities, chants, greetings, and games, students will develop language skills, self-control, and problem-solving abilities. They'll practice risktaking, reading, math, and cooperation, all while having fun and building community. [Northeast Foundation for Children]$22.00 detailsbuy

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A Connected School Facilitator's Guide for Study Groups

Jeff Grumley and Shelley Roy

This facilitator's guide, subtitled "Keys to Unlocking New Ways of Thinking," is a comprehensive model for conducting study groups, based on the book A Connected School.$35.00 detailsbuy

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Activities That Teach

Tom Jackson

A collection of sixty creative, innovative, and user-friendly lesson plans from Active Learning which will influence student behavior and attitudes for a lifetime. This teaching strategy is part of the educational trend which promotes cooperation, collaboration, problem-solving, critical thinking, and experiential learning. The Active Learning approach has worked with urban as well as suburban, elementary as well as secondary, and at-risk as well as gifted students. [Red Rock Publishing]$15.95 detailsbuy

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Helping Kids Help Themselves Facilitator's Guide

E. Perry Good

This guide shows you how to design, organize, and conduct parent programs or in-service workshops for teachers and counselors based on the book Helping Kids Help Themselves. Adults will learn how to foster self-discipline and independence in kids.$25.00 detailsbuy

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How to Create Positive Relationships with Students

Michelle Karns

This handbook is a fun collection of teaching strategies for use by counselors, teachers, and others working with children of all ages. Karns introduces us to her tantalizing repertoire of games and activities to captivate youthful audiences. With these activities, you too can teach new skills and self-understanding, and kids will have fun while learning. [Research Press]$25.95 detailsbuy

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I'm Learning to Be Happy

Robert A. Sullo and Laurie Sullo

This fun workbook companion to Teach Them to Be Happy helps children apply the concepts of control theory to their own lives. Children will enjoy the illustrations and activities while they learn about their basic needs. Appropriate for children ages three to eight.$6.00 detailsbuy

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Life Lessons for Young Adolescents: An Advisory Guide for Teachers

Fred Schrumpf, Sharon Freiburg, and David Skadden

Across the country, teachers are being asked to be advisors as well as instructors to their students. The teacher is expected to teach the whole child, providing compassionate support to master various life skills. This guide is written to help teachers learn to fill this role. It includes short, simple activities that deal in a practical way with everyday concerns of adolescents.$29.95 detailsbuy

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Quality Time for Quality Kids

Glenn Smith and Kathy Tomberlin

This counseling guidebook for children ages four to ten presents helpful ideas for conducting group activities and teaching children to discover their own special qualities. Contains delightful illustrations by Jeffrey Hale and many creative activities to help build self-esteem. The activities encourage involvement, affirmation of self, and problem solving.$25.00 detailsbuy

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Silver Bullets

Karl Rohnke

A guide to initiative problems, adventure games, and trust activities. Used by teachers, counselors, and therapists to build trust. This book features 165 activities that require few props. All have been field tested and offer many helpful hints for implementation. [Kendall/Hunt Publishing]$37.95 detailsbuy

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Teach Them to Be Happy

Robert A. Sullo

Expanded text offers even more ideas and activities to help teach young children how to lead happier, healthier lives. It is never too early to learn how people are motivated and why they behave as they do. Using the concepts of applied control theory, Sullo explains how we can help children learn to self-evaluate their behaviors and meet their basic needs in responsible, balanced ways. Ideal for home or classroom.$13.00 detailsbuy

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Teacher and Counselor Guide to In Pursuit of Happiness

Delores Switzer

Provides teachers and counselors with activities based on In Pursuit of Happiness for children in grades six to twelve. Contains cooperative learning activities, group discussions, writing exercises, role plays, lectures, and novel ways to use multimedia as an instructional tool in the classroom.$15.00 detailsbuy

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The First Six Weeks of School

Paula Denton and Roxann Kriete

Learn how to structure the first six weeks of school to lay the groundwork for a productive year of learning. Discover how taking the time to build a solid foundation in the early weeks of school can pay off all year long in increased student motivation, cooperation, responsibility, and self-control.$24.00 detailsbuy

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The Happy Hour Guide

E. Perry Good

A valuable tool for group leaders, counselors, and teachers. The Happy Hour Guide is designed to help group facilitators teach the ideas presented in In Pursuit of Happiness. Follow the ten group meetings exactly as presented or use the guide as a springboard to design a format to fit the specific needs of your group. Appropriate for group work with both adults and teenagers.$15.00 detailsbuy

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The Morning Meeting Book

Roxann Kriete, Lynn Bechtel contributing

Build a sense of connectedness and create a climate of trust in your classroom. Morning classroom meetings can become a daily routine that brings students and teachers together in a circle to greet one another, share news, and look forward to the day ahead. This powerful teaching tool includes step-by-step guidelines, suggestions for communicating with parents, thirty-four greetings and forty-two activities$24.00 detailsbuy

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Waging Peace

Michael R. Carpenter, Ph.D.

This implementation guide is a collection of ten introductory trust-building activities and thirty-two bullying prevention lessons based on best practices and the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. These activities and lessons are designed to be delivered through class meetings in elementary schools, adviser/advisee sessions in middle schools, or specific subject-area classes. The guide is focused on the silent majority, the bystanders who can make a difference.$29.00 detailsbuy

Who2Bee: The Inside Story

Jane Williams, Sandra Gilmer, and Mina Cook

Who2Bee: The Inside Story is the first book of a new series which aims to teach basic concepts of Perceptual Control Theory to elementary school students. $15.00 detailsbuy

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