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Stress affects everyone, including you.  A small amount of stress can be good, especially if it serves as a motivating force.  However, the level of stress in a person's life can become unmanageable.  When you have many equally important responsibilities that require your attention simultaneously, you might not know what to do.  Understand the purpose of stress and learn how to handle it correctly.  Included are some effective strategies to help you cope with stress and provide you with better equipment to keep your cool the next time life threatens to stress you out!
The learning objectives for this DVD include

• Students will learn about the various types of stress that people experience.
• Students will learn about the body's reaction to stress.
• Students will learn strategies for handling stress.

In this book, the prehistoric bully is much like the one we see today, only bigger and with scales.  Maybe, by observing these ancient creatures and how they identify, cope with and prevent bullying, we can learn to deal with bullies we encounter in our modern society.  Dinos are picked on for all sorts of reasons.  His neck is too long, she is too big, look at that funny-shaped horn, we don't want to play with a spotted dinosaur. Watch how our dinosaurs find ways to handle the bully or bullies and how the bullies take a second look at themselves. This book is geared towards children ages 4 to 8.

Did you know that a baby's brain is two and a half times more active than that of an adult, and that the networking of the brain's synapses is nearly complete after the first 3 years of life?  By giving your baby stimulating experiences encourages brain development that will prepare your baby for successful learning in the future.  Baby Smarts is based on the latest brain research, and filled with developmental games that will help you build your baby's brain power, one activity at a time.  Since each activity uses common materials, there's no need for expensive toys or equipment.  The book is divided into four chapters, with each representing a three-month period.  A chapter begins with a chart to help teachers and parents anticipate the typical developmental milestones for that age.  The corresponding games and activities develop and reinforce the skills babies need to reach those milestones.  Each and every activity in Baby Smarts builds the foundation for the future learning!

Every new teacher's first concern is the issue that even the most experienced teachers are never complacent - how to control their classes.  How are some teachers so much more effective than others?  How do they manage their classes?  Indeed, how do they manage themselves?  By getting the basics right, through the four Rs - rights, responsibilities, rules and routines - and on to core principles and key strategies, Peter Hook and Andy Vass, two of the country's leading experts in behavior management, untangle the complexities of teacher-students relationships.  By offering a wide selection of techniques with practical illustrative examples, you won't be saying, "Yes, but how?" you'll find yourself nodding wisely, "So that's how."

This book is a comprehensive collection of practical behavior management ideas, examples, strategies and resources. It gives you ideas on how to do the following:

• create a caring, safe and positive environment
• implement proactive preventive strategies
• develop positive relationships
• set some clear guidelines of behavior and appropriate consequences
• develop effective procedures, roles, and responsibilities for implementing a behavior management plan
• develop the resources to support a behavior management system
• set up rescue and support services for students and staff
• review, reflect and plan for improvement

All children can be challenging at some point in time, but some are more challenging than others.  Students with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties (SEBD) can be hard to support and teach.  This pocketbook can help you to do just that. Focusing on three particular behavior disorders: ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), CD (Conduct Disorder) and ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder). Fintan O'Regan, who is an internationally renowned expert on ADHD, explains why some children are prone to developing the attitude that they can't learn, won't learn or don't care.  He devotes particular chapters to each behavior pattern, and uses Vicki, Liam and Darren to illustrate typical characteristics.  Practical strategies include classroom scenarios, with example dialogues that show how different teacher responses can lead to different outcomes.  Whether you're looking for explanations, tips, ideas, or strategies, or maybe just reassurance and support, this book covers it all.

This practical series will help students to deal with all the non-academic issues that can affect academic success.  Based on the latest research and classroom studies, these books provide motivating and appropriate reproducible activities in a ready-to-use format that teachers will appreciate.  Each topic area is treated with an activity that includes lesson with answers, discussion questions, additional activities, student work page and useful background activity.  The teacher's section includes a method overview, setting up the class environment, collaborative learning, differentiating instruction, assessment indicators and assessment forms. Topics covered in this book include:  Class rules, working together, good decisions, communicating, respect, honesty, the environment, bullying and more. 

This practical series will help students to deal with all the non-academic issues that can affect academic success.  Based on the latest research and classroom studies, these books provide motivating and appropriate reproducible activities in a ready-to-use format that teachers will appreciate.  Each topic area is treated with an activity that includes lesson with answers, discussion questions, additional activities, student work page and useful background activity.  The teacher's section includes a method overview, setting up the class environment, collaborative learning, differentiating instruction, assessment indicators and assessment forms.  Topics covered in this book include: friendship, fair play, goals, worrying, values, tolerance, bullying, conflict resolution, time management and more.

This practical series will help students to deal with all the non-academic issues that can affect academic success.  Based on the latest research and classroom studies, these books provide motivating and appropriate reproducible activities in a ready-to-use format that teachers will appreciate.  Each topic area is treated with an activity that includes lesson with answers, discussion questions, additional activities, student work page and useful background activity.  The teacher's section includes a method overview, setting up the class environment, collaborative learning, differentiating instruction, assessment indicators and assessment forms.  Topics covered in this book include:  Roles, responsibility, goals, stress, stereotypes, tolerance, bullying, conflict resolution, peer pressure and more.

Child Behavior has become classic reading for parents and professionals around the world since it was first published.  This authoritative guide offers the basics of child development, addressing exactly how children's bodies can affect their behavior.  The authors not only discuss what to do to treat specific behavior problems but actually advise parents on how, in many instances, they can prevent many common and more serious problems.  The authors' practical, accessible advice covers a variety of issues including:

• Everyday activities such as eating, sleeping, and dreams
• Intelligence and success in school
• Stress and fears
• Relationships with parents and siblings
• Discipline
• Talking about difficult subjects such as religion, death, adoption, and divorce

This book contains a collection of practical, age-appropriate activities that will help students understand the causes of conflict, and also allows them to practice skills and strategies for successful conflict resolution.  The reproducible student activities offer challenging situations that stimulate higher-level thinking and active participation.  The activities are organized into different areas, such as; 

• Understanding Conflict
• Communication and Feelings
• Team Building
• Conflict Resolutions Skills
• Discipline
• Negotiation

Each activity is accompanied with thorough teacher notes providing background information, discussion points, indicators highlighting student expectations, and extension activities.  Teachers can incorporate these activities into their classrooms to reinforce positive behavior and guidance, and other specialists will find this a useful resource for small-group sessions.

Pages:  80

This book contains a collection of practical, age-appropriate activities that will help students understand the causes of conflict, and also allows them to practice skills and strategies for successful conflict resolution.  The reproducible student activities offer challenging situations that stimulate higher-level thinking and active participation.  The activities are organized into different areas, such as; 

• Understanding Conflict
• Communication and Feelings
• Team Building
• Conflict Resolutions Skills
• Discipline
• Negotiation

Each activity is accompanied with thorough teacher notes providing background information, discussion points, indicators highlighting student expectations, and extension activities.  Teachers can incorporate these activities into their classrooms to reinforce positive behavior and guidance, and other specialists will find this a useful resource for small-group sessions.

Pages:  80

This book contains a collection of practical, age-appropriate activities that will help students understand the causes of conflict, and also allows them to practice skills and strategies for successful conflict resolution.  The reproducible student activities offer challenging situations that stimulate higher-level thinking and active participation.  The activities are organized into different areas, such as; 

• Understanding Conflict
• Communication and Feelings
• Team Building
• Conflict Resolutions Skills
• Discipline
• Negotiation

Each activity is accompanied with thorough teacher notes providing background information, discussion points, indicators highlighting student expectations, and extension activities.  Teachers can incorporate these activities into their classrooms to reinforce positive behavior and guidance, and other specialists will find this a useful resource for small-group sessions.

Pages:  80

Generally, people who feel good about themselves are happy.  They believe that they can take on any problems and solve it.  They expect to succeed, and others are drawn to them.  It's very difficult for a person to enjoy life when he or she feels unhappy and they can also feel worthless and unable to accomplish anything.  Fortunately, there are steps we can take to improve the way we think about ourselves.  In this video, you will learn what you can do to help boost your self-esteem, and make yourself a happy, productive person.
The learning objectives for this DVD include:

• Students will understand why everyone needs good self-esteem.
• Students will be able to identify the characteristics of a person who has good self-esteem.
• Students will learn what they can do to improve their self-esteem.

Finally, a book about behavioral management in the classroom that won't put you to sleep!  Gerard Gordon is an teacher with specific experience in the field of Special Needs, and in particular, the development and implementation of programs to help with the management of challenging children.  This book is presented in a light, easy-to-read format, and provides basic ground rules and structures for improving the way you work with children and help them to achieve their potential.  There is something in this book that every teacher, student and parent can learn.

Many of us know someone who is not happy unless they can engineer the movements of everyone around them.  These people force friends and family members to do what they don't want to do, and this type of manipulation and control are the tools of tyranny.  Understand what's behind a person's need to bend others to his or her own will.  See what you can do to resist people who are intent upon making decisions that you should be making for yourself.  Learn how you can assert yourself when others try to thwart your autonomy.
The learning objectives for this DVD include:

• Students will learn what motivates people to manipulate other people.
• Students will learn how a manipulator operates.
• Students will learn strategies for resisting manipulators.

Teaching values education has always been a part of learning, often taking place indirectly during the school day.  Respect, Grades 1-2, takes a focused approach to values instruction, taking up current pedagogy, the most up-to-date research, and effective conflict resolution models.  The reproducible activities help students to recognize and internalize the core values practiced in their school and community.  Children learn the difference between "inner power" and "power over" as they work to develop a personal value framework that incorporates respect for themselves and others.

Teaching values education has always been a part of learning, often taking place indirectly during the school day.  Respect, Grades 3-4, takes a focused approach to values instruction, taking up current pedagogy, the most up-to-date research, and effective conflict resolution models.  The reproducible activities help students to recognize and internalize the core values practiced in their school and community.  Children learn the difference between "inner power" and "power over" as they work to develop a personal value framework that incorporates respect for themselves and others.

Teaching values education has always been a part of learning, often taking place indirectly during the school day.  Respect, Grades 5-6, takes a focused approach to values instruction, taking up current pedagogy, the most up-to-date research, and effective conflict resolution models.  The reproducible activities help students to recognize and internalize the core values practiced in their school and community.  Children learn the difference between "inner power" and "power over" as they work to develop a personal value framework that incorporates respect for themselves and others.

Developing self-esteem and social resilience in students is fundamental to creating a safe, happy learning environment.  This book addresses these issues.  You can help your students develop skills in self-management, decision making, communication, goal setting, and cooperation.  Each lesson in Self-Esteem, Grades 2-3, includes a teacher page with objectives, pre-lesson discussion, and follow-up suggestions along with student reproducible page with clear instructions.  The activities are organized into six areas:

Developing self-esteem and social resilience in students is fundamental to creating a safe, happy learning environment.  This book addresses these issues.  You can help your students develop skills in self-management, decision making, communication, goal setting, and cooperation.  Each lesson in Self-Esteem, Grades 4-5, includes a teacher page with objectives, pre-lesson discussion, and follow-up suggestions along with student reproducible page with clear instructions.  The activities are organized into six areas:

• Me
• My Image
• Feelings
• Friends
• Making and Keeping Friends
• Getting Along with Others

Pages:  128

Developing self-esteem and social resilience in students is fundamental to creating a safe, happy learning environment.  This book addresses these issues.  You can help your students develop skills in self-management, decision making, communication, goal setting, and cooperation.  Each lesson in Self-Esteem, Grades 6-8, includes a teacher page with objectives, pre-lesson discussion, and follow-up suggestions along with student reproducible page with clear instructions.  The activities are organized into six areas:

• Me
• My Image
• Feelings
• Friends
• Making and Keeping Friends
• Getting Along with Others

The topics in each book have been carefully selected to ensure they are age-appropriate, with a view to building self-worth and establishing resilience in challenging situations.  All activities are suitable for whole-class instruction or for use with individuals or groups with particular needs.

Pages:  128

Each of these six unique board game has players discuss the solutions to socially challenging situations.  These are no correct or incorrect answers.  Together the group decides upon the best action encouraging all players to communicate, listen and participate in the game.  The game target six important issues that stutdents grades 1 to 5 often struggle with;

• Morals
• Manners
• Empathy
• Friendship
• Showing Emotions
• Managing Emotions

Sally and her friends may be kids...but kids have stress too!  Stressball Sally and Friends follow the school days of a young girl and her classmates as they deal with everyday situations that cause stress in their lives.  In each episode of this educational DVD, stress reduction tools are both taught and applied.  In episode one, Sally, Will, and Martha learn to relax with deep breathing exercises and the power of positive thought.  Extra bonus material includes additional support information presented by school counselors and co-creators of this video that help adults recognize the warning signs of stress in kids and provide useful tools to help.  This DVD is geared toward children pre-k to grade 6.

Using these 162 engaging group activities, children learn to find friends, get along with others, and respect each other's feelings and differences.  Every activity uses easily-accessible materials and incorporates the joy of music, movement, puppet-making, playdough fun, gardening and more.  Children will learn some great skills, including: Cooperation, Gentleness, Consideration of Others, Problem Solving, Generosity, and Recognition of Emotions.  This is a great book for fostering sharing and caring.

The best way for young children to learn is by doing, and that includes learning values.  The Values Book is packed with easy activities, ideas, and projects that will help children learn values and build character, both individually and in groups.  Each chapter addresses one of 16 different values, including understanding, patience and tolerance.  After defining the value, each chapter begins with questions to help adults clarify what that value means to them.  This is the perfect book to introduce and strengthen the teaching of values in any early childhood classroom or home.

Pages:  168

Society has changed, children have changed, and adults must change how they discipline children in order to be effective.   You discipline children the way you discipline yourself, and we cannot teach children skills we do not possess.  This book uniquely and humorously helps adults uncover damaging beliefs about themselves and children.  Learn how to use every conflict moment as a teaching opportunity.  Learn the keys to successfully discipline yourself and your child.   Acquire the strategies you need to create a problem solving community of learners.  Transform aggression, stop power struggles, empower both yourself and children!

Pages: 325