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Activities for Building Character, Social Learning GR 1-2 Activities for Building Character & Social-Emotional Learning Grades 1-2. /nOne of the key components of the Grades 1–2 materials is teaching kids to get along. Teachers are encouraged to use classroom meetings (circle time) throughout the day to deal with misunderstandings, bullying, inappropriate language, and social conflicts that arise inside and outside the classroom. By doing so, a forum is created where students can share their feelings, as well as review, process, and discuss ways to positively resolve conflicts. The more than 100 lesson plans and activities give multiple opportunities to capitalize on the teachable moments./nKey concepts explored in the program:/nMe and my safe and caring school—how to be an Ambassador of Peace/nDiscovering our feelings—learning how to Stop, Think, Choose/nMy support system—caring for others and being a friend/nRespect yourself and others—using good manners or bad manners/nCaring about one another—helping to prevent bullying/nCooperation—how to team up for success/nGetting along with others—using conflict resolution skills/nThe power to choose—growing responsibility/nFollow your dreams—using my gifts and talents/nThis book is also part of the Activities for Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning Set. Added: 4093 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 54.30 Views: 35485 | Comments: 0       Play-2-Learn Dominoes on Bullywise Game By Franklin D. Rubenstein, Ph.D./nAges: 5-10. Play-2-Learn Dominoes on Bullywise is a new game, players have fun playing dominoes while learning how all kids can work to reduce bullying and violence. Before playing a domino, a player picks a card from one of the four decks and either answers a question or practices a skill. The cards turn the players into experts on bullying. They are called upon to give advice to targets of bullying, bystanders, and even the bullies. They also give advice on whether situations call for the aid of an adult. The Target Expert cards help players learn specific nonviolent steps that targets can take to reduce bullying. The Bystander Expert cards demonstrate the power of bystanders to reduce bullying and help players learn specific things that they can do to reduce bullying. The Bully Expert cards help bullies understand that they can achieve their goals of popularity and social status without resorting to bullying. The Getting Help cards give players guidelines about when kids should try to handle situations themselves and when going to an adult is essential. 2-5 players Added: 4128 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 40.47 Views: 3739 | Comments: 0       Play-2-Learn Dominoes: Conflict Cruncher Play 2 Learn Dominoes Conflict Cruncher is an educational game designed to give kids the knowledge and skills they need to resolve conflict in a non-violent, win-win way. The Game includes a set of Dominoes and four decks of cards. Play 2 Learn Dominoes adds an exciting spin for players who are already accustomed to the classic dominoes game. Players before placing a domino must pick a card and answer a question about resolving conflicts, players can place their dominoes as long as they attempt to give a good answer. Players will develop practical skills for resolving conflicts in a win-win way, learn to recognize good and bad ways of dealing with anger and conflict, learn to stay calm and engage in problem solving and learn the importance of seeing the other person’s point of view. /nwww.childsworkChildsplay.com Added: 4128 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 54.23 Views: 6335 | Comments: 0       Dr. Playwell's Learning Self-Control in School Board Game Ages 6-12. Dr Playwells Learning Self-Control Game is designed to help children who are having difficulty learning social rules, particularly children on the Autism Spectrum and children with Attention Deficit Disorders. Cards ask children to think about a variety of social problems that occur during the school day and to think about the best ways to handle each situation. This game is designed to be played in a regular classroom or as part of a social skills training program. 2-4 Players./nFeatures:/nCovers a wide variety of common social problems./nIncludes blank cards for you to create your own questions./nGives children a chance to practice appropriate social behavior in an accepting and structured format. /nBy Dr. Lawrence Shapiro www.childswork.com Added: 4148 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 57.13 Views: 2757 | Comments: 0       Stop Being So Mean! Board Game Ages: 5-10. Written by Max and Marcia Nass. Stop Being So Mean is a game of cooperation, children learn to recognize when they are being mean to others and how to stop it. They also learn how to respond when others are mean to them. The players work together as a team to gather more tokens than the Mean Dragon collects. As the players go around the game board, the Good Dragon gives them tokens and the Mean Dragon takes tokens away from them. No one knows whether "meanness" or "kindness" will win out until the game ends and the tokens are counted. By playing this adventure-filled game players will learn how to become caring and compassionate, respecting themselves, their friends, their family, and their environment. For 2-4 players./nContents: Game board 48 Stop Being So Mean! Cards 4 pawns Die Chips Instructions/nwww.childswork.com Added: 4148 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 46.30 Views: 2033 | Comments: 0       Stop, Relax & Think Board Game Ages 6-12. By Becky Bridges, C.S.W., A.C.P. Stop, Relax, and Think is a board game to help impulsive children think before they act. In this ever-popular board game, active, impulsive children learn motor control, relaxation skills, how to express their feelings, and how to problem-solve. The manual includes information on how the game can be used both as a diagnostic and a treatment tool, and how behaviors learned in the game can be generalized for the home or classroom. The object of the game is to proceed through the Feelings, Stop, Relax, and Think sections of the game board to Finish, collecting chips along the way. The player with the most chips when the game ends wins./nFeelings When a player lands on a Feelings Card space he/she selects, reads aloud, and answers a Feelings Card. This section helps children become aware of their feelings and the early signs of stress, which is essential to their achieving self-control./nStop When a player lands on a Stop Sign space he/she rolls the 8-sided die. He/she then refers to the corresponding number on the Stop Card, performing whatever action is stated on the Stop Card until the person on his/her right says "Stop." If the player stops immediately he/she receives a chip. This section helps children practice behavior cessation and learn how to catch themselves before they respond or react automatically./nRelax When a player lands in the Relax space he/she does what is indicated on the space. This section helps children learn to relax. The ability to relax is a powerful asset for a child who is attempting to learn self-control./nThink This section helps children think through problems. This ability is a prerequisite to achieving self-control./nContents: Game Board 8-sided Die 6-sided Die 30 Chips Stop Card 36 Feelings Cards 33 Think Cards Instructions/nThis board game is also part of The Stop, Relax & Think Collection./nwww.childswork.com Added: 4148 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 75.23 Views: 10489 | Comments: 0       The Stop, Think, and Go Bears Self-Control Board Game Ages: 5-10. The Stop, Think, and Go Bears Self-Control board game is an adorable game designed to help children with problems in impulse control, by teaching children the three basic steps of self-reflection: Stop, Think, and Go. Players win by getting their three bears to the finish line, practicing these important skills along the way. For 2-4 players./nContents: Game Board Die Spinner 12 Bear Pawns Instructions 24 Stop Cards (designed to help children see the consequence of their actions.) 24 Think Cards (designed to help children "brainstorm" solutions to common problems.) 24 Go Cards (designed to help children develop positive behavioral habits that reflect self-discipline and a concern for others.)/nwww.childswork.com Added: 4148 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 66.77 Views: 5123 | Comments: 0       The Understanding Faces Game Ages: 6-12. The Understanding Faces Game is great for kids with Asperger's syndrome or those who have difficulty with reading emotions. This game is designed to introduce children to several aspects of understanding facial expressions, including two key concepts: 1) Different facial expressions are associated with different feelings. 2) Different people may have different facial reactions to the same situation./nGame comes with 50 colorful pictures of children with different facial expressions. Players pick a Face Card and try to match the expression closest to the feeling. Correct answers advance the player. Prompts encourage kids to do fun stunts and make faces to express a variety of emotions. For 3-6 players./nContents: 60 Face cards (2 of each expression) 48 Situation cards 2 dice 6 pawns 100 Chips 2 write-on/wipe-off slates (for use with the two-player version of this game) Instructions/nThis product is also part of the Social Skills/Asperger's Syndrome Game Set./nwww.childswork.com Added: 4148 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 78.83 Views: 4739 | Comments: 0       What Did You Say? A Game of Non-Verbal Language Ages: 6-12. The What Did You Say? A Non-Verbal Language game is designed to aid in teaching children to be aware of their body language and the body language of others. Many children have a hard time reading body language. It introduces children to several aspects of understanding body language, including two key concepts: 1) Different aspects of body language are associated with different feelings. 2) Different people may have different body language in the same situation. This game contains 50 colorful pictures of children in different postures. Players pick Body Language cards and try to match the posture closest to the feeling being expressed. Correct answers advance the player. Prompts have kids doing fun stunts and acting out situations as they express themselves non-verbally. For 3-6 players./nContents: Game Board 60 Body Language Cards (2 of each posture) 48 Situration Cards 2 Dice 6 Pawns 100 Chips 2 write-on/wipe-off slates (for use with the two-player version of this game) Instructions/nThis product is also part of the Social Skills/Asperger's Syndrome Game Set./nwww.childswork.com Added: 4148 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 65.43 Views: 5738 | Comments: 0       The You & Me Social Skills Board Game Ages 4-12. The You & Me Social Skills Board Game is a cooperative game that teaches day-to-day social skills and social awareness. Designed to help children become socially aware of the world they live in, as they build the social skills they need in everyday life: helping, sharing, being polite, cooperating, understanding different points of views, listening, following rules, acting assertively, and being a friend. Players work as a team, there are no individual winners. 2-6 players./nContents: 48 ACT cards 48 TALK cards 48 DRAW cards 2 Dice Sand Timer 100 Chips 6 Pawns Instructions/nThis board game is also part of The You & Me Social Skills Collection./nwww.childswork.com Added: 4148 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 60.53 Views: 8109 | Comments: 0       Remote Control Impulse Control Game Grades 1-9. The Remote Control Impulse Control Game is a set of four card games that addresses impulsivity. The essential skills for inhibiting impulsivity are: STOP and redirect behavior; REWIND and learn from past mistakes; and FAST FORWARD and think ahead about potential consequences. The game uses the remote control symbols to facilitate learning the skills. There are both competitive and cooperative versions for grades 1-5 and for grades 6-9. Each age group has its own set of cards. All players practice all three skills during the course of the game. In addition to practicing these skills, players practice planning ahead and learn social skills as well as exercising frustration tolerance./nwww.childswork.com Added: 4149 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 68.10 Views: 2270 | Comments: 0       Roll A Role Series Ages: 6-10. Children learn new skills best when they can practice them in safe and fun situations. Series consists of three large Roll-A-Role cubes and five card games. Each card game has 2 decks of cards; one deck of cards focuses on "people," the other deck focuses on "situations." Each cube has a pocket in which to insert a card. Players roll the cubes and follow the instructions on the card that turns up. Players win points for using an appropriate "Positive Action" as outlined in the game. For 2-8 players./nSet includes one pack of 3 Cubes and 1 each of the following card games:/nA Game of Anger Managementl: Many children have problems controlling their anger and expressing it in appropriate ways. This game is designed to help children learn a variety of anger-control techniques by practicing them in common situations that often trigger inappropriate responses. Item # 389922 /nA Social Skills Game: Social skills are an important part of a child's emotional intelligence. This game is designed to help children learn a variety of friend-making skills. Item # 389925/nA Game of Non-Verbal Communication: Many children have difficulty reading nonverbal language. They may misread facial cues, posture, gestures, voice tone, or any other subtle aspects of nonverbal communication. This game is designed to help children pay more attention to the nonverbal aspects of communication. It is intended to help them be aware of both of their own nonverbal language, as well as nonverbal language used by others. Item # 389928/nA Bullying Prevention Game: Every day, countless children face bullies at school, on the playground, and in their neighborhoods. This game presents problems children commonly encounter and provides them with techniques to respond to those problems. Item # 389931/nA Good Behavior Game: This game is designed to teach children a range of positive behaviors that can be used with common situations that often trigger misbehavior. Item # 389934/nwww.childswork.com Added: 4149 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 54.47 Views: 2147 | Comments: 0       Dr. PlayWell's "Sure I Can" Game Ages: 6-12. Dr. Playwell's "Sure I Can" Game is a fun, easy way to develop a positive attitude.. Players try to move their Positive Pat pawns to the Award Ceremony and avoid the barriers put down by the Obstacle Maker. As they dodge and weave around the board, they pick cards that reinforce the game's message: Positive thinking helps you cope with, and solve, all kinds of problems. The game includes a reproducible assessment checklist to be filled out by parents or teachers. For 2-4 players. Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 48.10 Views: 4290 | Comments: 0       Dr. Playwell's Worry-Less Game Ages: 6-12. Dr. Playwell's Worry-Less game lets players learn important steps for dealing with persistent worry - identifying feelings, self-calming, making positive self-statements, changing negative thoughts, planning, coping with difficult feelings, and self-monitoring. As they play, players try to capture the Worry Monsters, children will learn important skills to help them worry less. /nIncludes a reproducible assessment form to be filled out by parents or teachers. For 2-4 players. Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 65.00 Views: 2322 | Comments: 0       The Emotional Intelligence Game Grades 2-8. The Emotional Intelligence game is an entertaining and engaging game that reflects the five areas of emotional intelligence:/n*Self-awareness *Mood management *Self-motivat ion *Empathy *Relationship skills/nThere are two versions of the game and corresponding sets of rules; Competitive (where players play against each other) and Cooperative (where players work together). Players try to fill in their brain card by answering questions and winning tokens. Also included are six decks of cards relating to the five areas of emotional intelligence plus a deck of Bonus Cards. The Emotional Intelligence game utilizes both cognitive behavior therapy and social learning theory to help players build their emotional intelligence. For 2-6 players. Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 48.93 Views: 2954 | Comments: 0       Figure Me Out Board Game Ages 6-12. The Figure Me Out board game helps kids get to know each other. The game develops social skills by helping children learn to gather information about others and share information about themselves. Children take turns assuming the role of a reporter, getting to the bottom of a story by using Who, What, When, Where, and How questions to figure out what another player is thinking. These conversational skills are used to teach children how to begin and maintain an interesting conversation. A variety of topics (a hobby that interests me, a movie I saw recently, my favorite season, etc.) are used to generate ideas, or stories, for the players to figure out. The object of the game is to complete a full circuit of the game board and file your story by the deadline. Designed for children with Asperger Syndrome in mind. For 2-6 players./nContents: Game board Die 6 Pawns 48 Topic Cards 6 Question Cards 6 Card stands Second Chance Spinner Instructions/nThis product is also part of the Social Skills/Asperger's Syndrome Game Set. Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 47.73 Views: 3303 | Comments: 0       Friendship Farm Puzzle Games Set of 4 Ages 5-10. Friendship Farm Puzzle Games gives kids a new way to learn social skills, featuring "3 games in 1." Players start off laying out the 20 pieces of the puzzle, each with a question designed to stimulate social learning. As each question is answered, the piece is turned over an the players cooperatively form the colorful and engaging puzzle. When the puzzle is completed, players must search the pictures to find the animals on Friendship Farm who are socially appropriate. Created by game expert, Dr. Lawrence Shapiro, we know that kids will want to play these games again and again. The games are designed to be played in counseling sessions, in the classrooms, or at home. Each puzzle comes with its own instructions. Puzzles are 15" x 21" and made of sturdy cardboard designed for years of play. 1-6 players./nSet includes one each of the following puzzles:/nWho is Being Friendly? Friendship Farm Puzzle Game Who is Being Helpful? Friendship Farm Puzzle Game Who Is Following the Rules? Friendship Farm Puzzle Game Who is Being Responsible and Respectful? Friendship Farm Puzzle Game/nPuzzles also sold individually. Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 63.93 Views: 1810 | Comments: 0       The Helping, Sharing, and Caring Workbook with CD Ages: 4-12. By Lisa M. Schab, LCSW with Richard A. Gardner, M.D. Containing more than 60 activities, games, and puzzles, this book helps to reinforce the social skills that are so important in making friends. Designed to help children learn, value, and practice altruistic attitudes and behaviors towards others and themselves. Children learn how their own caring thoughts and actions help to make their immediate world, and the world in general, a better place./nThis workbook is divided into eight areas: Kindness, Empathy, Good Manners, Sharing, Respecting Yourself, Safety and Health, Doing the Right Thing, and Helping Others. Each section of the book teaches the importance of the particular topic area, and specific ways to express this virtue through thoughts, words, and actions. Children are able to practice the concepts by completing simple activities, puzzles, and games./nThis workbook is 88-pages, spiral-bound, and includes a CD./nThis workbook is also part of The Helping, Sharing, and Caring Collection Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 49.47 Views: 1818 | Comments: 0       The Helping, Sharing, and Caring Board Game Ages: 4-12. By Richard A. Gardner, M.D. The Helping, Sharing, and Caring board game helps children develop critical communication and social skills. The purpose of this game is to provide an enjoyable game in the context of which important issues are introduced. A wide variety of issues are focused on: self-esteem, manners, safety, ethics, values, health, consideration for others, interpersonal relations, the value of learning, sympathy, empathy, and competence. The responses to the cards impart information and facilitate communication, both of which can enhance feelings of self-worth and improve interpersonal relationships. 2-6 players./nContents: Game board 288 Discussion cards Spinner 6 pawns Chips 2 Dice/nThis board game is also part of The Helping, Sharing, and Caring Collection Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 54.90 Views: 2654 | Comments: 0       No More Bullies Board Game Ages 5-12. By Marcia and Max Nass. The No More Bullies board game is an entertaining and stimulating game that can help players learn how to handle bullies and stand up for themselves. Players will learn how to avoid being picked on, what to say to a bully, and who to talk to about the problem. Bullies will learn why they act the way they do and how they can handle their anger and frustrations without taking it out on someone else. This is a cooperative game in which all players must work together to get their possessions back from the bully, who has taken them. Players must also turn the "mean" bully on the board into a "reformed" bully - Mr. Nice Guy! - by covering him with puzzle pieces. 2-4 players./nContents: Game Board 28 Cool Off Cards 24 Talk About It Cards Die 8 Mr. Nice Guy Puzzle Pieces 4 Pawns 20 Possesion Cards (a ball and rope, a jacket, money, a watch, and a snack) Instructions/nThis board game is also part of the No More Bullies! Set. Added: 4153 days ago From GuidanceGroup global.duration: 46.21 Views: 4928 | Comments: 0