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12 Different A4 size printable posters to give young children tips on how to deal with anger and tame their tempers. Can also be used as prompt cards to remind children during an outburst of anger.

By Shay and Margaret McConnon This course aims to help students become aware of their feelings, to accept responsibility for them and to develop effective coping strategies. Feelings are an important, natural and necessary part of us. To be 'in touch' with our feelings is to be attuned to the reactions we experience as we go through life. To acknowledge how we feel inside ourselves (even negative feelings like anger and jealousy) is important to our physical, emotional and social well-being. Adolescence is a time for 'new' feelings which can be wide ranging, intense, confusing and contradictory. It is not unusual for a young person to experience feelings of love and resentment towards their parents at the same time, to be leaping with joy one moment only to swing abruptly into moodiness. Strategies 1 - 3 Designed to help young people develop a vocabulary of feeling words. Students then use this vocabulary to identify their various moods and feelings. Strategies 4 – 6 Young people examine the various ways that feelings are handled, assess themselves on their ability to manage feelings and decide on effective coping strategies.. Strategy 7 The assessment exercises lead to an identification of behaviour goals and theopportunity for commitment to these using a structured plan for behaviour change. Strategies 8 - 9 The feelings of anger and depression are examined in depth. Young people assess their ability to handle these feelings and decide on more constructive ways for managing them. Strategies 10 - 11 Students are given the opportunity to explore feelings about self and to develop ways for improving self-esteem. Strategies 12 -13 Students take part in a board game which provides an opportunity for fun, assessment and renewed awareness of how they can influence their feelings.

by Shay & Margaret McConnon Low self Esteem can have a negative effect on both mental wellbeing and behaviour, but - "A high self-esteem environment is a high performing environment" . Your choice-self esteem is based on experiential learning methods, the book contains 15 session plans, with accompanying photocopiable worksheets and suggested work, designed to enhance self-esteem, recognise strengths and reflect on personal qualities. This is a flexible resource, and is equally effective when delivered in bite size chunks. Benefits: • recognising individual strengths • discovering positive personal qualities • develop open interaction and trust. • learn social skills – handling positive and negative 'put-downs' • encouraging reflection and discussion • develop insight into behaviour Contents: 1 It's Good To Be Me! 2 Be Proud! 3 If I Could Choose 4 Feeling Good 5 It's Great To Be Me! 6 Thank You, I... 7 Put-Downs 8 How To Handle Put-Downs 9 Illusions 10 Be Happy 11 Positive Strokes 12 What It Feels Like To Be Me 13 You Are OF Worth But... 14 What Now? 15 What Have We Got On?

Children need to acquire good linguistic skills if they are to succeed in education and in life. They need to be able to: ask for things give their opinions express their likes and dislikes describe what they see around them There are four sections to the sheets: My details (10) My choices (10) Myself (10) Other People (10) ​ Research has shown that language and memory are inter-related: we need language in order to form memory; we need memory in order to develop our language skills. We can remember objects and events if we can express them verbally; we are unable to participate in conversation unless we can remember what the other person has said. However, an increasing number of youngsters are starting nursery/school with very poor language skills; not only does this make life difficult for them (and for the teachers), it means that more formal schooling, such as reading and writing, is necessarily delayed. Their difficulty may be in actually annunciating the words clearly or in knowing the vocabulary to use. These worksheets provide opportunities for teachers and helpers to develop conversations with the child by concentrating on the child’s own experiences They are therefore not only able to encourage the child to speak, but also to assess where any problems might lie. The worksheets also help the child to think about their likes and dislikes and, by comparing and contrasting them with those of their friends, to develop a concept of ‘self’, i.e., ‘Who am I and what makes me special?’ This is useful as children nowadays often have little chance to talk about their hopes and dreams, their likes and dislikes, their developing tastes and preferences. Yet it is through these that we become the individual characters we are. ‘About Me!...’ offers a unique opportunity for children to think about who they really are; what they feel; what they enjoy; what they like; what they hope to be. Children will come from different backgrounds - homes, family size and make-up, social mores, experiences, will all differ - but through sharing, pupils will hear ideas they may not have heard before and this will encourage them to think more widely and expand their horizons. Teachers can also develop a greater understanding of the individual child, i.e. what ‘makes him tick’. The resource is also ideally suited for use with individual pupils or small groups who have specific needs: issues of low self-esteem; difficulty in identifying ideas of ‘self’.

By Shay and Margaret McConnon Create opportunities for young people to develop skills and their own interpersonal style which will allow them to enjoy positive and successful relationships with others. The skills involved in relating in a positive way with others do not come easily for some young people. Without help, they will continue to be isolated and rejected because of poor 'friendship skills'. People are liked, are popular and have friends because they behave in certain ways. Such behaviours are not necessarily 'caught' but can be 'taught'. Strategies 1 –3 Create deeper understanding of empathy and provide opportunities to practise behaviours which convey empathy. Strategies 4-6 Examine the role of trust in friendship, the importance of making people feel welcomed and valued and of ways to achieve this. Strategies 7-9 Look at basic interpersonal communication skills, especially the skill of listening and getting the other people to talk about their interests. Strategies 10-11 Self Assessment Strategies 12- 13 Gives the opportunity to apply new skills of friendship to existing relationships

A series of cards which will encourage students to think about current issues and express their opinions in a thoughtful and ordered way. Includes 40 different discussion cards. The topics chosen in each set reflect real concerns which affect us during the course of our lives and are particularly relevant in today’s world. Each card has three bullet points which suggest possible aspects to be covered. The students themselves should be able to think of many more and incorporate them into the discussion; they can also find out further relevant information so improving their research skills. Rights and Responsibilities Cards which focus on all aspects of citizenship: acceptable behaviour as well as anti-social behaviours; plus consideration of the law. Suggestions for use Students work in small groups; they can be given the same topic or different ones. Either they or the teacher can choose the topic. The task is to consider the topic using the bullet points and prepare and present a short talk to the rest of the class. The task could also be extended so that students conduct research into each area at home and then produce a more detailed report backed by facts and figures rather than simply presenting their own thoughts and opinions.

A set of 30 Circle Time discussions, each one showing an imaginary event or situation. Many of these are related to familiar story characters prompting children to consider what they might say or do if such an impossible meeting were to occur. What would happen if they were suddenly transported to a fairy-tale world? The worksheets will be fun to complete but will also promote creative writing. Benefits • Improved communication Skills • Listening Skills • Thinking Skills • Concentration • Self confidence • Self Awareness