Primary School

By Patricia DwyerDealing with behaviour problems, students with difficulties, developing policies, promoting positive strategies, resolving disputes – are core concerns for teachers, principals, management, parents and policy makers. Indeed there are few more challenging issues in education today. The work of Patricia Dwyer at the Centre for Education Services addresses all of these concerns in a most effective, resourceful and practical manner. This guide weaves together the key elements...

A collection of activities and games to promote self-confidence and enhance self-esteem in young people By E A Morris. These activities recognise that self-confidence and self-esteem are interrelated. They can be used to create a programme for developing self-confidence in young people and include ways to help them: Learn to focus and concentrate Pay attention Learn to speak up for themselves Acknowledge what they have already learnt Accept praise and appreciation To accept and give compliments...

Creative and critical thinking by Bess Wellner and Jan Yoder Activities for Developing Thinking Skills provides instruction and suggestions for the explicit teaching of thinking skills to all students. It provides a balanced approach to creative and critical thinking, developing both divergent and convergent thinking skills as part of the thinking process. The book is divided into two halves each having four sections as follows: SECTION 1: PRODUCTIVE THINKING Fluency Flexibility Elaboration...

Author: Dominique BaudryAges: 8-18+Format: Bundle with GamesPublished: 2021Learning how to interpret social situations, figure out the social expectations for those situations, and evaluate our feelings is complex and important social emotional learning. Help make that learning fun, safe, and consequence-free for ages 8-18 with our All-in-One Should I? or Shouldn’t I? Games & Expansion Packs Bundle. In this bundle you’ll find the primary school version and the teen version of the popular...

The perfect way to help children talk about anger-inducing situations and how they would copeBy E A Morris Choose from a variety of scenarios to allow children to open up about situations that are likely to make them angry.Users pick a card and discuss that scenario, either one-to-one or in small groups.This can be followed up by role-play and the opportunity to practise different strategies for dealing with similar situations. Contains: 42 cards with scenarios such as 'Someone makes a very...

Group games using compassion and care to deal with situations of conflict and angerBy E A MorrisBy using games to explore angry feelings, adults working with children can help them begin to understand what they are feeling and work out ways to use those feelings to achieve better outcomes. The majority of these games are to be played first in an angry way and then in a more controlled, compassionate and caring way for comparison and contrast in the subsequent discussion.Supplied on cards, this...

Session plans to control children's anger effectivelyBy E A MorrisThis anger management programme draws on research about the development of emotional and social intelligence which indicates that a well-balanced and emotionally mature individual will be capable of greater academic achievement since they are not psychologically involved with inner tensions and emotional turmoil.To achieve emotional maturity this programme teaches: Self-awareness Self-management Impulse control Active listening...

10 x Social Communication FansThe Behaviour Fan helps you to support children's understanding of appropriate behaviour. Use the traffic lights to indicate 'green' well done, 'amber' think, 'red' stop.Ask the child to think about what should happen next by saying sorry and being friends. Use the thumbs up and star petals to praise appropriate action and reinforce the resulting positive behaviour.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest point.This...

and What to Do When They Happen to You By Kim Edmister At long last, simple and clear-cut guidelines for helping children differentiate big deals - situations that require adult intervention and little deals - those things children are capable of handling on their own. Eliminate the need to give constant reminders to “Stop tattling.” Instead, empower children by prompting, “Is it a big deal or a little deal?” Once they have learned the difference and know the strategies, they are better...

*** Please note Download orders will be emailed from the publishers during normal office hours and once they have processed your order. We will be placing the order with the publishers as soon as possible so as to not to cause additional delay***By Pip Wilson and Ian LongFeeling anxious is a normal human response, but there are times when these feelings overwhelm us. This book provides a number of visual discussion sheets and cards to help individuals, small groups and larger gatherings share...

By Pip Wilson and Ian LongThis set will open up the topic of anxiety using Blobs rather than words.Includes: Blob Anxiety90 page photocopiable book to start discussions about anxiety Blob Anxiety Cards52 cards to help talk about anxiety Format: Book, CardsAge: Primary, Secondary

48 cards to encourage discussion about anxietyBy Ian Long and Pip WilsonA wide range of Blob images depicting feelings that have been described by anxiety sufferers. Some cards include visual strategies for managing feelings. The guidance booklet contains twenty activities to use one-to-one or with groups, for example:Choose one Blob and write all the words that you can think about them, all the times you felt like them and what you would like to say to help them.Choose two cards to depict how...

48 cards to help children and young people through life’s traumatic experiencesBy Ian Long and Pip WilsonDesigned to use the Blobs Unique Feelosophy to explore topics including:GriefTraumaIllnessEthicsEmpathyEqualityRelationshipsPersonal GrowthToleranceCommunicationAll ages48 cards, 90 x 130mm.Teacher notes for guidance with suggested activities included.About The AuthorsIan Long is the illustrator and author of the Blob resources. He studied for a degree as a graphic designer, and worked as a...

By Ian Long and Pip Wilson48 cards to encourage discussion about anxieties surrounding CoronavirusA wide variety of Blob images relating to feelings and emotions experienced due to Coronavirus.These cards provide a series of approaches to help all who are struggling, with structured opportunities for reflection and discussion. Feelings can be expressed, considered and supported through the different activities.All ages. 48 cards, 90 x 130mm.Teacher notes for guidance with suggested activities...

*** Please note Download orders will be emailed from the publishers during normal office hours and once they have processed your order. We will be placing the order with the publishers as soon as possible so as to not to cause additional delay***Use these Blob pages as discussion starters on the subject of depressionBy Pip Wilson and Ian LongUsing the Blobs rather than words opens up the topic of depression to everyone. They can be used with sufferers, partners and those keen to know more. The...

By Pip Wilson and Ian LongThis set will open up the topic of depression using Blobs rather than words.Includes: Blob Depression96 page photocopiable book to start discussions about depression Blob Depression Cards52 cards to help talk about depression Format: Book, CardsAge: Primary, Secondary

48 cards to help children and young people talk about depressionBy Ian Long and Pip WilsonDepression has come to the foreground as an area which requires focused support. These cards use Blobs to depict feelings described by sufferers and cover the whole cycle of depression. Activities to undertake with the cards include:Choosing cards to summarise how the user’s depression feelsFinding a Blob they have felt most like recentlySelecting feelings that they would like to go awaySuggesting...

By Pip Wilson and Ian LongBlobs are a way of communicating using two of the first languages that we learn as children – body language and feelings. Before we can speak, before we can write, we have all learned to read the signs in our parents' faces, and appreciate being held and hugged. This means that Blobs are an all-age resource. Ian has used them in schoolwork with children as young as four who have already begun to recognise when they feel like these 'funny people'. Blobs live in a strange...

*** Please note Download orders will be emailed from the publishers during normal office hours and once they have processed your order. We will be placing the order with the publishers as soon as possible so as to not to cause additional delay***Images and questions to help children and young people talk through KindnessBy Ian Long and Pip WilsonThis book opens up useful discussions which may lead to changes in children and young people’s attitudes and behaviours. There are learning...

*** Please note Download orders will be emailed from the publishers during normal office hours and once they have processed your order. We will be placing the order with the publishers as soon as possible so as to not to cause additional delay***Use Blobs as an innovative way to discuss relationshipsBy Pip Wilson and Ian LongRelationships are the essence of life. The Blobs here depict feelings and behaviours that are recognised by all and provide an opportunity for open discussion about them....