BOUNCE BACK!

Teaching Social Skills & Confidence in the Classroom

Helen McGrath & Shona Francey

Pearson Education Australia, Melbourne
http://www.pearsoned.com.au

A book for every teacher! Here is the key to a happy classroom:

• Help your students learn social skills that will help them to get along with their classmates.
• Create a positive and fun filled classroom where everyone can develop confidence and feel good about themselves.
• Learn strategies, games and activities to help students who are shy or awkward.
• Follow the author's suggested program, or create your own, from the wealth of ideas that make up Friendly Kids, Friendly Classrooms.

Part A: Introducing the Program

• Finding your way round the book
• A range of diagnostic tools

Part B: 21 social skills

• The Skill Mastery Strategy and other practice techniques
• 21 important classroom and playground skills, including
  • Ways of trying to join others in their games
  • Standing up for yourself
  • Ways of dealing with bullies
  • Handling being teased
  • Negotiating to get what you want
  • Being a good loser and a good winner
  • Being positive towards others
  • Speaking in front of an audience in an interesting way
  • Good ways of getting the attention you want from others

Part C: Happy classrooms, happy children

• Increasing self esteem and self confidence
• Finding solutions to social problems
• Creating a happy classroom
• Working with a small group

Part D: Games and resources

• Everything from Spit! and Giggle Gaggle to Generosity and Global Solutions, to practise specific skills - and have great fun at the same time!

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