Bøger af Susanna Palomares

These Immediately usable and highly impactful activities naturally draw out the best in students and inspire the development of universally valued character traits. Virtues, Values, and the Very Best You uses proven strategies that engage students in meaningful interactions and self-reflection that teach the real-life benefit of "doing the right thing'. Unit themes include: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Justice and Fairness, Caring, Citizenship, Moral Decision-making, and Service Learning. Specific activities teach such learning as: The consequences of cheating and lying, How to develop healthy friendships, How to respond respectfully to others, The qualities and characteristics of our heroes and stars, The value in responsible behavior, How to accept responsibility and not blame others, Identifying justice and fairness in real life, Practicing tolerant behavior, Respecting individual differences, How rules and laws help people live and work together, How prejudice hurts both self and others, Demonstrating concrete caring behaviors, Recognizing and acknowledging positive attributes in self and others. This book is a valuable and practical resource for classroom, counseling, and youth group instructors interested in enhancing character and virtue in their students.

This timely book provides concrete and useful strategies to help children get in touch with the effects of stress in their lives, and more importantly, helps them learn what they can do about it. Stress has an enormous impact on the ability of children to learn and be happy. The body's defense system is built for short-term physical stressors, not long-term psychological and emotional stress, which can lead to health problems, memory loss, severe learning difficulties, and angry outbursts. Less Student Stress = More Success includes meaningful activities and impactful "experience sheets" designed to help children understand what causes stress, identify sources of personal stress, and learn strategies for managing stress. Activities cover relaxation techniques; the roles of nutrition and exercise; success strategies such as problem solving, time management; and positive self-talk; and tips for dealing with anger, worry, and high-stakes testing. The relevant introduction covers current learning theory and brain science basics.

This timely book provides concrete and useful strategies to help students get in touch with the effects of stress in their lives, and more importantly, helps students learn what they can do about it. Stress has an enormous impact on the ability of students to learn. The body's defense system is built for short-term physical stressors, not long-term psychological and emotional stress, which can lead to health problems, memory loss, severe learning difficulties, and angry outbursts. Less Stress = More Success includes meaningful activities and impactful student "experience sheets" designed to help students understand what causes stress, identify sources of personal stress, and learn strategies for managing stress. Activities cover relaxation techniques; the roles of nutrition and exercise; success strategies such as goal setting, time management; and positive self-talk; and tips for dealing with anger, worry, and high-stakes testing. The relevant introduction covers current learning theory and brain science basics.