With good cheer and from a standpoint of "we," The Etiquette of Kindness - It's Not Just About the Right Fork is a lively, useful guide to Skills and Courtesies for Our Time -- A Manual for Young People (and Others ). In twenty chapters, The Etiquette of Kindness brings together the author's over fourteen years of classroom teaching of 6th, 7th and 8th graders. With the same richness of content, accessibility, practical simplicity and interactive good humor experienced with the students in the classroom, The Etiquette of Kindness shares ideas, information and tips to help young people feel more at ease and self-confident in their daily surroundings. It speaks to the students straight-across, with respect for young peoples' hopes, dreams, talents and challenges; it helps them gain opportunity-creating knowledge and skills for smoother, happier, more positive living and relationships. On every page, the focus is on gaining skills and paying attention to how we treat each other. Just as in the classroom, mindful kindness-in-action is the basis for all suggestions and information we share. Chapters cover subjects such as: bullying; wise, courteous phone and e-device use; kindly, capable communication; meeting-and-greeting; the importance and various forms of saying "Thank you " and "Hello "; presenting ourselves well; social and dining skills; simple grammar checks; making healthful choices; creating a life-enhancing "Attitude of Gratitude" . . . One chapter, one heading, one sub-heading can easily be taken in small or large teaching bites to bring this timely, transforming, life-enhancing subject to students and to the adults who care about them. The Etiquette of Kindness provides inspiration and support for lively classroom and family conversations and exercises to expand critical thinking and student skills. Additionally, at chapter ends there are concise summations and suggestions for further role-playing (students and teachers love this), contemplation, practice, or discussion opportunities. Young people searching for help with their what, why, who, when and how questions about daily living, interacting with others and fitting-in; teachers seeking to find simple ways to broaden and deepen the skills they bring to their students; families wishing to bring added life skills to their children - all will find The Etiquette of Kindness - It's Not Just About the Right Fork a ready source for answers, ideas, interaction, humor and inspiration. With The Etiquette of Kindness, young people become enlivened with skills and possibilities, with self-confidence and a positive, can-do attitude With The Etiquette of Kindness we see young people catch fire with kindness

This exciting series gives beginner readers their first experiences of some of the most important values in today's world.Here children can explore what it means to be part of a community and discover the cultural and spiritual diversity that life has to offer.|This exciting series gives beginner readers their first experiences of some of the most important values in today's world.Here children can explore what it means to be part of a community and discover the cultural and spiritual diversity that life has to offer.

Teach social-emotional competence - the foundation of school and social success - with the NEW editions of the Strong Kids (TM) - Grades 6 - 8 curriculum! Strong Kids is the fun and easy way to help your students develop the social-emotional skills they need to manage their challenges and succeed in school and life. Developed by a team of educational and mental health experts, this evidence-based, age-appropriate curriculum is Low cost and low tech Proven to help increase students' knowledge of social and emotional concepts and decrease their emotional and behavioral problems Easy to implement with no mental health training required Brief enough to use with any program Through engaging, thought-provoking classroom activities, students learn about emotions and the social-emotional skills they'll use for the rest of their lives: managing anger, reducing stress, solving interpersonal problems, and much more. This scientifically-based curriculum runs for 12 weeks, and lessons are easy to fit into your existing schedule (especially with the new options for breaking them into smaller chunks). Partially scripted lessons, handouts, and worksheets are included - all photocopiable and available as downloads - so teachers have everything they need to implement the program with little added cost or preparation.