Study & Master Life Skills has been especially developed by an experienced author team for the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). This new and easy-to-use course helps learners to master essential content and skills to build their life skills knowledge. The innovative Teacher's File includes: * expanded contents pages that provide a detailed work schedule for the whole year * guidance on the teaching of each lesson and an assessment for the whole year * step-by-step support in the teaching of Creative Arts and Physical Education activities * photocopiable record sheets and templates as well as additional songs and rhymes

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Delightful "manual of manners for impolite infants" continues hilarious etiquette instruction with rude, sloppy, ill-mannered Goops, this time showing how "not to act. 43 verses.

Spot On is spot on! The most popular course in South Africa, Spot On has everything a learner needs in one book. Spot On improves results, makes learning enjoyable, makes teaching a pleasure and is easy to use. The Spot On Teacher’s Guide comes with printable planning material, Formal Assessment Tasks, revision tests and exams.

Explores the arguments against and in support of the creation of an international treaty that addresses climate change.

Stress is pervasive in the lives of today's children and youth. Without adequate coping skills, students might engage in risky behavior and make poor decisions that have negative consequences for themselves and others. Now, for the first time, there's a resource for K-12 teachers that's devoted to helping kids manage stress.

"Teaching Stress Management: Activities for Children and Young Adults "helps current and preservice teachers understand the causes and effects of stress in students. This handy text

- presents the most current evidence-based research with practical applications;

- supplies teachers with 199 low- to no-cost activities that reinforce the curricular concepts;

- equips students to deal proactively with stress; and

- helps teachers apply various aspects of the positive psychology movement, including optimism, social support, resiliency, right-brain engagement, mindfulness-based stress reduction, responsive classroom techniques, and emotional and social intelligence.

The text provides teachers with foundational material on the physiology and psychology of stress so they understand how stress affects health on a long-term basis. And through the book's numerous tips, teachers and administrators will be able to incorporate the principles of stress management in the classroom and integrate them in their wellness and health policies and programs. Teaching students the skills of stress management can have a positive impact on schools' social climate--reducing conflict, bullying, and violence.

In addition, "Teaching Stress Management" will help teachers meet the National Health Education Standards with an overall focus on standard 7, in which students practice health-enhancing behaviors. Teachers will also learn how to advocate for stress management programs in their schools.

Managing stress is a critical skill that every student needs to master. "Teaching Stress Management" will help them learn to cope with current pressures, reduce future stress, and strengthen the stress management skills that will serve them not only now but throughout their lives.

Discussions center around religious symbols on public land, with essays for and against each topic.

The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research.

Discussions center around organic food, with essays for and against each topic.

Having good manners is a very good thing, and having excellent manners is even better. Use these funny little poems to help you remember to always use your very best manners. The main thing to remember about good manners is that you should never do anything to hurt yourself or others or to hurt the property of another; and if you do that, then the rest is simply window dressing. All that aside, it is time to bring civility back into our lives, and this begins with the children. Penelope Dyan gently reminds us with her fun drawings and poetry that there are some things we should not forget, even if they seem like pomp and circumstance. And if you can remember the little things, then the big things simply fall into place. Besides, good manners are fun, and your good manners make others feel good. Knowing how to set a table is not a necessity, but knowing which fork to use is a sign of good breeding; and there is a simple trick anyone can use to do that So why not have excellent manners? And then everyone will just feel absolutely excellent Penelope Dyan is the award winning writer, author of Surfer Girl, best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book festival, recognized by Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University Florida, and number five in the top ten Australian Pukeke Top ten list for early teens. Penelope Dyan's "A Book For Girls About Being A Girl," is also rated number 3 in the top 10 Pukeke poetry books list for ages 5-9, proving again that you can't go wrong with a Bellissima book

This text offers a teacher and student-friendly collection of lessons and activities that help educators use picture books to engage younger students in meaningful social studies activities and bring this critical subject back in elementary schools. In order for today's children to succeed as adults, they need a solid foundation of life skills inculcated at a young age. Social studies is key to building this critical knowledge, yet less attention is being paid to social studies in elementary schools as this subject becomes more essential. The authors of this text have a solution: use picture books as dual-purpose texts that fulfill more than just language arts needs, and take the time dedicated to those lessons to simultaneously teach social studies. Each chapter of this text is organized around one of the National Council for the Social Studies' Ten Thematic Strands, covering diverse and engaging topics ranging from community and individuality to science and technology. This book serves as a vital resource for classroom teachers, methods professors, staff developers, and curriculum writers who prioritize keeping social studies a part of the elementary school curriculum. Includes excerpts of primary source materials for student activities Contains various photographs, illustrations, charts, and graphs throughout the text Extensive annotated bibliography of picture books for each chapter that includes a discussion question for each book Appendixes include invaluable planning templates, reproducible handouts, and other teacher resources

Each anthology in the new Global Viewpoints series (which does not duplicate any material in the Opposing Viewpoints series) delivers contemporary perspectives on the featured issue -- with the majority of the material reflecting stances of countries other than the United States. Primary sources, including speeches and government documents, join essays from international magazines and news sources for a truly panoramic view. Helpful features include an annotated table of contents, a world map and country index, a bibliography and a subject index.

The ABC's of Character is a children's book that instructs and gently guides children into a position of strong moral character by using the alphabet as a springboard. A different virtue for every letter is reinforced by rhyme, solidified through Scripture, and driven home with fun, hands-on activities that will both delight and educate children into becoming kids of godly character.

Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of primary sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise view of divergent opinions on each topic. Extensive book and periodical bibliographies and a list of organizations to contact are also included.

Grounded in research, this book offers a collection of stories, activities, and teaching techniques to empower children and teens to effectively handle bullying and conflicts, as well as avoid drug use and low self-esteem. Research clearly shows that our schools are often unhealthy social environments: 80 percent of middle school students report seeing arguments or fights every day at school. Almost three out of four (70 percent) of surveyed girls ages 8-17 report symptoms of low self-esteem. Even worse, most of these girls reported falling into patterns of dysfunctional behavior, such as bullying, disordered eating, or smoking or drinking when feeling badly. In this book, author Kevin Strauss has carefully laid out background information, traditional stories, and skill-building activities that will enable teachers to help their students master bullying and drug prevention, self-control, and conflict resolution, as well as establish healthy self-esteem and optimism. The "Story/Activity/Discussion" approach of this text makes the serious task of learning and practicing critical life skills fun for both teachers and students. This story-based approach also increases retention of building-block skills, especially for younger students. Includes over 80 traditional and adapted folk tales and stories from around the world Four annotated bibliographies that include fiction and nonfiction books on topics like bully prevention, drug abuse prevention, conflict resolution, and self-esteem Glossary listings are provided with stories containing unfamiliar words and difficult pronunciations

Decisions Determine Destiny is a series of plays designed to bring stories to life though acting and play, allowing the students to become immersed in roles which any young person could find themselves in. Re-enacting the lives of characters in the stories and discovering how people can arrive at certain decisions which can sometimes be a catalyst of positive change of negative consequences. The Decisions Determine Destiny (DDD) series is a book of plays, which are intended to be part of the Life Skills series for young People, It can be used for; G.C.S.E. Drama, English and P.S.H.E classes, Pupil Referral Units, Mentoring Units, youth groups and drama workshops. Decisions Determine Destiny encourages teenagers to make the right choices when faced with real issues which sometimes arise in life. Experimenting through role play the many different circumstances they can find themselves in and ways in which they can deal with those circumstances if and when they arise. Using drama as a way to introduce life skills training for young people DDD gives the young people the opportunity to write, practice and perform the stories and scenarios proposed in the book.

Looking for a fun way to help your children learn table manners? The characters on the placemats in "Tabletop Tipsters" make it easy. Your children will love learning how to act at the table by seeing what Bailey Puppydog, Sammy Gator, Katie Doll, Danny and Teddy Birthday Bear do -- before, during and after meals. "Tabletop Tipsters" is also a perfect book for children and parents to read together -- because every now and then, we parents might need a little reminder about our own table manners, too

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!