Discover 12 simple steps to start to worry less and build resilience. This short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on how to worry less. Find out about practical ways to learn how to control worries. Find out how to handle starting a new school, peer pressure, fighting social media anxiety and the fear of missing out, as well as deal with bullying or panic attacks. There are so many things to worry about when you're young, but this book will help you to tackle your fears and build your confidence and resilience so you can face any challenges in your life ahead. The 12 Hacks series helps readers to improve their mental health not just now, but for the rest of their lives. These simple steps might seem obvious to some, but it is important to raise awareness of these relatively simple steps that people can take to improve their overall mental and physical well-being. You only need to dip into just one page of this book to pick up useful life skills - read the whole book and you can gain the knowhow needed to look after yourself better and build awareness and resilience for the challenges that are yet to come.

If you're looking to start the little boys and girls in your life along the path of wisdom and kindness, look no further than Words to Love By for Little Ones-a simple, inspirational board book that shows children how to use their words to encourage, forgive, express gratitude, heal, and love. Words may be small, but they can do BIG things. Words to Love By for Little Ones, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren, and illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, takes a heartfelt look at language, exploring the power of words. Perfect for little ones starting preschool, Warren's sweet, simple text will help children understand how to use their words to have a positive impact on the world around them. Words to Love By for Little Ones: Is written by New York Times #1 bestselling author Rick Warren Is a perfect gift for parents of new babies, first communions, baby showers, Christmas Is an ideal starting point for little boys and girls ages 0-4 just learning to read Uses Christian themes and principles to begin placing a love of God in even the littlest hearts

Words to Love By, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren and illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, explores the power of words. With warmth and wisdom, this inspirational book takes a heartfelt look at language and how children use words to encourage, forgive, express gratitude, heal, and love. Through charming illustrations and Warren's engaging text, young readers will understand how words can change their lives and the lives of those around them.

Words to Love By has a beautiful cover adorned with spot gloss and embossing, perfect for gift-giving.

Words may be small, but they can do BIG things.

Words can encourage.

They can bring out the best in people.

They can spread love and kindness ...

and let us know we're not alone.

Now in a revised second edition, this book offers practical guidance for setting up and running social skills sessions. Based on well-established therapeutic principles, this is a flexible, easy-to-use resource suitable for practitioners and professionals working in a range of settings. An overview of social communication theory and the principles of groupwork forms a solid foundation for the session and activity guidance, structured so that the sessions progress from basic skills such as 'Eye Contact' and 'Empathy' to more complex skills such as 'Problem Solving' and 'Making Friends'. Features of the book include: * Practical and theoretical information for session facilitators * Over 70 versatile, easy-to-follow activity suggestions designed to suit all ages and levels of social ability * An attractive visual layout that includes colour coded sections, tables and illustrations * Brand new activities focused on 'Dealing with Conflict' and social communication 'In the Workplace'. With ever increasing numbers of people being diagnosed with some form of social difficulty, this book will be an essential resource for anybody working within health and social care, education and the community looking to teach and develop social confidence and communication skills.

Kollig Op is in die kol! Kollig Op is die gewildste kursus in Suid-Afrika en het alles wat ’n leerder nodig het in een boek. Kollig Op verbeter uitslae, maak leer prettig, maak onderrig ’n plesier en is maklik om te gebruik. Die Kollig Op Onderwysersgids het beplanningsmateriaal, Formele Assesseringstake, hersieningstoetse en eksamens.

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 substantial Workbook: * provides ample worksheets to consolidate the activities dealt with in the Learner's Book * has additional activities that build on the content and concepts taught in the Learner's Book * provides Assessment exercises for the teacher to use with learners.

Meet the World's Funniest First Grader--Junie B. Jones
With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's "New York Times" bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing--and reading--for over 20 years In the 21st Junie B. Jones book, Junie B. has all the answers when it comes to cheating. It's just plain wrong But what about copying someone else's homework? That's not cheating, right? 'Cause homework isn't even a test And speaking of tests . . . what if a friend shares an answer that you didn't even ask for? Sharing definitely isn't cheating . . . is it? Uh-oh. Maybe this cheating business is more complicated than Junie B. thought. Could she be a cheater pants and not even know it?
"USA TODAY"
"Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set."
"Publisher's Weekly"
"Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.--and reading--are lots of fun."
"Kirkus Reviews"
"Junie's swarms of young fans will continue to delight in her unique take on the world....A hilarious, first-rate read-aloud."
"Time Magazine"
"Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty."

"From the Hardcover edition."

'Take Two' includes 21 social skills, with full, engaging skits for each skill, as well as discussion questions that stimulate conversation. Activities for each skill allows real-life applications, and all of the skits have been tried and found to work well in secondary school settings.

Discover 12 simple steps to boost self-esteem and improve your emotional well-being This short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on how to improve their self-esteem. From changing the way you think about yourself to building up life skills, not being afraid of failure and improving body image, everyone can learn to believe in themselves and know that they are special. The 12 Hacks series helps readers to improve their mental health not just now, but for the rest of their lives. These simple steps might seem obvious to some, but it is important to raise awareness of these relatively simple steps that people can take to improve their overall mental and physical well-being. Children need only dip into just one page of this book to pick up useful life skills - read the whole book and children will have the knowhow needed to look after themselves better and build awareness and resilience for the challenges that are yet to come.

Picture book stories on tough topics handled with sensitivity and care Bullying can sadly affect many children and have a dramatic impact on their daily life. This hands-on picture book is designed to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky topics that can be hard to talk about. The exquisite and approachable illustrations give a comforting story book feel, particularly aimed at 5-7 year olds, while also appealing to both younger and older children. A perfect aid to help children open up and explore how they feel and give them steps they can take to help them cope.

Picture book stories on tough topics handled with sensitivity and care A gentle, down-to-earth book for addressing the things that can cause children to be anxious and worried. Mindfulness expert Paul Christelis expertly explores everyday situations in picture book form, helping children to recognise signs of worry and giving them reassurance and simple suggestions on how to cope with any worries. Questions and Feelings About... are hands-on picture books, designed to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky topics that can be hard to talk about. The highly inclusive, ethnically diverse and approachable illustrations give a comforting story book feel, particularly suited to 5-7 year olds, while also appealing to both younger and older children. This is a much-needed aid to help children open up and explore how they feel and give them some steps they can take to help them cope. The back of the books contain useful notes for parents and carers as well as some practical activities for use at home or in the classroom.

It's time for bed for Bumble the bee!

In this rhyming bedtime board book, float among the flowers with Bumble, a drowsy bumblebee in search of a place to sleep. What other animals will he meet along the way? What flowers will make the perfect beds for Bumble and his friends when they need a spot to snuggle up for the night? In this charming nonfiction lullaby, children will learn that bumblebees fall asleep just like they do―sometimes right inside flowers!

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 comprehensive Learner's Book: * provides activities that develop learners' skills and understanding of each of the topics specified by the CAPS Life Skills curriculum * includes good quality illustrations, photographs and diagrams in full colour * offers current and relevant content The series also has a substantial Workbook and an innovative Teacher's File.

This picture book story explores what it feels like to be shy using everyday scenes and situations that children might be familiar with - perfect for children who might be feeling shy themselves. This book shows different reasons why young people might become shy, illustrates scenarios of them behaving shyly, and gives advice on how to become more confident and less shy.

Ideal for home or classroom, this book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with this feeling.

Illustrated by the ever-popular and award-winning illustrator Mike Gordon, this book is part of a series of stories about feelings and emotions for 4 to 8-year-old children, which help children to understand their feelings and work out the best way to deal with them. This will boost their self-esteem and reinforce good behaviour. They support the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Other titles are: Feeling Angry, Feeling Frightened, Feeling Jealous, Feeling Sad and Feeling Worried

Earth Day celebrates our beautiful planet and calls us to act on its behalf. Some people spend the day planting flowers or trees. Others organize neighbourhood clean-ups, go on nature walks or make recycled crafts. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.

Teach social-emotional competence - the foundation of school and social success - with the NEW editions of the Strong Teens (TM) - Grades 9 - 12 curriculum! Strong Teens 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.

Written by the former chairman of Tiffany's, this is a simplified, illustrated guide to basic table manners for anyone--teenaged or not--who'd like to dine correctly. More than a handbook on which fork to use, this small volume explains how to be graceful and sociable when dining out and at home.  

This book aims to explore what queer thinking and new materialist feminist thought might offer the field of sexuality education. It argues that queer theory in education might be queered further by drawing on feminist new materialism and extending itself to subjects beyond sexual and gender identities/issues, including a focus on 'things'. Allen explores how new materialism as a form of queer thinking, might be brought to bear on other important issues of social justice such as, classroom cultural and religious diversity.

We all have a mind, so we all need to take care of our mental health as much as we need to take care of our physical health. And the first step is being able to talk about our mental health. Juno Dawson leads the way with this frank, factual and funny book, with added information and support from clinical psychologist Dr Olivia Hewitt. Covering topics from anxiety and depression to addiction, self-harm and personality disorders, Juno and Olivia talk clearly and supportively about a range of issues facing young people's mental health - whether fleeting or long-term - and how to manage them. With real-life stories from young people around the world and witty illustrations from Gemma Correll.