School can be a frustrating and confusing experience for children who have not developed their communication skills. not only will access to the curriculum be difficult, so will developing co-operative skills and friendships. This book has been developed to teach and develop oral language and social interaction skills to children aged 4-6. Containing 40 sessions, designed to take place two to three times a week, the book aims to help teachers to develop the "rules" of interaction with the help of the character Ginger the Bear, who features in all the activities. Skills taught include: eye contact; taking turns; sharing; greetings; awareness of feelings; giving; following instructions; listening; paying attention; and play skills. The book should provide a useful resource for Literacy Hour and curriculum Key Stage 1.

A timesaving practical resource for both novice and experienced teachers

In this practical and easy-to-use book, author Sandra McTavish tackles the key issues that all health teachers must cover: drugs, alcohol, smoking, sex, love, relationships, marriage, stress, nutrition and food-related issues, self-esteem, and much more. This comprehensive resource provides ready-to-use exercises covering a wide variety of personal life skills. It comes complete with 225 reproducible one-page worksheets that help students learn about, understand, and assess their knowledge of these life skill issues.

Sandra McTavish (Huntsville, ON, Canada) previously taught health at Southwood Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario. She now teaches English part-time at Humber College and writes educational resource material for the Baxter Group.