Wes Fryer's notes from the presentation "Helping Children Deal with Anger" by Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller at the 2011 Children's Pastors Conference in San Diego, California on March 16, 2011. (I listened to an audio recording of this session today with my wife, who attended the conference in person.) Among others their websites include:
"There are many ways to teach social skill groups. One of the most important things to remember is to highlight the specific social skill that you want to work on and develop your plan around it. Here are several common social skills that can use to help develop a great lesson plan for social skills groups"Noted for middle school, but our st. have similar issues, so this info is useful
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"5 steps to teaching a behavior, Setting Limits, Involving students in Setting Rules, Seven Principles of Effective Discipline, Preventing Behavior Problems"
"One of the great things about starting a new term is that it gives you a chance to start afresh – especially in terms of behaviour"
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Begins @ 7:40 min. into video This episode of CNN Student News ends with a quick story about some schools in Texas issuing fines of up to 500 dollars for poor conduct in school. As you might guess, some parents and students are not happy about this at all. The video is embedded below."AZUZ: So, for examples of a misdemeanor: They might include vandalism; they might include trespassing. In parts of Texas, you can add disrupting class or using profanity to that list. Instead of getting sent to the principal's office, students who act up are issued tickets and could end up in court in some places! They could face fines of up to $500. This policy isn't new; it's been going on for a while there. Some parents aren't happy about it. They argue that schools and parents -- not the court system -- should help students figure out right from wrong. A school district in Dallas issued a statement saying, "The vast majority of our students are not disruptive. Those who do receive tickets are hopefully learning that their actions have consequences.""
"Meet and Greet: Successful Strategies to Teach Social Skills to Children"
Strengthen your students' social skills, and they will never again feel victimized enough to ask questions like 'why does everyone pick on me?'. Elementary lessons must incorporate activities that will develop students' ability to get along well with othe
Dr. Charlene Kohn, a multi-age primary classroom teacher at Wells Elementary School in Wells, Maine, has wonderfully summed up the approach we should all take to learning and work every day: "Be Kind" and "Do Your Best."