Social Skills - Friendship
Thumballs - Endless possibilities for You Can Make
Social Skills - Friendship
fun and discovery! Gr: K+ Friends
These sponge balls are easy for kids and adults to catch, and never Gamebook with CD.
Friendship Bingo
need to be infl ated. They are a fun, creative tool that can be used as Gr: K-5
Game and Activities. Gr: 2-5
an icebreaker for small groups or classrooms or as a conversation
This “Gamebook” helps
starter.
This new bingo game teaches or
children learn the social
New
reinforces the important topic of
skills needed to make
friendship. Divided into fi ve topics,
Who Are You? 4” Thumball:
friends with others. By using
students play the familiar game of bingo
a removable spinner to play multiple games,
Throw it, catch it, then respond to the
while learning these things that are
kids can learn valuable skills while having fun. The skills include: how
statement under your thumb. This kid-
associated with friendship: Feelings,
to look friendly, how to understand the feelings of others, how to act
friendly ball allows students to get
Character traits, Behavior, Pitfalls, How to
when you meet new people, how to deal with teasing and bullying,
to know one another.
begin a friendship.
and more. The book includes reproducible game tickets and reward
Students can answer the coupons. Spiral bound. 116 pages.
Included with the game are eight
statements about themselves,
reproducible activity sheets, one for
A complete emotional and behavioral skill building program for
recall the answer given by
younger and one for older students on
counselors and parents alike. The bonus CD contains our acclaimed
another student, or guess the
four of the topics presented on the bingo board. The last topic, how
“Feelings Flash Cards,” with 14 printable feelings fl ash cards to help
response of another student.
to begin a friendship, has ten role plays in order for the students to
kids talk about their feelings and understand the feelings of others.
Statements printed on the ball
supplement learning about that topic.
#8127CD $19.95
include: Happiest memory, Three
Bingo is one of the most popular teaching tools. It incorporates
wishes, Who’d you like to meet,
listening skills, concentration, and reinforces the concepts being
Providing
Favorite movie or TV show, Birthday?
Emotional Support Friendship
Friendship Parent Guide
to Chil
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dren presented. Includes: 30 bingo boards, calling cards, reproducible
Take Time Out Non-Logical/
Age?, Colors you like, After school activities,
Schedule special
Irrational
uninterrupted Emotions involve feelings rather
activity sheets, and instructions for play. #FB067M $16.95
times to be with than logic. Don’t be surprised if
Resource for parents. Gr: K-12
your child. Only your “sensible” suggestions are
and many more! #2515 $10.99
work when both rejected.
of you are alert.
Short meetings of
less than an hour
Helping kids make and keep friends is a life skill
are best. Flexibility
Let your child guide you. The
Listen resulting discussion may be
Carefully different from what you had
that will benefi t them far beyond school. This
in mind. Bad Friendships: Doing More Harm than Good
Emotions Mania 4” Thumball:
All of your child’s feelings
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quick guide provides easy to follow tips, steps,
are valid and need to be
expressed. You don’t have to Parenting DVD Video Workshop. Gr: 5-9
agree; just let the child know Skills C
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that you hear them.
Throw it, catch it, then respond to
Attend parent training programs pyr
and participate in school activities.
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Students can name or defi ne the
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provide valuable support. g and
Pack of 25.
development of your child.
Guardians
For middle-schoolers, fi nding a
emotion, act out the feeling, or
#908-English $10.00 or #908-Spanish $10.00
healthy group of friends is especially
Address copyin Corporate font
identify a book or movie which
800-238-8433 HELPING YOUR CHILD MAKE FRIENDS
important. This program calls
exemplifi es the emotion.
attention to the negative impact that
Feeling words printed on the ball
The Horse Who Lost Her Herd
can result from having a “bad” circle
New
include: Lovable, Thoughtful, Shy, of friends—-those who are risk
Relieved, Silly, Brave, Hurt, and many
Story Book and Stuffed Animal.
takers, betrayers and abusers as well as friends who lie, friends who
more! #2516 $10.99
Gr: Pre K-4
don’t listen, and friends who are overly dependent. A diverse selection
Hannah was a spirited young horse who
of young people describe their own involvement with bad friends,
loved to play games with her friends. She
and identify the characteristics that they now seek in their friends. An
was a natural leader, and everyone followed
adolescent psychologist advises teens who are enmeshed in these
Hannah as she jumped and frolicked and
types of negative relationships to either change the dynamics of the
The Chimp Who Lost
galloped across the hills. But one day
friendship, or move on to make connections with other, more positive
Her Chatter
another horse wanted a turn as the leader,
peers. Viewers of Bad Friendships will be provided with important
Story Book and Stuffed Animal. Gr: Pre K-4
and Hannah wasn’t happy at all. She
tips on how to make the best of their friendships, and themselves.
decided that she would just play by herself,
Teacher’s Resource Book includes role plays and other activities
Charlotte the Chimp is painfully shy at her
but she soon found out that this was a
designed to build social competence and self-esteem.
new school, where she rarely says a word.
very lonely choice. Fortunately, Hannah
Includes Pre- and Post-Tests, DVD & Teacher's Resource Book.
With help from the school counselor, and
encountered a wise owl who explained that
#578-DVD $129.95
by attending meetings of the Friendship
in order to keep her friends, she had to take turns being the leader.
Club, she learns the Four R’s of
Soon Hannah was back with the herd, happily running and playing as
overcoming shyness: Reason,
young horses are meant to do. #390493 $19.95 Cliques, Phonies, and
Reassurance, Relaxation, and
Role-Playing. #66524 $19.95
Other Baloney
Journey to
Book and Resources for Kids. Gr: 2-6
Friendsville
Cliques can make you sick. If you’re on the
outside, you’re treated like dirt. And if you’re
Board Game. Gr: 1-6
on the inside, you have to follow the rules.
Board games are
Who needs more rules at school?
Say Goodbye to Being Shy
a wonderful way to
Written for every kid who has ever felt
Workbook and CD. Gr: K-5
teach social skills, but
excluded or trapped by a clique, this book
many counselors don’t
blends humor with practical advice as it
Say Goodbye to Being Shy is a book for
have the time to play
tackles a serious subject.
children who struggle with extreme to
a traditional board game with their clients. This board game teaches
occasional shyness. Shyness is a barrier
Trevor Romain starts by explaining what
social skills in 15 minute increments through a fun journey towards
to social and academic development which
cliques are and why they exist: because everyone wants to have
making rewarding friendships. Each time the game is played a different
can prevent children from reaching their
friends. He reveals why some cliques are so annoying—and often full
deck is used, and each deck teaches a different social skill such as
greatest potential. Say Goodbye to Being
of phonies. And he shares the secret to being popular: just be yourself!
peace making, having a positive attitude, and treating others fairly.
Shy offers focused activities with clearly
Players win when they populate Friendsville with good friends, but
Kids will discover that some supposedly “popular” kids are lonely and
stated purposes designed to move children
they have to watch out that they don’t break social rules and end up in
miserable inside. And they’ll pick up important self-esteem tips that will
from feelings of shyness to developing
Zombieville. A Social Skills Checklist makes it easy for counselors to
help them feel good about themselves (because there’s no need to let
competence and skill. #7906CD $24.95
keep track of a child’s progress. #8132 $49.95
a bad clique spoil a perfectly good day). #420455 $8.95
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