Social Skills, Behavior Skills

Help remind young children in grades K through 5 how to control their impulses and become more self-reliant by reinforcing the message from Bryan Smith's But I Need Your Help Now! storybook. Display this colorful 8.5"x11" poster in classrooms, hallways,...

Self-monitoring can be challenging to understand, and even more challenging to master. It covers a broad array of skills, such as completing work accurately and completely, staying on task, following instructions the first time, waiting to be called on,...

Being responsible often means asking for help when it’s needed. Use this creative slogan-generating activity to help students relate how to be responsible by asking for help. From Julia Cook’s BEST ME I Can Be! series is her storybook I...

Help students understand and apply The Golden Rule in their daily routine. From Julia Cook’s Sorry, I Forgot to Ask! comes the activity “From Trash to Treasure!” Students will be able to learn first-hand ‘Always treat others the...

This activity helps students practice the skill of disagreeing appropriately by respectfully debating their choices of favorite things. For the activity, a reproducible worksheet is provided so students can independently fill out their favorites of...

In Parashare, the physical activity will dramatically show students the benefits of sharing a workload and the importance of teamwork. From Julia Cook’s BEST ME I Can Be! series is an engaging activity to accompany her...

This is a visual display that shows how making a sincere apology can affect a relationship. Students will put to use the skills taught in Julia Cook’s Sorry, I Forgot to Ask! storybook, from the BEST ME I Can Be! series. Extend the learning...

From Julia Cook’s storybook I Just Want to Do It MY WAY! comes a creative exercise for grades 3–6. Writing sentences with weekly spelling words can be a challenge for those who struggle with staying on task. This is a fun idea that can help...

Using current events is a helpful way to make students aware of the sharing and good deeds that are occurring in their community and the world. This activity will allow students to tell about people making a positive difference by sharing their time,...

Being told what we Need To do all of the time is like taking orders. A better option is thinking about what we Get To Do. A Get To is an opportunity! A Need To is similar to a have to - which feels like an order. Get Tos are easier to get done! Then...

Use this activity to help younger students learn when sharing is appropriate and when it is not. From Julia Cook’s TEAMWORK Isn’t My Thing, and I Don’t Like to SHARE! Activity Guide, a handout with different scenarios is provided for...

Have a short discussion with students about how parents, teachers, coaches, and other adults often make decisions for them. This activity is a single hand-out to be used as an in-class exercise in a small group, individually, or to take home as an...

These skill cards are for parents who are using the Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers: Parent Trainer's Kit. Wallet-sized cards made of durable plastic. The cards have "how to" descriptions of four essential parenting skills: Effective...

Help refresh parents' memories of how to use techniques such as Effective Praise and Corrective Teaching. This skill card is for parent Educators and trainers who use the Common Sense Parenting® Parent Trainer's Kit. The card is specially priced so...

Wallet-sized skill cards made of durable plastic. Give a card to each parent in your class to use as a quick refresher for "how to" use techniques such as Effective Praise, Corrective Teaching, Preventive Teaching and Teaching Self-Control. These skill...

Wallet-sized skill cards made of durable plastic. Use as a quick refresher for "how to" use techniques such as Effective Praise, Corrective Teaching, Preventive Teaching and Teaching Self-Control. These skill cards are for parents, parent Educators and...