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Boost self-esteem and build up confidence of young people in life skills classes, counseling sessions, or advisement periods. Foster healthy identities by teaching teens to define self-esteem, clarify values and beliefs, set boundaries, and make personal...

This book offers strategies and activities that inspire youth to develop better problem-solving skills, gain more autonomy in the decisions they make, and cultivate an optimistic outlook on life's problems, stresses, and difficult situations. Teaching...

Revitalize class meetings or advisement periods with read-aloud short stories about teens with social dilemmas to solve. Each story has discussion questions to encourage teens to talk it out and offer problem-solving ideas for their fictional...

This teacher activity guide, designed to accompany the Middle School Misfits: The Stained Glass Tree chapter book, includes more than 20 classroom activities for students in grades 4 through 8 on important topics addressed in the book. Sections are...

This standout activity guide can be used by educators, counselors, and parents to help elementary school-aged children develop the social and emotional skills they need for success in school, in relationships, and in life! Inspired by the amazing marine...

Make a splash in the classroom and group counseling sessions with these interdisciplinary lessons. Educators, counselors, and parents can use these activities to help elementary school-aged children develop the social and emotional skills they need for...

Take a proactive approach to bullying at your middle school. Solve issues related to bullying by teaching social skills and presenting several problem-solving methods to victims and perpetrators of bullying, as well as the bystanders. Students will learn...

Some kids are so driven to win, they try to do so at all costs - even when it has a negative impact on those around them. Learning to display good sportsmanship whether winning or losing is a tough lesson for many adults to learn, let alone kids! The...

Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award! This teacher and counselor activity guide is designed to accompany the Am I Weird? quick read chapter book, which focuses on helping students learn and accept that not everyone is the same, and it's perfectly fine...

This teacher and counselor activity guide supplements the Faking Happiness, Feeling Sadness chapter book, a revealing and empowering tale about coping with and overcoming sadness and lost hope.The guide pairs text from the story with...

Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award! This teacher and counselor activity guide is designed to accompany the He’s Not Just Teasing! chapter book, which focuses on teaching the difference between teasing and bullying through relatable examples...

Children and adults alike struggle with the challenge of using their social filter. Though we try to teach our children about this from a young age, it’s confusing for children to understand why we tell them to be honest or to speak up in one...

Teachers all know students who won't take "No" for an answer, who pester and whine for the things they want, or who get emotional and angry during disagreements with adults and peers. In this companion guide to her picture book, I Just Don't Like...

Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award! This teacher and counselor activity guide is designed to accompany the I Lost My BFF chapter book, which focuses on the evolution of friendships that happen over time, particularly with girls. This guide includes...

Use this teacher and counselor activity guide to supplement the I’m Sick, but That’s Not What Hurts chapter book, an emotional and powerful story about a young boy’s fears and anxieties about returning to school after an extended...

Any teacher with students who squabble when they need to share or who have trouble working on group assignments can use the creative ideas, activities and games from this guide to help bring more cooperation and caring to the classroom. Former teacher...