Friendships

Follow the steps and use the super social skills in this pocket guide to develop true and lasting friendships. Consider these questions: Do you want a best friend? Do you wish you had more friends? Do you have friendships that just aren't any...

Lesson plans pulled from the popular More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School and separated into four categories based on skill type. Use these downloadable lesson plans with your students to improve social emotional skill development, as well as...

This unique story presents a timeline of events from sunup to sundown, in a day in the life of five seventh graders - Ashley, Kenisha, Taara, Ryan and Andrew. As they walk the hallways, attend class and navigate the dreaded lunchroom, they experience all...

An accessible and transformative pocket guide for preteens and teens who are looking to make more real-life connections and maximize their friend potential! Your Guide to Making and Being a Good Friend is a fresh, updated version of A Good Friend, the...

A Good Friend, now available in Spanish, gives good advice on friendship skills to middle schoolers and teens. Everybody needs friends, but not everyone reaches their full "friendship potential." If you feel tongue-tied in a group, struggle with shyness,...

Drama defines middle school, especially for Jilly. Not that she likes drama. She’d rather walk invisibly through the hallways than have any eyes turn toward her. But drama will always find Jilly. With Mom battling depression, and the family’s...

Includes 6 activities that complement lessons learned in The Pirate and The Ink Blot, the first story in The Adventures of Jeff and Reed Anthology. Each activity follows the GANAG lesson structure: Goal (Share the lesson goal/objective.)Access prior...

Reinforce the importance of the social skills that RJ learns in the story TEAMWORK Isn't My Thing, and I Don't Like to SHARE!, part of the BEST ME I Can Be! series, by displaying these colorful 18"x22" posters in classrooms, hallways, and...

Includes 7 activities that complement lessons learned in The Power of Bystanders by Kip Jones. Activities in Bundle 1 of 2 include: O.S.S. Word Search: Students will search for vocabulary words that consist of key terms and ideas from The Power of...

Includes 7 activities that complement lessons learned in The Power of Bystanders by Kip Jones. Activities in Bundle 2 of 2 include: O.S.S. Maze: Students will practice patience while helping solve a maze to the “No Bully Zone”. Maze...

Any child can be an instigator like Isaac stirring up trouble at home, in the classroom, on a team, or among friends. If you have an instigator in your family or classroom, or have a child who is easily goaded into conflict, use these following...

Learning to report dangerous behavior can be difficult for children who live by a code that frowns upon "snitching." They may be unable to identify the difference between "snitching" and reporting and may fear for their reputation or even retaliation if...

Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons taught in the storybook, Sammy’s Sad Day. These activities are best suited for children ages 4-8. The Five Downloadable Activities include: Activity 1 – How Does Your...

Don’t let prejudice and intolerance take root in a child’s life!  Read the storybook The Judgmental Flower and use these four activities to offer a moral message about the beauty of diversity and the power of inclusion...

Children can easily get so caught up with using their phones or other electronic devices, that other things they used to enjoy, get put on the back burner.  Use these activities to get kids up and moving and help them be more creative and improve...

Use these engaging downloadable activities to reinforce the lessons taught in the storybook, When Sophie’s Sorry Wasn’t Enough.The activities are best suited for children ages 5-11.  The Six Downloadable Activities...