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Emotional Literacy : 45 lessons to develop children's emotional competence.
Title:
Emotional Literacy : 45 lessons to develop children's emotional competence.
Author:
Adams, Jane.
ISBN:
9781909102156
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (183 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Front matter -- Title page -- Publisher information -- Body matter -- Introduction -- Section 1: Knowing myself -- 1. About me -- 2. Who do I trust? -- 3. Trusting each other -- 4. Showing respect -- 5. Developing self awareness - feelings words -- 6. Our feelings range in intensity -- 7. We can talk about feelings -- 8. Are all feelings OK? -- 9. How do we recognise our feelings? -- 10. The way we think about ourselves -- 11. Beliefs and self talk -- 12. How important are our memories? -- Section 2: Developing empathy -- 13. We all see and feel things differently -- 14. How do others feel? -- 15. Different people feel differently -- 16. Understanding points of view -- 17. Accident or deliberate - how do we know? -- 18. How can we support others? -- 19. Supporting others by listening -- Section 3: Managing feelings -- 20. We can choose our behaviour -- 21. Developing optimism -- 22. Recognising and managing anger -- 23. Using a problem-solving strategy -- 24. Impulsive and thinking behaviour -- 25. Recognising and managing frustration -- 26. Can we change how we feel? -- 27. Using affirmations -- 28. Seeing things from a different perspective -- 29. Am I willing to take risks? -- 30. My strengths and how I like to learn -- 31. Setting goals for myself -- 32. How can being resilient help us? -- Section 4: Developing social skills -- 33. What is a friend? -- 34. Friendship words and actions -- 35. Judgements -- 36. Non-verbal communication -- 37. Empathy and sympathy -- 38. Expressing feelings respectfully -- 39. Passive or assertive? -- 40. Learning to negotiate -- 41. Being part of a team -- 42. The importance of saying sorry -- 42. The importance of saying sorry -- 43. How to pay compliments -- Section 5: The Big Picture -- 44. What are our values? -- 45. What have we learned? -- Back matter -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Feelings words.

Appendix 2: Games to use in EL lessons -- Appendix 3: Useful children's books -- Appendix 4: Other emotional literacy books -- Also available.
Abstract:
A must have for every teacher who wants to develop the emotional competence of children in their class. This resource contains 45 lessons - more than enough for one lesson per week! The lessons each contain detailed teachers' notes, warm up games and activities, questions to ask and ideas about what to expect. Most lessons also include a photocopiable activity. The activities are divided into 5 sections: knowing myself, developing empathy, managing feelings, developing social skills and the big picture.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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