Overview

Some children, for all manner of reasons, struggle to make friends and fit in socially. What's the Buzz? is a unique sixteen-lesson social skills enrichment programme designed to explicitly teach children how to think and relate to others in social situations. This lively, highly practical role-play and play-based programme targets everyday themes: how to greet, make and keep friends, fit in, read one's own emotions, read the feelings of others, deal with competition and cope with worry, frustration and disappointment more constructively. Based on an extensive body of research believed to stimulate social thinking and accomplish powerful outcomes, What's the Buzz? is: Sequenced -- it follows a logical breakdown of each skill Active -- it uses role-plays and rehearsal with feedback Focused -- it dedicates time solely towards teaching a specific skill Explicit -- it teaches a specific social/emotional skill each session. The programme has proven wide appeal to teachers, counsellors, psychologists, teacher assistants, support staff and parent volunteers in schools. While tailored for small specific groups of children, it also has a broader multi-purpose scope with larger mainstream classes. Each lesson also includes extensive notes offering parents and teachers handy ideas to reinforce the themes presented. This book is complemented by the website www.whatsthebuzz.net.au which offers online training modules and wealth of other resources..

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Author:   Mark Le Messurier (Education consultant, Australia) ,  Madhavi Nawana Parker (Behaviour Consultant, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780415583824

ISBN 10:   0415583829
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   23 March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

About the Authors  A quick guide to the games  Introduction  Practical considerations for implementation as a small group initiative or a whole class strategy  Photocopiable and Online Resources  Lesson 1: meeting people and exiting  Lesson 2: getting attention  Lesson 3: following instructions  Lesson 4: being friendly  Lesson 5: competition, winning and losing  Lesson 6: identifying feelings  Lesson 7: feelings; the warning signs  Lesson 8: feelings and thinking positively  Lesson 9: feelings; ideas to create wellbeing  Lesson 10: empathy, responding to others  Lesson 11: handling worry  Lesson 12: dealing with disappointment  Lesson 13: responding to bullying behaviours Lesson 14: the connecting art of conversation  Lesson 15: learning to ‘fit in’  Lesson 16: giving and receiving compliments  References

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Mark Le Messurier is an educator, counsellor, author and conference presenter. He works in private practice and in schools supporting teachers and students, and is a recipient of the prestigious Australian National Excellence in Teaching Award. www.marklemessurier.com.au Madhavi Nawana Parker is a behaviour consultant in private practice for children with Asperger Syndrome, Attention Disorders and Learning Difficulties and regularly presents training workshops throughout Australia for parents, teachers and allied health professionals. www.madhavinawana.com.au

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