A number of books available aimed from pre-school through to secondary school level, including DVD’s and workshop kits.
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| Resource | SKU |
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Bounce Back - Teacher's HandbookThe Handbook provides an overview of the research into the concept of resilience and the personal skills and environmental resources that help to protect young people from the negative effects of difficult times in their lives. [more] | R012876 |
Bounce Back - Teacher's Resource Books Book 1 - Junior PrimaryOne of the principles underpinning the BOUNCE BACK! Classroom resiliency Program is that it is essential that the skills of resilience be taught as early as possible in a child's life. [more] | R012877 |
Bounce Back - Teacher's Resource Books Book 2 – Middle PrimaryThis book contains curriculum materials and strategies that are suitable for students in Years 3 and 4 of primary schooling. Many of the activities and ideas can be easily adapted for younger or older students. [more] | R012878 |
Bounce Back - Teacher's Resource Books Book 3 – Upper Primary to Junior SecondaryThis book contains curriculum materials and strategies that are suitable for students in the final two years of primary schooling and the first years of secondary schooling. Some of the activities and ideas can be adapted for younger or older students. [more] | R012879 |
Building Resiliency in SchoolsBuilding Resiliency in Schools introduces the concept of resiliency and offers ideas on how it can be applied. Resiliency is a concept that causes us, as educators, to stop and question what we have been doing, and whether we
are effective. [more] | R012874 |
Building Resiliency in YouthBuilding Resiliency in Youth is written for people who work with youth. It includes a brief explanation of the concept of resiliency, an outline of the factors that help to build resiliency, and practical ways of nurturing resiliency behaviours. [more] | R012898 |
Bullies Are a Pain in the BrainEvery child needs to know how to cope with bullies, and this easy to read book blends humour with serious, practical suggestions that will help kids understand, avoid and stand up to bullies while preserving their own self-esteem. Lots of great illustrations. [more] | R013234 |
Circle Time for Emotional LiteracyTeachers starting out with Circle Time will find everything they need here to introduce Circle Time to their class. [more] | R013261 |
Circle Time for Emotional LiteracyTeachers starting out with Circle Time will find everything they need here to introduce Circle Time to their class. [more] | R013262 |
Circle Time for Emotional LiteracyTeachers starting out with Circle Time will find everything they need here to introduce Circle Time to their class. [more] | R013263 |
Different Kids Same ClassroomThis book suggests strategies for building a supportive classroom through fun activities, using cooperative learning strategies, tutors, building support teams. It includes a variety of units of work. [more] | R012882 |
Discipline, Democracy, and Diversity - Working with students with behaviour difficultiesThis book is written for beginning and experienced teachers who are developing an interest in working effectively with students who present with behaviour challenges. It is also intended for resource teachers and special education advisers. [more] | R013170 |
Discipline, Democracy, and Diversity - Working with students with behaviour difficultiesThis book is written for beginning and experienced teachers who are developing an interest in working effectively with students who present with behaviour challenges. It is also intended for resource teachers and special education advisers. [more] | R013171 |
Eloise, Jerome and the JitterbugsThis is the second book written and illustrated by Bronte Evans Pollock and Nikki Evans about Eloise, a regular girl with a not so regular problem. In this book, Eloise's cousin Jerome Simpson comes to stay while his parents are working in Antarctica. [more] | R013348 |
Eloise’s Excellent ExperimentThis book is co-authored and co-illustrated by Nikki Evans, a Canterbury University academic at the School of Social Work and Human Services and her ten year old daughter.
The book is from a child's perspective and is very much based on real experiences. [more] | R013317 |
Friendly Kids, Friendly ClassroomsA social skills programme that introduces strategies to teach 21 skills that the authors believe are important for successful classroom and playground interactions. [more] | R012875 |
Go Girls DVDGO GIRLS = Giving Our Girls Inspiration and Resources for Lasting Self-esteem
Go girls was a course run by Rachel Lattimore from the Eating Awareness Team in Chch, it consisted of 9 dedicated and thoughtful year 12 & 13 students from a variety of different . [more] | R013174 |
Homemade Books to Help Kids CopeThis unique handbook outlines for parents and professionals ways to create personalised books for, and with, children about issues in their lives. [more] | R013236 |
Josh’s Smiley Faces A story about AngerWhen Josh is angry, he throws his toys, breaks things and even hits his little brother. Mum says it's time for Josh to learn better ways to get his mad feelings out. [more] | R013238 |
Kids Talk about SeparationWhen your parents separate it can be a really tough time. You have all sorts of feelings and worries and you might be confused about what's going to happen to your family. [more] | R012982 |