Twenty-one fun classroom-guidance lessons that students will look forward to and remember.

Each Lively Lesson begins with a story introduced by the facilitator or the facilitator and a puppet. The stories can be read or told. Following the story, comprehension questions are asked to keep the class focused on the topic. To reinforce the story, present one of many interactive activities that hold the student’s interest and keep their attention on the issue at hand. Activities include: small-group activities, reproducible activity sheets, art projects, poems, and more.

The book includes lessons on the most-wanted guidance topics:

positive attitude

self-esteem

kindness and friendship

feelings

study skills

stress

decision-making

conflict-resolution

career awareness

drugs and alcohol.

This is a book that will never be far from your side as you move from classroom to classroom teaching Lively Lessons.

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TOPIC: Classroom guidance, social skills, self-understanding, decision-making, conflict resolution

INCLUDES: 21 lessons, discussion questions, extension activities

GRADE LEVELS: 2-5 AGES: 7-10

FOR USE WITH: Small groups, classrooms

AUTHOR: Rosanne Sheritz Sartori

RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary school counselors, elementary teachers

8 1/2 x 11, 144 pages, black and white illustrations, paperback, 2002

COMING SOON

LIVELY LESSONS FOR CLASSROOM SESSIONS

Targeted Population: All students

Program Components: 21 life-skill lessons; each lesson has directions for presentation, discussion questions, one or more relevant activities

Applicable For:

ARRA: Improving Student Achievement
Study Skills and Test Taking
Peer Relationships (Peer Relationships, Peer Interaction, Self-Esteem/Self-Understanding)

Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Academic Improvement (Study Skills and Test Taking)
Personal and Social Growth (Character Education, Peer Interaction, Peer Relationships, Self-Esteem/Self Understanding)

Title IV, Part A: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Violence Prevention/Behavior(Character Education)
Illegal Use of Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco Prevention
Safe and Drug-Free Learning Environment that Supports Academic Achievement (Bullying, Decision Making, Internet Safety, Peer Pressure, Teasing)

Title V, Part A: Innovative Programs
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs (Academic Planning, Career Planning, Decision Making, Peer Interaction, Peer Relationships, Work and Self)