Games and Activities for Exploring Feelings with Children : Giving Children the Confidence to Navigate Emotions and Friendships

Product Description: This is a fun, imaginative and creative resource designed to help children aged 7-13 get thinking and talking about their feelings and the issues that affect their lives. It is packed full with games and activities that help children explore their emotions and express themselves positively. Activities surrounding issues such as peer relationships and friendships, bullying, offending, participation and citizenship are designed to build self-esteem, raise aspirations and increase motivation. They will also enhance emotional well-being and develop protective behaviours, encouraging children to speak out rather than act out, and helping to keep them safe and happy. This is an ideal resource for all those working with children and looking for new and exciting ideas for games and activities, including teachers, youth workers, social workers and counsellors. Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgements......Page 11 About the Author......Page 13 Introduction......Page 15 Getting to know each other......Page 16 Making friends......Page 17 Endings......Page 18 Parent/guardian consent......Page 19 Medical conditions......Page 22 Anti-oppressive practice......Page 24 Group rules......Page 25 1.1 Group graffiti wall......Page 28 1.2 Individual contracts......Page 30 1.3 My action plan......Page 32 2.1 Introduction circle......Page 37 2.2 My timeline......Page 39 2.3 My desert island......Page 41 2.4 Spider’s web map......Page 43 2.5 Share/not share......Page 45 2.6 Secrets......Page 48 2.7 The truth, the whole truth.........Page 51 2.8 This is me!......Page 54 2.9 Attitude scale......Page 56 2.10 Colours......Page 57 2.11 Helping hand......Page 58 2.12 Would you ever...?......Page 60 2.13 Feelings file......Page 63 2.14 Things about me......Page 66 3.1 Picture pairs......Page 69 3.2 Act out feelings!......Page 71 3.3 Talk, talk......Page 73 3.4 Reflective listening......Page 75 3.5 Don’t laugh at me!......Page 77 3.6 Images......Page 79 3.7 Late for school!......Page 82 3.8 That makes me angry!......Page 84 3.9 I don’t want to!......Page 86 3.10 My home......Page 88 3.11 Name that feeling!......Page 90 3.12 Feeling valued......Page 93 4.1 Friendship line......Page 97 4.2 What makes a good friend?......Page 99 4.3 Magic spell for a friend......Page 102 4.4 Follow the crowd......Page 105 4.5 Jealousy bag......Page 107 4.6 Get knotted!......Page 109 4.7 My space......Page 110 4.8 The bus stop......Page 112 4.9 Picture squares......Page 114 5.1 Positive thoughts......Page 117 5.2 Today I.........Page 119 5.3 Faces......Page 120 5.4 Circle time......Page 121 5.5 Picture this.........Page 122 5.6 Headlines......Page 124 5.7 Gifts......Page 126 Making the rules Parent/guardian consent Consent form Group rules Group graffiti wall Individual contracts My action plan Getting to know each other Introduction circle My timeline My desert island Spider's web map Share/not share Secrets The truth, the whole truth This is me! Attitude scale Colours Helping hand Would you...? Feelings file Things about me Expressing yourself Picture pairs Act out feelings! Talk, talk Reflective listening Don't laugh at me! Images Late for school! That makes me angry! I don't want to! My home Name that feeling! Feeling valued Making friends Friendship line Magic spell for a friend Follow the crowd Jealousy bag Get knotted! My space The bus stop Endings Positive thoughts Today I Faces Circle time Picture this Headlines Gifts. This is a fun resource designed to help children aged 7-13 get thinking and talking about their feelings and the issues affecting their lives. Activities surrounding issues such as peer relationships and friendships, bullying, offending, participation and citizenship are designed to build self-esteem, raise aspirations and increase motivation.