Learning to Be Confident, Determined and Caring for 5 to 7 Year Olds (Lucky Duck Books)

This resource helps young people from 5 to 12 years of age develop resilience and well being based on strong social and emotional health.

The four books in the series provide a whole-school values-based program for young people from 5 to 12 years of age. They are designed to assist in the creation of wellbeing and resilience in students by introducing and developing a range of values and behaviors that will assist with social and emotional health.

The series is well differentiated and follows a similar format. The introduction is followed by guidance on how to use the materials with links to curriculum areas. There are comprehensive teacher notes on each theme. The themes are based around stories which will engage young people and these are accompanied by worksheets and follow-up activities.

Each book can be used individually or together as a complete program to promote pro-social values. All the books will help young people to:

• Have a sense of belonging
• Identify their talents
• Develop proactive problem-solving
• Enhance positive social orientation
• Encourage an optimistic sense of fun

The themes in this book are:

• Confidence
• Respect
• Courage
• Determination
• Caring
• Assertiveness

Each theme has four stories with accompanying resources.

Includes CD-Rom The four books in the series provide a whole-school value based programme for young people from five to twelve years of age. They help in the creation of wellbeing and resilience in students by introducing and developing a range of values and behaviours that will assist with social and emotional health. The series is well differentiated for the target age group and each volume follows a similar format: o introduction; o guidance on how to use the materials; o links to curriculum areas; o comprehensive teacher notes on each theme. The themes are based around stories which will engage young people and these are accompanied by worksheets and follow up activities. Each book can be used individually or together as a complete programme to promote pro-social values. All the books will help young people to: o have a sense of belonging; o identify their talents; o develop proactive problem solving; o enhance positive social orientation; o encourage an optimistic sense of fun. Includes CD-Rom. The four books in the series provide a whole-school, value-based programme for young people from five to 12 years of age. They help to create well-being and resilience in students by introducing and developing a range of values and behaviours that will assist with social and emotional health. The series is well differentiated for the target age group and each volume provides guidance on how to use the materials, links to curriculum areas and comprehensive teacher notes on each theme. The themes are based around stories which will engage young people and these are accompanied b Cover......Page 1 Foreword......Page 10 Teacher's Notes......Page 12 Guidelines for Value, Story and Resilience Links......Page 14 How to Use This Book......Page 16 The Programme......Page 18 Confidence......Page 20 Respect......Page 38 Courage......Page 60 Determination......Page 82 Caring......Page 102 Assertiveness......Page 122 Bibliography......Page 144 Worksheets......Page 146