• Talking to Yourself to Help you Look Confident

    • Topics
      Assertiveness, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Positive Thinking, Relationships, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk as a way to look confident.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Talking to Yourself When You Are Being Threatened

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Positive Thinking, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

      To learn about and practice positive self-talk when you are being threatened.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Taylor Takes Control: A Fill-in-the-Blank Story

    • Topics
      Assertiveness, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Cliques, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Relationships, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To learn about standing up for yourself when being teased.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • The “Do Something Different” Task

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Behavior Management, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Problems, Motivation, Positive Thinking
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a technique in which something new or different is introduced as a way to interrupt or change habitual negative behavior.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • The Anger Sentence

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Relationships, Self-Control, Social Skills, Stress
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about how your voice tone, volume, or inflection affects the expression of anger.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity, Discussion, Worksheet
    • Grades
      High School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • The Behavior Market

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Behavior Management, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Stress
    • Objective

      To examine a range of behaviors that can help calm and defuse anger; to look at alternative feelings to anger.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity, Discussion
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application
    • Number of pages
      2

  • The Boy Who Would Not Take “No” for an Answer

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Behavior Management, Classroom Issues, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Problems, Relationships, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about the value of being agreeable and following rules as a way to make life easier and even have more fun.

    • Types of Tools
      Handout
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
    • Number of pages
      3

  • The Compromise Game

    • Topics
      Communication, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Relationships, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about the value of compromise; to practice thinking about alternative solutions as a way to compromise.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • The Compromise Kid: A Fill-in-the-Blank Story

    • Topics
      Communication, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Relationships, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about the value of compromise as a way to resolve conflicts.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • The Domino Effect Game

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Behavior Management, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Self-Control
    • Objective

      To increase awareness about a technique in which understanding the cause and effect relationship between behaviors and the consequences of these behaviors is explored using the metaphor of falling dominoes.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2