This eagerly awaited revision of this best-selling book offers teachers and other group leaders many new activities, cartoons, and quotations along with the favorites that made the previous edition so popular. It includes suggestions for adapting activities to fit today's culturally diverse classrooms, as well as introductory explanations and suggestions for when, where, and how to use them. Widely praised for the effectiveness of its exercises and accessibility of its descriptions, the book has become a classic among educators interested in helping children thrive both in and out of school. Features: offers more than 100 practical, class-tested exercises that can be integrated into the school day or used in specific self-esteem programs; provides suggestions for organizing and sequencing activities; based on solid learning and psychological research, with appropriate references to the literature; and extensive annotated bibliography for further reference.
