WHAT
IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THESE KIDS
GUIDANCE, PROBLEM SOLVING
...and more
One dictionary definition of guidance is: a program of supervised care or assistance; especially therapeutic help in the treatment of minor emotional problems. Minor emotional problems indeed! Driving cars in the library is no minor thing. Nor does this definition help you to know what to do with three kids who sold the gym lockers or how to handle the two who kidnapped all the green roast beef from the cafeteria. But you, of all people can cope. What does it matter to you if the toilet water is running over into the home economics class?
Our guidance materials won't help get the Ford out of the library or find the lockers, but they should provide some thought provoking reading and some challenging assignments for the Wound-Up Wonders.
WHAT
IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THESE KIDS
reproducibles ...$12.00
We took information from a poll and developed some interesting reading that deals with why couples have children; the effect working mothers have on children; what it is like growing up as an only child or in a large family; how young people spend their spare time, the causes of delinquent behavior and more. The text focuses on adolescents, and provides a page or so on the results of the poll. The results are followed by one or two personal accounts written in the first person. The accounts range from a girl who finds herself locked in a cell at a detention center to the account of an elderly man who fears the tough looking boys approaching him mean him harm. Worksheets contain hundreds of questions that address all types of teenage and family problems.
ACCOUNTABILITY
ESSAYS
reproducibles
...$8.00
These nineteen essays were
developed by two teachers as an alternative to the standard sentences that
students are often required to write as a result of negative behavior. The
essays deal with such behaviors as disrupting the class, teasing, lying,
manipulating, profanity, tardiness and more. The essays are short and
contain recurring themes such as respect, behavior ownership, and the
necessity of acting like a mature, young person. Reading levels are given
and hover around the 3.0 to 4.5 level. One of our top sellers.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS
ADVICE?
reproducibles ... $12.00
Thirty troubled youngsters have
written letters to their peers.
Naturally, the troubled youngsters are having problems with their peers, their
teachers, their families, their friends, and anyone else who happens to live in
their world. The peers answer the letters, however, it's up to your students to determine whether the advice given is good,
bad or in between. There is one worksheet page per letter
that covers vocabulary, tests comprehension, and has open-ended,
thought-provoking questions that provide an opportunity for your students to
express some of their own feelings.
PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS,
EVERYWHERE
reproducibles ...$15.00
The title sounds like something you'd find on the school
buses or in the hallways or study halls. These materials, though, consist
of text and worksheets that try to get your students to see how healthy
attitudes toward problem solving go a long way toward finding solutions.
The text is a pep talk of sorts to acquaint your students with the realities of
life including such things as what prevents people from solving problems; how
problems can't be solved until they are identified; and what it takes to end up
as a survivor capable of handling problems. If the assignments don't wake
them up, they should at least rattle their brains because they have to think
about different types of problems, including their own. Although the
materials have some specific types of problems with which the students have to
deal, generally speaking, the materials will generate ideas as to how any number
of problems might be approached in order to find solutions. 57 pages of
text, 24 worksheets
EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
reproducibles ...$12.00
This unit gives students the opportunity to form opinions, make decisions, learn new vocabulary and practice writing skills. We present the students with 8 characters. Each of the characters tells something about himself or herself. They answer a series of questions that are directly related to something the characters have said. Assignments require students to write out lists, give specific information, or draw pictures. Also included are cartoon drawings with bubbles that the students must fill in.
