Games and Activities for Exploring Feelings with Children
Giving Children the Confidence to Navigate Emotions and Friendships
Published on 15. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-84905-222-1 (ISBN)
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
This interesting resource book, written by a qualified teacher and social worker, contains 45 activities exploring feelings with children and young people. Sections cover: Making the Rules; Getting to Know Each Other; Expressing Yourself; Making Friends; and Endings. There are useful resources such as a parent/guardian consent form and ideas for group rules and antioppressive practice. Many of the activities include pages that can be photocopied (indicated by a tick mark in the top corner). Fun activities include My Home, Feeling Valued, Follow the Crowd and Jealousy Bag. Each activity is clearly explained, with sections covering the aim, what is needed and how to do it. -- Play Therapy This book is full of ideas for games and activities that can be used with individuals or groups to facilitate emotional expression and/or socialization as well as promoting self-esteem. It could be successfully used for PSHE or circle time by teachers, but is also likely to be useful for other professionals e.eg. youth workers, counselors. -- Youth in Mind The book outlines a programme of games, activities and worksheets. The programme consists of five themes:? Making the Rules
? Getting to Know Each Other
? Expressing Yourself
? Making Friends
? Endings
... what makes this book useful is that these resources are accompanied by a clear aim and methodology for using each resource, almost akin to a lesson plan. -- National Centre for Guidance in Education, Ireland. This book is designed to help children and young people identify and express feelings in an honest and appropriate way, within a group setting. The exercises are drawn from the author's experience in areas of teaching and youth work both at practitioner and management level... The activities and games in this book are simple to learn and most require a minimum of preparation. They are fun and accessible, and will encourage children and young people to express themselves within a group setting. However, all practitioners would be advised to be selective when using the exercises, and always with the client group and psyche at the forefront of the work. -- Jude Kidd, Freelance dramatherapist and supervisor * Dramatherapy *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84905-222-1 (9781849052221)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Vanessa Rogers is a qualified teacher and renowned youth worker with over ten years' experience both at practitioner and management levels. Prior to becoming a nationally acclaimed youth work consultant, Vanessa managed a wide range of services for young people including a large youth centre and targeted detached projects in Hertfordshire, UK. Vanessa's website can be found at www.vanessarogers.co.uk.
Content
Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1. Making the Rules. 1. Parent/Guardian Consent. 2. Consent Form. 3. Group Rules. 4. Group Graffiti Wall. 5. Individual Contracts. 6. My Action Plan. Part 2.. Getting to Know Each Other. 7. Introduction Circle. 8. My Timeline. 9. My Desert Island. 10. Spider's Web Map. 11. Share/Not Share. 12. Secrets. 13. The Truth, The Whole Truth... 14. This is Me! 15. Attitude Scale. 16. Colours. 17. Helping Hand. 18. Would You...? 19. Feelings File. 20. Things About Me. Part 4. Expressing Yourself. 21. Picture Pairs. 22. Act Out Feelings! 23. Talk, Talk. 24. Reflective Listening. 25. Don't Laugh At Me! 26. Images. 27. Late for School! 28. That Makes Me Angry! 29. I Don't Want To! 30. My Home. 31. Name That Feeling! 32. Feeling Valued. Part 5. Making Friends. 33. Friendship Line. 34. Magic Spell for a Friend. 35. Follow the Crowd. 36. Jealousy Bag. 37. Get Knotted! 38. My Space. 39. The Bus Stop. Part 6. Endings. 40. Positive Thoughts. 41. Today I... 42. Faces. 43. Circle Time. 44. Picture This. 45. Headlines. 46. Gifts.