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Because We're Worth It
Enhancing Self-Esteem in Young Children


January 2001 | 108 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
`This is a very practical book that is easy to follow and would be a welcome addition to a teacher's resource list. I would suggest that a lot of these activities are already used in most school environments but that teachers may not realize the real benefits for the child' - Nursery World

From the author of the best selling Circle Time for the Very Young comes another delightful book. Aimed at 4 to 9 year olds it offers the teacher a host of practical ideas to enhance childrens self-esteem.

This book seeks to help teachers deliver that part of the national curriculum devoted to helping children to value themselves, to understand their own character, strengths and weaknesses, and to use their talents and opportunities. The book has 10 sections that cover the requirements of the national curriculum, helping children to:

" develop relationships

" take responsibility

" feel positive.

This book also provides activities that will help teachers deliver this part of the National Curriculum.

Margaret Collins is a former headteacher of an infant and first school. She is now Visiting Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Southampton. She researches children's perceptions of health education topics, writes and co-writes teaching materials for children, books and articles on personal, social, health and citizenship education (PSHCE).


 
Introduction
 
What You Get in This Book
 
The Ten Sections
 
What's Your Name?
 
We're Worth It
 
Friendship
 
Body Language
 
Intercommunication
 
Explore Feelings
 
Confidence Building
 
Look at Relationships
 
Empathy and Sympathy
 
Try, Co-operate and Succeed
 
Bring it all Together
 
Conclusion

`This is a very practical book that is easy to follow and would be a welcome addition to a teacher's resource list. I would suggest that a lot of these activities are already used in most school environments but that teachers may not realize the real benefits for the child' - Nursery World

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ISBN: 9781873942093
$41.00