Connecting With Others: Lessons for Teaching Social & Emotional Competence

by Rita C. Richardson, Elizabeth T. Evans

This enjoyable curriculum for grades 6 through 8 will help students learn to be sensitive to differences, resolve conflicts without resorting to violence, and learn tolerance and acceptance of others. Includes 40 lessons divided into eight skill Awareness of Self and Others, Responsibility, Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration, Conflict Resolution, Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness, Love and Caring, Time Management and Organization. Instructional strategies include relaxation, modeling, coaching, behavioral rehearsal, reinforcement, creative expression, self-instruction and more.

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First published October 1, 1997