Talkabout for Children 1

Synopsis

Talkabout for Children: Developing Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem is a bestselling professional workbook supporting educators and therapists who deliver social and relationship skills groups for children with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.

Self-awareness and self-esteem is an essential prerequisite to developing social skills and so this book is an excellent first step to any social skills programme. This resources creates the foundation of the Talkabout heirachy, where self-awareness comes before non-verbal skills and non-verbal comes before verbal, with assertiveness coming last.

Resources include:

• an assessment framework
• planning and evaluation forms
• a three-term intervention plan for schools
• over 40 structured activity sessions focussing on self-awareness and self-esteem
• all the supplementary handouts and images needed to deliver the sessions.

This second edition is presented with full-colour illustrations and handouts, and includes a new introduction by Alex Kelly reflecting on her own experiences of using the resources since they were first developed.

Summary

Chapter 1: Greetings

* *Sally says "Hello!" to her friend Jim.*

Chapter 2: Introductions

* *David introduces himself to the new girl, Anya.*

Chapter 3: Colors

* *The children point to a red ball and say "red."*

Chapter 4: Numbers

* *The teacher counts the students as they raise their hands: "One, two, three..."*

Chapter 5: Animals

* *The children make animal noises: "Meow!" for a cat, "Woof!" for a dog.*

Chapter 6: Feelings

* *Sarah expresses her sadness: "I'm sad because I lost my toy."*

Chapter 7: Toys

* *The children talk about their favorite toys: "I have a toy car." "My teddy bear is brown."*

Chapter 8: Family

* *Maria asks her brother, "What's your name?"*

Chapter 9: School

* *The teacher asks the children, "What do you learn in school?"*

Chapter 10: Food

* *Elena orders food at a restaurant: "I want a hamburger and fries."*

Chapter 11: Clothing

* *The children describe their clothing: "I'm wearing a blue shirt." "My shoes are green."*

Chapter 12: Days of the Week

* *The teacher writes the days of the week on the board: "Monday, Tuesday..."*

Chapter 13: Weather

* *The children look out the window and talk about the weather: "It's raining." "The sun is shining."*

Chapter 14: Action Verbs

* *The children jump and say "jump." They run and say "run."*

Chapter 15: Animals in Action

* *The dog barks: "Woof! Woof!" The cat jumps: "Meow!"*

Chapter 16: Prepositions

* *The book is on the table. The ball is under the chair.*

Chapter 17: Possessives

* *The teacher's book is on the desk. The student's pencil is on the floor.*

Chapter 18: Questions

* *The teacher asks the children, "Who is your friend?"*

Chapter 19: Likes and Dislikes

* *The children share what they like and dislike: "I like ice cream." "I don't like broccoli."*

Chapter 20: Feelings and Emotions

* *The children express their feelings: "I'm happy." "I'm scared."*