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Thriving with Your Spirited Child

spirited childTeaching Materials:
Adult Sessions

Background Information (MS Word document)

Making Folders for Parents/Participants

Facilitator's Guide

One Session format (MS Word document)

Two Session format (MS Word document)

PowerPoints:

ONE session format (MS Powerpoint Presentation)

TWO session format (MS Powerpoint Presentation)

Activities:

A-1 Earthquake Activity (MS Word document)
This hand-out provides detailed information for the Earthquake activity listed on page 1 of the Facilitator's Guide.

A-2 Growth Experience Juice Labels (MS Word document)

A-3 Temperament Cards (MS Word document)
Print the cards and laminate them, if possible, to reuse. You can purchase and use sticky colored dots or post-it notes in this activity. Details for the activity are provided on page 5 of the Facilitator's Guide.

A-4 Strategy Board and Cards (MS Word document)
Print board and cards and laminate them, if possible, to reuse. Distribute one set to each temperament work groups. See page 5 of the Facilitator's Guide.

Parent Resources:

PR-1 Positive and Negative Label Cards (laminate, optional) (MS Word document)

PR-2 Temperament and Guidance Chart (MS Word document)

PR-3 Temperament Pie (MS Word document)

PR-4 Temperament Traits Parent Resource Packet (PDF file)

Book List for Parents and Professionals (MS Word Document)

PR-5 Temperament Characteristics Continuum (MS Word document)

PR-6 Strategies for Dealing with your Spirited Child card (1/4 page - laminate, optional) (MS Word document)

PR-6A Strategies for Dealing with your Spirited Child card (1/2 page - laminate optional) (MS Word document)

PR-7 ABC's of Spirited Children (MS Word document)

PR-8 ABC's Template for Parents (MS Word document)

PR-9 Label Action Index Card (MS Word document)

Transparencies:

T-1 Ground Rules (MS Word document)

T-1A Things You Cannot Change (PDF file)

T-1A Things You Cannot Change black/white version (PDF file)

T-2 Positive and Negative Labels (MS Word document)

T-3 Social Mirror, Self Fulfilling Prophecy Change Model (MS Word document)

T-4 Basic Change Model (MS Word document)

T-5 Temperament Pie (MS Word document)

T-6 Strategies
(MS Word document)

T-7 ABC's of Spirited/"More" Children (MS Word document)

T-8 Emily ABC Example (MS Word document)

Going Further:

Criss-Cross Puzzle (PDF file)
Note: You're unable to save your answers in the puzzle document, but can do so in the word search document.

Word Search (PDF file)

Visit http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com to create your original positive words puzzle.


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