What's Best For Me CD Author:Ken Smith Little children lose their tempers easily and the longer this behavior goes unchecked, the more difficult it is to change. The secret to change is the way in which the topic is presented. Children love games and music and that is the foundation of this program. — The music is the song What's Best For Me which is recorded on the included CD. It is... more » used in each lesson and can be sung by the students or taught as a poem. The verses and expressive movements reinforce the concepts taught in the lessons.
The games are simple and to the point and reinforce the benefits of controlling anger. Some games use cards, one is a board game, and others have activity sheets. These reproducible parts require some cutting.
The program consists of eight sessions which cover six situations in which children can experience anger and each emphasize the fact the losing tempers make their situations worse.
The sessions include:
Introduction
Not Getting What I Want
Making Mistakes:
Doing Things I Dont Want To Do
Getting Frustrated
Being Reprimanded
Jealousy
Review of concepts
If you have young children whose tempers are out of control, What's Best For Me can help them to change their potentially destructive behaviors into constructive and productive behaviors.