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Spark Student Motivation: 101 Easy Activities for Cooperative Learning

Teachers looking to effectively achieve classroom goals by connecting with students through differentiated instruction and cooperative learning will find targeted activities for inspiring students in this unique handbook. Using innovative research that delineates 200 “spark” categories that key into students’ interests and passions, this guide offers easy exercises to help students get to know each other, follow the rules, and work more effectively in groups. Most of the activities and handouts can be completed in less than 15 minutes, and each combines a traditional method of teaching with the emerging, research-based “spark” method to help teachers tap into students’ multiple intelligences and achieve better results on both the developmental and academic levels.

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My Happy Place: A Children’s Self-Reflection and Personal Growth Journal with Creative Exercises, Fun Activities, Inspirational Quotes, Gratitude, Dreaming, Goal Setting, Coloring in, and Much More

**The perfect gift for the children in your life. **

“My Happy Place” will take children on an exciting journey of self-discovery. Filled with creative exercises, thoughtful questions, fun activities, and inspiring quotes; this book is so much more than a journal.

“My Happy Place” will help:

Empower kids to express themselves creatively through writing, drawing, pasting and coloring in. Unlock their feelings, hopes, and dreams. Deepen their insight into who they are. Build confidence and better relationships. Give them an awareness of the important role they play in the lives of others and the world. Teach them the fundamental habits of happiness to set them on a path to live a fulfilled and happy life.

Each page is beautifully illustrated and designed in full color by the creators of the Amazon best-selling journal “My Gratitude and Dream Journal”. It makes a perfect gift for those you love and a wonderful keepsake for years to come.

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TRUST Inc.,: 52 Weeks of Activities and Inspirations for Building Workplace Trust (Volume 3)

Is long-term business success a goal? The fastest and most direct route is trust, and the strategy need not be complicated. This third book in the TRUST Inc. series offers 52 weeks of trust-building activities and inspirations from the world’s leading experts.

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Cultivating Your Creative Life: Exercises, Activities, and Inspiration for Finding Balance, Beauty, and Success as an Artist

Cultivating Your Creative Life: Exercises, Activities, and Inspiration for Finding Balance, Beauty, and Success as an Artist is a multi-faceted book where creativity and wonder intermingle to show how to live a creative and balanced life while moving toward your goals. You’ll find ideas for keeping your creative well full, an illustrated guide to healing herbs and plants, basic yoga poses and breathing exercises, and tips for moving your artistic career forward. Alena Hennessy’s illustration style combines nature, whimsey, delicacy, and a modern sensibility; vibrant pen and ink illustrations accompany relevant quotes ofinspiration, tips, and creative journal exercises. Cultivating Your Creative Life is not only an interactive creativity guide; it is a work of art, in itself—a beautiful, collectible volume—to save and to savor, or to give as a gift to the special creative person in your life.

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The ADHD Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Gain Motivation and Confidence (Instant Help Book for Teens)

Focus on Your Strengths and Overcome ADHD

Symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can strike at any time-during class, when you’re listening to a friend’s story, while doing homework, and did we mention during class? You might find it difficult to pay attention and sit still when your impulses are constantly tempting you to do the opposite. In The ADHD Workbook for Teens, you’ll learn simple skills you can use to confidently handle school, make and keep friends, and organize and finish every project you start.

This workbook helps you find out who you really are through a series of exercises and worksheets that focus on identifying your strengths and interests. Then, you’ll begin using those strengths to create strategies for overcoming the ADHD-related issues you struggle with.

Learn how to calm yourself down when you feel hyperactive or impulsive Develop plans for meeting the goals that matter to you most Get your life under control and organize your schedule Improve your social life by becoming a better listener and friend

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Girls in Real Life Situations, Grades 6-12: Group Counseling Activities for Enhancing Social and Emotional Development (Book and CD)

Grades 6-12. This unique group counseling curriculum provides over 90 activities divided into twelve session themes: Who Am I? Body Image, Choices, Communication, Emotions, Friendships, Relationships, Self-Esteem, Stress, Reaching Out, Tough Times, and Who I Am! During group lessons, girls are encouraged to share feelings and struggles as they openly discuss important issues in a safe and supportive environment. They are given the opportunity to feel empowered, gain self-awareness, develop coping strategies, improve problem-solving skills, understand that they are not alone, and learn to make healthy decisions. Girls in Real Life Situations is designed for use by educators and mental health professionals in schools and other settings.

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48 Self Esteem Activities for Women: Powerful Exercises for Overcoming Low Self Esteem Plus 50 Positive Affirmations on How to Love Yourself!

If you’re a woman struggling with low self esteem, then you’ve just found the right resource! The self-esteem activities in this book were designed by women’s life coach Corinna Bowers who’s used them with great success in her own life and in her work with clients. The activities are organized under the three main self-improvement categories that affect self-esteem: Developing Your Essence, Improving Your Connections, and Controlling Your Destiny. Each activity includes suggested action steps and an explanation of how it works on building self esteem. These exercises are practical and cover a wide range of self-esteem concerns including body image, self confidence, satisfaction, sense of self, feeling motivated, feeling connected, and many more. This book also contains 50 positive affirmations on how to love yourself that are a powerful tool in reshaping your self-concept. If you’re ready to finally feel better about yourself, this book may just be the first step you need to take!