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'Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile' - Bertrand Russell .. and teachers, parents and carers worry that the decisions that children and young people make might be unwise or dangerous. Decision making is a skill involving both a cognitive and an affective process. The ability to: " recognize the thoughts and feelings; " consider the consequences; " choose the best outcome; is a highly valued facility leading to resilience, achievement and responsibility. The skill can be taught and in these three volumes the authors provide all the materials needed to teach a course on decision making at each age level. The programme provides a menu of stories related to the real life experiences of the young people. Topics are selected to be age appropriate and the series includes: " Stealing; " Lying; " Social behaviours; " Risks; " Justice; " Loss,Grief and Bereavement; " Prejudice; " First love; " Disability; " Leaving home; " Family relationships. The teacher notes indicate 'stopping points' where reflection and discussion is encouraged. A choice of endings is offered or the young people can develop their own ideas about what might happen next. The course can be introduced at any age or used to develop the skills through school life from early years to the teens.
Loss, Grief, Separation
Story 1: Losing a Friend
Focus
- feelings of self when friends go away
- what you can do when friends move away
- feelings about others who move into the group
- use head and feelings before making decisions.
This story is about Alex who had a really good friend in his group at school. His friend moved away to a new house and school. Alex tries to keep in touch, but it isn't easy and then a girl comes and joins Alex's group in the classroom.
Either stop the story and discuss the Flag points as you read or read the story straight through and use these as discussion points before doing the activities.
Alex was almost six and he went to a very small ...