Table of Contents

Introduction, References, Part One: The 20 Session Programme for Young Children, Group One: School Behaviours, Session 1: Good Looking, Session 2: Listening Well, Session 3: Good Speaking, Session 4: Sitting Up, Session 5: Working Well, Session 6: Being Safe in Class, Session 7: Being Safe Out of Class, Group Two: Our Feelings, Session 8: Feeling Sad, Session 9: Feeling Angry, Session 10: Feeling Afraid, Session 11: Feeling Surprised, Session 12: Feeling Worried, Group Three: Friendship Skills, Session 13: Making Friends, Session 14: Being Friends, Session 15: Keeping Friends, Group Four: Social Skills, Session 16: Taking Turns to Talk, Session 17: Taking Turns to Play, Session 18: Playing with a Partner, Session 19: Playing in a Group, Session 20: Playground Play, Part Two: The Staff Training Programme, PowerPoint Presentation and Facilitator Notes, Part Three: Appendices, Appendix 1: Certificate of Achievement, Appendix 2: Pre and Post Course Checklist, Appendix 3: Letter for Parents/Carers, Appendix 4: Information Sheet for Parents/Carers, Appendix 5: Referrals to Specialist Agencies

Chapter breakdown Part 1: The 20-Session Programme for Young Children This section is split into four groups: School Behaviours; Our Feelings; Friendship Skills; and Social Skills. Each group includes a variety of sessions, looking at different topics from within each theme. Each session is then structured to introduce a key skill, feeling or topic. An audio recording of two young children and their teacher is used to illustrate each skill, feeling or topic in a non-threatening and supportive environment. Each session follows the structure of: *Introduction and aims *Warm-up Game *Scenario (on audio CD) *Question Time *Practical Time Activities *Plenary Group One: School Behaviours This group includes sessions on Good Looking, Listening Well, Good Speaking, Sitting Up!, Working Well, Being Safe in Class and Being Safe Out of Class. Group Two: Our Feelings In this group there are sessions on Feeling Sad, Feeling Angry, Feeling Afraid, Feeling Surprised and Feeling Worried. Group Three: Friendship Skills This group includes sessions on Making Friends, Being Friends and Keeping Friends. Group Four: Social Skills Sessions in this group look at Taking Turns to Talk, Taking Turns to Play, Playing with a Partner, Playing in a Group and Playground Play. Part 2: The Staff Training Programme This section provides a PowerPoint Presentation accompanied by facilitator notes and training activities for early years teachers and support staff. An accompanying CD-ROM provides resources and PowerPoint files. A second CD-ROM provides an audio recording of the 20 stories. Part 3: Appendices Part 3 includes a selection of key resources: *Certificate of Achievement *Pre and Post Course Checklist *Letter for Parents / Carers *Information Sheet for Parent / Carers *Referrals to Specialist Agencies

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