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Title The Friendly classroom for a small planet : a handbook on creative approaches to living and problem solving for children / by Priscilla Prutzman ... [and others] ; illustrations by Dana McMurray
Published Philadelphia, PA : New Society Publishers, [1988]
©1988

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 W'PONDS CRC  371.3 Pru/Fcf  AVAILABLE
Description x, 131 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm
Contents Creative response--meeting the challenge of violence -- An idea grows--the roots of violence -- Preparing and planning--some preliminary considerations -- Getting started--the role of facilitator -- The challenge of integration--moving beyond the workshop approach -- Let's get acquainted--exercises that help remember names -- Freeing ourselves up-- loosening-up activities -- Let's build community--learning to cooperate -- Do you hear me?--learning to communicate -- We are special--affirmation of ourselves and others -- A notebook all about me--creating a treasured possession -- Let's make an instrument--an affirming activity for everyone -- Sometimes we can all win--creative conflict resolution -- But how do we resolve the problem?--some conflict scenarios -- Doesn't anybody understand?: The need to share feelings and develop trust -- How did it work?--lets evaluate -- Why only classrooms?--expanding our skills to meet wider needs
Summary Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, e, p, i, t
Notes "Children's Creative Response to Conflict Program."
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 120-126
Audience For use with Primary school children
Subject Children -- Life skills guides.
Classroom management.
Classroom environment.
Conflict (Psychology)
Conflict management -- Study and teaching (Primary)
Conflict management -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Creative activities and seat work.
Conflict management.
Interpersonal relations.
Educational games.
Primary school teaching.
Problem solving -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Problem solving -- Study and teaching (Primary)
Author Prutzman, Priscilla.
Children's Creative Response to Conflict Program.
LC no. 88173961
ISBN 0865711283
0865711291 (paperback)