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Everyone's Talking: Stories to Engage Middle Schoolers in Social Conversation

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Cindi Dodd

  • Everyone's Talking
  • Everyone's Talking
    Activities include relating with peers, interacting with adults and authority figures, using social media or recognizing bullying.

60 pages
Interest Age: 12 to 15
2014
ISBN: 9781934490631

Everyone's Talking - read-aloud short stories about teens with social dilemmas to solve. Each story has discussion questions to encourage teens to talk it out and offer problem-solving ideas for their fictional counterparts. Topics are varied and include relating with peers, interacting with adults and authority figures, using social media or recognizing bullying. Stories were created by a middle school counselor based on true scenarios.

Teens will gain skills they need to make best decisions in future similar interactions. Educators will build positive relationships, engaging teens in topics they easily relate to while guiding their conversations. The activities are appropriate for use in the classroom, during homeroom advisement period, in detention programs or for universal (Tier 1) or targeted (Tier 2) positive behavior support interventions. Tips for conducting positive and respectful class meetings are included.

Included CD provides printable worksheets, discussion questions and social skills posters.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

  • SECTIQN 1 Changing Relationships.

STORY 1: Changes

Class Meeting Discussion Questions

Social Skills Lessons and Activities

  • SECTION 2 Relationships with Adults

STORY 2: Teacher Trouble

Class Meeting Discussion Questions

Social Skills Lessons and Activities

  • SECTION 3 Interacting with Authority Figures

STORY 3: Truant

Class Meeting Discussion Questions

Social Skills Lessons and Activities

  • SECTION 4 Peer Relationships.

STORY 4: Mean

Class Meeting Discussion Questions

Social Skills Lessons and Activities

  • SECTION 5 Standing Up for What's Right.

STORY 5: Burn

Class Meeting Discussion Questions

Social Skills Lessons and Activities

  • SECTION 6 Technology and the Bully

STORY 6: Social Media

Class Meeting Discussion Questions

Social Skills Lessons and Activities

  • SECTION 7 Peer Issues

STORY 7: Drama

Class Meeting Discussion Questions

Social Skills Lessons and Activities

APPENDIX

Social Skills Taught in Each Section