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MISCELLANEOUS Title: Step by Step: A Young Person's Guide to Positive Community Change Summary: This text discusses a group of youth and adults who are working together to create a place in their community that is just for youth, called the Mosaic Youth Center.
Title: Peer Pals! Helping Kids Succeed in School Author 1: Bowman, Robert P. Author 2: Chanaca, John N. Publisher: American Guidance Service Inc. Date: 1994 Categories: Miscellaneous Format: Kit Call Number: M6003 Summary: Peer Pals is a peer-tutoring program for elementary-aged children in which upper-elementary students are trained to help primary students learn to be "Super Students"-students who like school and believe they can succeed at schoolwork. With its dual focus on attitudes and academics, Peer Pals uniquely addresses both the affective and the cognitive development of the younger students and their older mentors. The program includes the novel approach of incorporating the character-development aspects of martial arts into the training and tutoring sessions.
Title: 201 Icebreakers, Group Mixers, Warm-Ups, Energizers, and Playful Activities Summary: Running a training session? Giving a speech? Heading a workshop? Making a presentation? Icebreakers come in handy in all these situations and this is the largest and most imaginative collection you will find anywhere! With the help of these playful, fun-filled games, exercises, and activities, you will be able to start every session, meeting, speech, or presentation with a burst of energy and fun. Title: Energizers and Icebreakers: Book I Summary: This text is designed to instill motivation for your group through understanding, trust and excitement. By using these icebreaker activities you will enhance orientation sessions, as well as increase effectiveness in getting to know each other group activities. Title: More Energizers and Icebreakers: Book II Summary: More exciting energizers and icebreakers newly developed to enhance the learning environment in your class or group. Title: Smart Boys Summary: The authors of this text describe issues faced by our brightest boys ad men, and the concerns of those around them. The authors also offer insights within the text on bright beginnings, adolescent gifted boys, gifted minority boys, what research tells us, boy code problems, relationships, family issues, self-actualization, and guiding gifted men. Title: Energizers: Calisthenics for the Mind Summary: In this text, the author draws upon his years of creativity and experience to assemble a variety of exercises and acti9vities to jump start the learning process. The activities can be categorized as energizers, games, and initiatives. Title: 101 Life Skills: Games for Children Author 1: Bernie Badegruber Publisher: Hunter House inc., Publishers Date: 2005 Categories: Miscellaneous Format: Text Call Number: M6009 Summary: 101 Life Skills provides games that teach tolerance, self-awareness, and responsibility and help kids to deal with fear, mistrust, and aggression. For ages 6-12.
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