Zest & Live It Activity Guide

Zest & Live It Activity Guide

Author: Tamara Zentic

Publisher: Boys Town Press

Published: 2015-08-01

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1936734737

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Engaging Activities to Promote and Practice Optimism and Enthusiasm Incite middle and high school students to become more motivated and less apathetic! Incorporate the quality of zest into their lives to bring them more energy for tackling daily assignments. Each of 23 lessons for obtaining zest emphasizes an important social skill, such as making decisions or disagreeing appropriately, and ties it to a desired executive function such as organization or self-control. Designed to accompany the ZEST: Live It! book, these activities will engage and excite students, teaching them to find value in the passion and enthusiasm of living with zest! Teachers implementing the Boys Town Education Model will find these activities a great way to incorporate more social skill practice beyond the basic skills. Each lesson is structured for a class period, or can be extended for several sessions. Students will work independently or in teams. The easy-to-use lessons involve use of technology through various devices to fully engage and motivate digital-savvy students. Flipped classroom ideas are listed for all activities.


Zest & Live It!

Zest & Live It!

Author: Tamara Zentic

Publisher: Boys Town Press

Published: 2015-08-02

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1936734729

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Generate more energy and enthusiasm in teens and pre-teens. Help young people understand the thrill of finding the passion and joy life has to offer, regardless of the challenges they face. We’ve all been there before. Dark, gloomy Monday mornings when we’d rather stay in bed than face the challenges of the day. But imagine if every day felt that way. Imagine if you never really felt compelled or impassioned to get out and live life! ZEST is the pep you need to get out there, look life in the eye and live! ZEST, like all executive functions, can be difficult for some students to grasp, especially those at the middle and secondary level. But learning this critical component of social-emotional development can make all the difference in a student’s ability to enjoy the spice of life. This is the second book in the From Black & White to Living Color series.


Well-Managed Schools 2nd Edition

Well-Managed Schools 2nd Edition

Author: Michele Hensley, M.S.

Publisher: Boys Town Press

Published: 2012-10-17

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1944882022

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Well-Managed Schools offers a structured approach to school-wide behavior management, giving you effective strategies for empowering students with social and self-management skills while building positive relationships. With new information on the importance of social and emotional learning in the classroom and using multi-tiered support systems to address disruptive behavior, this manual is now an even more valuable tool in helping you improve and enhance your school's social and learning climate and build a true school "community." The authors describe the Boys Town Education Model, a school-based intervention strategy that emphasizes behavior-management practices, relationship-building techniques, and social skills instruction. They also provide step-by-step instructions and examples for proven teaching interactions that encourage positive behavior, reduce or prevent inappropriate behaviors, and correct misbehaviors.


Building Resiliency in Youth

Building Resiliency in Youth

Author: Kat McGrady, ED.D.

Publisher: Boys Town Press

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1944882782

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Recognize trauma and learn how to support children and teens who have been impacted by it. This guide will help you not only recognize the signs of trauma but will show you how to best support individuals dealing with it. You’ll also learn how to: - Encourage and cultivate resilience - Practice intentional reflection - Identify compassion fatigue and methods to alleviate the effects Included is information for leaders on how to provide trauma-informed professional development and training to their staff or community. The more you know about the overall impact of trauma on a developing child or teen, the more effective you will be in promoting long-term overall well-being. There are many resiliency and trauma-focused resources that focus on defining and identifying key aspects of trauma and resilience, yet, few provide specifics as to how to support youths in overcoming trauma. For this reason, this guide has been structured to primarily focus on concrete and user-friendly strategies for supporting children and teens in building resilience and the skills to counteract trauma, as well as meaningful follow up to ensure enduring effectiveness.


Time to Get Started! A Story about Learning to Take Initiative

Time to Get Started! A Story about Learning to Take Initiative

Author: Bryan Smith

Publisher: Boys Town Press

Published: 2019-09-28

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1545747857

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Blake and Mom explore WHY Blake doesn't want to get started, and they go through a few simple steps on how to take initiative and get things done. Will Blake be able to use these steps to get started on his work at home and school? Find out in the very popular Executive FUNction series.


Grit & Bear It! Activity Guide

Grit & Bear It! Activity Guide

Author: Tamara Zentic

Publisher: Boys Town Press

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 1934490652

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Dozens of activities to help reinforce a child’s ability to show grit and persevere. Created specifically for middle and high school students. The 25 activities included in these pages will engage students, encourage and inspire them to have important conversations with adults outside the classroom, and teach them how to persevere in daily life.


The Saints' Guide to Happiness

The Saints' Guide to Happiness

Author: Robert Ellsberg

Publisher: Image

Published: 2005-09-27

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0385515669

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“What is happiness and how can I find it?” may be one of the most frequently asked questions there is. Perhaps that’s because it is so hard to experience lasting happiness. In The Saints’ Guide to Happiness, Robert Ellsberg suggests that some of the best people to show us are holy men and women throughout history—from St. Augustine to Flannery O’Connor, Thomas Merton to St. Theresa of Avila and Mother Theresa. These people weren’t saints because of the way they died or their visions or wondrous deeds. They were saints because of their extraordinary capacity for goodness and love, which—in the end—makes us happy.


The Boomers' Guide to Online Dating

The Boomers' Guide to Online Dating

Author: Judsen Culbreth

Publisher: Rodale Books

Published: 2005-07-28

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1609616448

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The Boomer's Guide to Online Dating is a thorough yet lighthearted guide to online dating, designed primarily to help the over-35 woman browse Internet sites--with confidence, ease, and a sense of adventure--and capture that special someone. Online dating is a national phenomenon, with some 30 million people logging on to dating sites each month. Yet many women over 35 still hesitate when it comes to browsing for a mate. That's exactly how author Judsen Culbreth felt when she found herself single again at age 49, after a 20-year marriage. Overcoming her own trepidation, she decided to take the plunge and post an online personals ad. Not only did she get 84 responses within 2 days, but eventually she found romance and a second chance at love and marriage. Now she draws upon her own online adventures and her vast experience in magazine and TV journalism to provide Boomers and mature GenXers with the guide they need to navigate their way through the three stages of cyber-courtship: defining compatibility, creating chemistry, and closing on commitment. Culbreth understands the lives and yearnings of mature single women and speaks empathetically to the concerns of her audience, addressing worries about their desirability, the safety of the Internet, and the availability of good men. Her book combines research; how-to advice; warm, personal success stories; and quizzes and exercises. Women over 35 who are ready to brave the confusing world of online dating will find the information and reassurance they seek in her breezy and very smart guide.


Zest Your Life

Zest Your Life

Author: Linda Babulic

Publisher:

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781628652208

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ZEST Your Life-A Taste of Inner Wisdom is the confidence and happiness building recipe that women have been waiting for. The book weaves together research studies, anecdotal examples, tips and the author's own wisdom. It is a thorough account of how to bring more ZEST into one's life.


Is There an App for That?

Is There an App for That?

Author: Bryan Smith

Publisher: Boys Town Press

Published: 2018-01-23

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1545721521

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Magic Apps promise to make Hailey taller, faster, smarter, and so much more. Join Hailey as she uses app after app to become someone she isn't. Soon she realizes that trying to be like others isn't all it's cracked up to be!