Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann & Laura L. Feuerborn: Merrell’s Strong Kids-Grades 6-8 [PDF]

Teach socialemotional competencethe foundation of school and social successwith the NEW editions of the Strong Kids Grades 68 curriculum! Strong Kids is the fun and easy way to help your students develop the socialemotional skills they need to manage their challenges and succeed in school and life. Developed by a team of educational and mental health experts, this evidencebased, ageappropriate curriculum is Low cost and low tech Proven to help increase students knowledge of social and emotional concepts and decrease their emotional and behavioral problems Easy to implement with no mental health training required Brief enough to use with any program Through engaging, thoughtprovoking classroom activities, students learn about emotions and the socialemotional skills theyll use for the rest of their lives: managing anger, reducing stress, solving interpersonal problems, and much more. This scientificallybased curriculum runs for 12 weeks, and lessons are easy to fit into your existing schedule (especially with the new options for breaking them into smaller chunks). Partially scripted lessons, handouts, and worksheets are includedall photocopiable and available as downloadsso teachers have everything they need to implement the program with little added cost or preparation. Learn more about the Strong Kids series.