Kids Skills
Playful and practical solution-finding with children. Warning! Kids Skills is a radical book. It might just change forever your views about parenting, teaching and what constitutes a child's problems.
Kids Skills is a playful and practical approach to solving difficulties faced by children. At the heart of Kids Skills is one very significant notion - practically all problems can be seen as skills that need to be developed. The 15 simple steps that comprise the Kids Skills method show us how to convert problems into skills. These practical steps create dynamic and playful partnerships between carers and children. This method invites children to become active participants in skill-building and solution-finding.
*SPECIAL OFFER:* Was $39.95 discounted price $35.00 Solution Focussed Education for A Happier School A book specially designed for teachers in classrooms who struggle with nitty-gritty of daily encounters with children that can wear teachers down. "You who read this book will probably reflect that it is not only a book about solution-focused teaching. It is more than that, Actually it is manifesto for a well-functioning school system, in which everyone- pupils and teaches as well as support staff and parents - feel good, enjoy themselves, enjoy learning and above... More info
This book brings together leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of music from the conductor of the award-winning, mould-breaking Birralee Blokes, Paul Holley, who comments on the phenomenal success of his choir, through to internationally recognised scholars, Dr Scott Harrison and Dr Bob Smith, who bring research into adolescent participation and indigenous music-making respectively. This book also focuses on the interface of technology and music, instrumental music, and how music contributes to academic skills, social interaction and life skills. From the banks of the Yarra to remote communities of... More info
Independently published by Brisbane based mother to two, Morgot Korhonen, this title is set to inspire and inform young children in the art of growing vegetables and care for the environment. Children will follow Elliott, a young boy who learns about the joys of growing vegetables in pots on his verandah. The bright and crisp illustrations will engage children however parents are not forgotten with a section for parents, full of ideas for creating a sustainable and economical vegie garden at home. More info
