This book is designed for schools that want to build on the SEAL programme for Primary Schools and really focus on Positive Reinforcement. It supplements the Primary SEAL resources and covers a huge range of issues which affect self esteem and self worth. Each topic has an introduction and an activity page and full instructions on carrying out the activity. All supplementary materials are supplied on a CD-ROM for ease of reproduction.Part One of the book deals with the child's self image and contains lots of activities to build self worth and self esteem. Itexplores feelings in the context of the child as an individual, developing self-awareness and helping the child to realisethat it really is Good to be me'. The activities help children to understand their feelings and to understand why and howthose feelings lead them to behave the way they do particularly the feelings of being excited, proud, surprised, hopeful, disappointed, worried and anxious.Part Two covers children's beliefs and attitudes towards others. Building effective relationships with others has a huge impact on self confidence and these skills are developed in Part Two in the same activity based way. In addition, many of the activities concentrate on building community within the school, concentrating on caring for others, teamwork, etc. Ask any teacher what gift they would like to give students in their care and the answer is always the same: self confidence.This book is your gift to your students. If you teach it and model it in your relationships with children in your class, you willbe giving them the most important gift they will ever receive - self belief.- Jackie Beere OBE, Teacher, Trainer, Consultant and author of The Learner's Toolkit
