Product Description
Being emotionally resourceful provides a sound platform for developing other skills across the curriculum. "Self-Intelligence", a companion volume to "Imagine That", is designed to develop emotional resourcefulness in yourself and the children you teach. The two books can be used independently, but when you read them in combination you'll find many useful ways of cross-fertilising techniques to equip children with an emotional toolkit, and the skills to pick the right tool for the job. This book covers: how a process of 'meaning making' converts sensory data into the 'map of reality' that shapes our brains, beliefs and language - and how that map can be redrawn; step-by-step instructions for over 100 practical and immediately useable games, simulations, exercises and techniques to help remove blocks to learning and develop insight, confidence, independence and self-esteem; and exciting new ideas for creative exploration in any subject area, including story-making. Many of the explanations are illustrated and accompanied by photocopiable worksheets. The book's four sections overlap and complement one another: developing sensory acuity - being emotionally capable involves being sensitive to how we and other people behave and feel. This section develops the observation skills that are essential for building awareness and understanding of our environment, others, and ourselves.
From the Inside Flap
Being emotionally resourceful provides a sound platform for developing other skills across the curriculum. Self-Intelligence, a companion volume to Imagine That..., is designed to develop emotional resourcefulness in yourself and the children you teach. The two books can be used independently, but when you read them in combination you’ll find many useful ways of cross-fertilising techniques to equip children with an emotional toolkit, and the skills to pick the right tool for the job.
What the Book Covers:
how a process of ‘meaning making’ converts sensory data into the ‘map of reality’ that shapes our brains, beliefs and language – and how that map can be redrawn
step-by-step instructions for over 100 practical and immediately useable games, simulations, exercises and techniques to help remove blocks to learning and develop insight, confidence, independence and self-esteem
exciting new ideas for creative exploration in any subject area, including story-making. Many of the explanations are illustrated and accompanied by photocopiable worksheets.
The book’s four sections overlap and complement one another:
Developing sensory acuity - Being emotionally capable involves being sensitive to how we and other people behave and feel. This section develops the observation skills that are essential for building awareness and understanding of our environment, others, and ourselves.
Utilising relaxation and break states - The ideal learning environment is one of high challenge and low stress – so here are techniques for so-called ‘break states’ which help create resourceful states in ourselves and modify or stop unhelpful ones.
Enhancing emotional literacy - This section shows strategies for learning to ‘read’ one`s own emotions and those of others, and to express one`s feelings in positive, useful and meaningful ways.
Encouraging a creative attitude - Thinking creatively means being more in touch with our ‘map’ of reality, and willing to explore new ways of linking ideas together. The activities in this section stimulate curiosity, insight, playfulness, perseverance, independence and self-esteem – to help raise standards in all areas, not least in the fields of creative and cultural education.
What the Book Covers:
how a process of ‘meaning making’ converts sensory data into the ‘map of reality’ that shapes our brains, beliefs and language – and how that map can be redrawn
step-by-step instructions for over 100 practical and immediately useable games, simulations, exercises and techniques to help remove blocks to learning and develop insight, confidence, independence and self-esteem
exciting new ideas for creative exploration in any subject area, including story-making. Many of the explanations are illustrated and accompanied by photocopiable worksheets.
The book’s four sections overlap and complement one another:
Developing sensory acuity - Being emotionally capable involves being sensitive to how we and other people behave and feel. This section develops the observation skills that are essential for building awareness and understanding of our environment, others, and ourselves.
Utilising relaxation and break states - The ideal learning environment is one of high challenge and low stress – so here are techniques for so-called ‘break states’ which help create resourceful states in ourselves and modify or stop unhelpful ones.
Enhancing emotional literacy - This section shows strategies for learning to ‘read’ one`s own emotions and those of others, and to express one`s feelings in positive, useful and meaningful ways.
Encouraging a creative attitude - Thinking creatively means being more in touch with our ‘map’ of reality, and willing to explore new ways of linking ideas together. The activities in this section stimulate curiosity, insight, playfulness, perseverance, independence and self-esteem – to help raise standards in all areas, not least in the fields of creative and cultural education.
About the Author
Stephen Bowkett is a full-time writer of novels that span the age range and various genres, as well as a creative writing tutor and qualified hypnotherapist. He has 18 years' experience as a teacher of English. As a member of an advisory group to the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education he helped to discuss the nature of 'creativity' and translate basic definitions and principles into practical activities that teachers could use with pupils immediately, and easily, within the framework of the National Curriculum.
