Help me give my students board games that focus on cooperation like Friends and Neighbors: The Helping Game, Pick Me Up, Piggy!, and Guess It, Get It, Gumballs.
As a school counselor, I have the privilege of working with students to assist with their academic and social/emotional needs. I have the unique opportunity to work with all of the students and to be able to focus not only their school work but also help with challenges the students face with their home situation.
We are a Title I school with 37.4% of our students identified as economically disadvantaged.
I see all students in grades K-7 for classroom guidance lessons and additionally many of them for small group or individual counseling services. I also assist students in obtaining their basic needs and connecting families to community resources.
My Project
Many of my students meet with me one-on-one to work on social skills and discuss tough issues. When working with kids, it is easier for them to learn and practice social skills through play and fun instead of sitting and talking about what is bothering them or what skills they need to improve on. I would like to help make our discussions easier for kids by having some fun social skills related games.
My students need cooperation games from Peaceable Kingdom to practice their social skills.
The use of games will help us practice skills such as cooperation, taking turns, respect, and sportsmanship. It is easy for many of my students to tell me what they should do, but applying the skills can sometimes be difficult. I think these games will us practice in a safe space.
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