This book is an excellent source for teaching how to Synergize. I love using for students in Grades 1-3 because it offers insight into how to deal with difficult students in a group. This week in Guidance, I spent the entire 30 minutes, just reading and discussing the book. Next week, we will use what we learned this week, to practice Synergizing. I feel it's important to let kids practice this skill in a safe way. Often times, the teachers is so busy making sure the content gets completed in a group, the actual skill of synergizing isn't easy to emphasize, which results in conflicts, power struggles, and misguided groups. Here are some key points of discussion I used this week when reading this book. 1. How many of you have ever had to work in a group with people you didn't care for? 2. Have you ever had any one in your group that was bossy, gross, or not as smart as you? 3. Sometimes we have students in our group that are not a...
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