BOUNCE BACK!

A Classroom Resiliency Program

Helen McGrath & Toni Noble

Pearson Education Australia, Melbourne
http://www.pearsoned.com.au

BOUNCE BACK! is based on the principle that it is important to start as early as possible to teach children and young people to cope with life.

The program teaches the personal skills of resilience through the key learning areas. There is a special emphasis on Literacy, Science and Technology and Social Studies. The parent program shows parents how to reinforce the teaching of the same skills at home.

Teacher's Resource Books

Level 1 - Junior Primary

Level 2 - Middle Primary

Level 3 - Upper Primary to Junior Secondary

Teacher's Handbook

The teacher’s handbook explores the theory, rationale and research behind the BOUNCE BACK! Resilience program and outlines strategies for its delivery.

Each of the three teacher’s resource books contains ten detailed curriculum units with hundreds of classroom activities and blackline masters. These resources and activities explore topics related to student resilience such as

• Developing positive values
• Developing courage and strategies for bouncing back
• Looking on the bright side
• Managing emotions
• Relationship skills
• Humour as a coping tool
• Dealing with bullying
• Being successful