Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, and Violence Prevention Programs - BeCool Series - Lower Elementary

1st grade teacher overheard a student tell a classmate to 'BeCool' as he was about to be disciplined; 2nd grade teacher overheard students referring to the videos on anger when trying to resolve a playground dispute; another 2nd grade teacher discovered a couple of students practicing the 4-step plan during recess. Quite a testimony to the value of this series.
- Christy Reinold, CA

Chester the Cat and His Real Life Friends Will Show Students
the Secrets of Being Cool

BeCool "He teased me!" "She's a bully!" How many times a day do you hear this and more from your students? For kids, these are tough everyday problems that never go away -- problems they must learn to handle in order to protect themselves and learn lifelong conflict resolution skills.

Learning how to deal with these problems is a core skill that your students need now, and will use throughout their lives. For kids, these are tough everyday problems that never go away -- problems they must learn to handle in order to protect themselves and learn lifelong conflict resolution skills.

The powerful tool of peer video modeling has proven enormously effective in reaching all levels of students, from the behaviorally challenged to those who simply face everyday tensions at home, in the classroom and on the playground.

The Lower Elementary BeCool program is composed of five modules:

Module 1: Coping with Criticism

Coping with criticism isn't always easy. This BeCool module will help you teach your students the negative consequences of reacting like a victim or of responding like a hothead when being criticized, as well as the advantages of being assertively "cool."

Includes:
· 1 DVD (with teacher-parent video) or 2 VHS tapes and one teacher-parent tape
· Chester cartoon
· Teacher's guide

Module 1: $149
DVD Order No. 1043.1D
VHS Order No. 1043.1V

Module 2: Coping with Teasing

For children in kindergarten through second grade, teasing can be an everyday headache. If not controlled, it can result in aggressive behavior, social withdrawal, and a damaged self-concept, problems that follow a student into adulthood.

Includes:
· 1 DVD (with teacher-parent video) or 3 VHS tapes and one teacher-parent tape
· Chester cartoon
· Teacher's guide

Module 2: $149
DVD Order No. 1043.2D
VHS Order No. 1043.2V

Module 3: Coping with Bullying

Bullies can make life miserable, even dangerous, for children in the lower grades. George and his friends model the use of anti-victimization strategies with unknown bullies while Aurora uses the 4-step Assertion Plan to cope with bullying from her friends in the form of peer pressure.

Includes:
· 1 DVD (with teacher-parent video) or 2 VHS tapes and one teacher-parent tape
· Chester cartoon
· Teacher's guide

Module 3: $149
DVD Order No. 1043.3D
VHS Order No. 1043.3V

Modules 4 & 5: Coping with Anger
Others & Self

Modules 4 & 5 of the BeCool series help kids deal with all types of anger by using a simple 4-step plan. Students will see Taylor coping with Jay's anger after accidentally bumping into him, and see Morganne's reaction to Dominic, who thinks she "cheated."

Each module includes:
· 1 DVD (with teacher-parent video) or 2 VHS tapes and one teacher-parent tape
· Chester cartoon
· Teacher's guide

Module 4 (Anger: Others): $149
DVD Order No. 1043.4D
VHS Order No. 1043.4V

Module 5 (Anger: Self): $149
DVD Order No. 1043.5D
VHS Order No. 1043.5V

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