Games and Activities for Exploring Feelings with Children

Vanessa Rogers is a qualified teacher and renowned youth worker with over ten years' experience both at practitioner and management levels. Prior to becoming a nationally acclaimed youth work consultant, Vanessa managed a wide range of services for young people including a large youth centre and targeted detached projects in Hertfordshire, UK. Vanessa's website can be found at www.vanessarogers.co.uk.

• Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1. Making the Rules. 1. Parent/Guardian Consent. 2. Consent Form. 3. Group Rules. 4. Group Graffiti Wall. 5. Individual Contracts. 6. My Action Plan. Part 2.. Getting to Know Each Other. 7. Introduction Circle. 8. My Timeline. 9. My Desert Island. 10. Spider's Web Map. 11. Share/Not Share. 12. Secrets. 13. The Truth, The Whole Truth... 14. This is Me! 15. Attitude Scale. 16. Colours. 17. Helping Hand. 18. Would You...? 19. Feelings File. 20. Things About Me. Part 4. Expressing Yourself. 21. Picture Pairs. 22. Act Out Feelings! 23. Talk, Talk. 24. Reflective Listening. 25. Don't Laugh At Me! 26. Images. 27. Late for School! 28. That Makes Me Angry! 29. I Don't Want To! 30. My Home. 31. Name That Feeling! 32. Feeling Valued. Part 5. Making Friends. 33. Friendship Line. 34. Magic Spell for a Friend. 35. Follow the Crowd. 36. Jealousy Bag. 37. Get Knotted! 38. My Space. 39. The Bus Stop. Part 6. Endings. 40. Positive Thoughts. 41. Today I... 42. Faces. 43. Circle Time. 44. Picture This. 45. Headlines. 46. Gifts.

This interesting resource book, written by a qualified teacher and social worker, contains 45 activities exploring feelings with children and young people. Sections cover: Making the Rules; Getting to Know Each Other; Expressing Yourself; Making Friends; and Endings. There are useful resources such as a parent/guardian consent form and ideas for group rules and antioppressive practice. Many of the activities include pages that can be photocopied (indicated by a tick mark in the top corner). Fun activities include My Home, Feeling Valued, Follow the Crowd and Jealousy Bag. Each activity is clearly explained, with sections covering the aim, what is needed and how to do it.