Heart Masters Coping Cards: Cards & Classroom Activities Book

Coping Strategies for Young People.

Based on the brilliant research of the Late Dr Chris Madden, these cards and accompanying book may be used in games, lessons or when communicating with young people about health, positive behaviour, classroom management, emotional intelligence and social skills.

40 plastic coated cards with a 39 page teaching and counselling A4 booklet with blackline masters.

Table of Contents

Activity Book Contents

Explanatory notes

• Coping styles

Classroom Activities

• Introductory Note
• Why?

Stress

• Activity one: What is stress?
• Worksheet Feeling stressed?
• Activity two: Levels of stress
• Scales of stress: What do you think?
• Activity three: Effects of stress
• Worksheet Feeling the Heat
• Activity four: Coping with stress
• Activity five: Making choices
• Activity six: How does it feel?
• Activity seven: Counselling about stress

Changing Behaviour

• Introduction

Cycle of Change Model

• Activity one: How do you change behaviour?
• Activity two: Coping with change

Study habits

• Activity one: Are you satisfied with your behaviour?
• Worksheet Study skills personal evaluation test
• Activity two: Planning changes to study habits
• Worksheet Winners and Bloopers.
• Activity three: Let's do it
• Worksheet D-day - Making a plan
• Worksheet Acting - Making a contract
• Activity four: Keeping at it!