Grades 2-3
SDM/SPS
Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving ; A Curriculum for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.
Dr. Maurice J. Elias and Linda Bruene Butler with Erin M. Bruno, Maureen R. Papke, and Teresa Farley Shapiro

Developed over three decades, this research-validated curriculum focuses on teaching skills that will enable students to be reflective, non-impulsive, and responsible decision makers and problem solvers while emphasizing critical thinking skills. SDM/SPS impacts student behavior, academic learning, and social/emotional life. It promotes a multicultural perspective by building group cohesion, acceptance of differences, and the ability to understand different points of view. The activities build skills such as self-control, listening, respectful communication, how to give and receive help, and how to work cooperatively and fairly in groups. The program uses a wide range of cooperative learning methods, such as small-group brainstorming, problem solving, and role-playing activities. Each volume includes assessment tools for tracking progress and numerous reproducible worksheets.

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Grades 4-5
SDM/SPS
Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving A Curriculum for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
Dr. Maurice J. Elias and Linda Bruene Butler with Erin M. Bruno, Maureen R. Papke, and Teresa Farley Shapiro

Developed over three decades, this research-validated curriculum focuses on teaching skills that will enable students to be reflective, non-impulsive, and responsible decision makers and problem solvers while emphasizing critical thinking skills. SDM/SPS impacts student behavior, academic learning, and social/emotional life. It promotes a multicultural perspective by building group cohesion, acceptance of differences, and the ability to understand different points of view. The activities build skills such as self-control, listening, respectful communication, how to give and receive help, and how to work cooperatively and fairly in groups. The program uses a wide range of cooperative learning methods, such as small-group brainstorming, problem solving, and role-playing activities. Each volume includes assessment tools for tracking progress and numerous reproducible worksheets.

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Grades 6-8
SDM/SPS
Social Decision Making/Social Problem Solving for Middle School Students; Skills and Activities for Academic, Social, and Emotional Success
Dr. Maurice J. Elias and Linda Bruene Butler

An ideal extension of the above elementary curriculum, this manual presents a thoroughly tested and effective approach for helping students succeed in middle school. At this critical point in their lives, young adolescents can move in a positive and hopeful direction, or they can enter into a negative, downward spiral. SDM/SPS provides students with basic school survival skills and strategies for responsible decision making and problem solving. It is designed for use with a broad spectrum of learners, including those with emotional and behavioral disorders. Helps reduce school violence, foster social and emotional intelligence, improve academic effort and attention, develop multicultural perspectives, and prevent at-risk students from giving up. Also provides strategies for encouraging parent involvement and for implementing a school-community service project. Includes assessment tools for tracking progress and numerous reproducible worksheets.

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