ELEMENTARY / Character Education

Grades 1 & up. Encourage children to exchange negative behavior for positive as they take on the roles of bullies, victims, and bystanders in this board game. Game contains one game board, 54 playing cards, six pawns, and a die.

3 years & up. This beautifully crafted set of tactile stones is engraved with faces showing 12 common emotions. Stones are durable in sand and water, indoors and out, providing opportunities to explore emotions across different environments. Set of 12 stones measure 2 1/4" wide each.

Grades Prek - 3. "What would you do?" scenarios help students of all ages develop decision-making skills with this go-anywhere and easy-to-use jar. Perfect for developing 21st century skills! Jar contains 101 cards.

This DVD is an instructional, interactive DVD developed by Devereux. It includes 28 video clips from actual early childhood classrooms in these six categories: Prevention in Action, Positive Guidance in Action, Learning Opportunities, Developing Observation Skills, Case Study Pre-Intervention, and Case Study Intervention. Training guide is downloadable and printable directly from the DVD.

3 years & up. Don, Lauri, and Jan are known for their ability to capture attention by creating a fun, leaning environment where children are invited to participate, sing, dance and experience music's magic.

The DECA-P2 Record Forms are strength-based, nationally standardized, reliable, valid, and easy-to-use! This set includes 40 assessment forms and a pad of 40 individual child profile forms.

8 years & up. Solid information, sound advice, fun illustrations, real-life topics, and practical tips - no wonder these books are so popular with young readers! Together they make a cool collection of self-help books that really help. Buy all of them together as a set of 4 or pick your favorite titles and purchase them individually. Paperback. Book Titles: Bullying Is a Pain in the Brain (112 pages), Cliques, Phonies, & other Baloney (136 pages), Don't Behave Like You Live in a Cave (128… More »

3 - 6 years. Educating children about how to identify and handle their emotions is as important as other kinds of learning. These books use simple and reassuring language to help children understand and manage their feelings and relate successfully to others. Set of 7 paperbook books or individual titles. 24 pages each.

Grades K - 1. A wonderful way to teach diversity and tolerance to young children with full-colored photos of children with different disabilities enjoying activities with their peers.

The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) is a 72-item, standardized,norm-referenced behavior rating scale that assesses the social-emotional competencies that serve as protective factors for children in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Standard scores can be used to calibrate each child?s competence in each of the eight dimensions and guide school/program-wide, classwide, and individual strategies to promote those competencies. Nationally normed on 2,500 children, the DESSA continues… More »

The e-DECA will require an annual license fee for e-DECA platform which is web-based computer version of the entire suite of Devereux' Center for Resilient Children Assessments, which includes access to the following ages 4 weeks - 8th grade.

Birth - 6 years. This web-based assessment solution administers the DECA for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers online in English and Spanish. Completes all scoring and generates immediate access to reports, including individual ratings, rater comparisons, pre-post comparisons, parent letter, and group profiles.

Birth - 6 years. This web-based assessment solution administers the DECA for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers online in English and Spanish. Completes all scoring and generates immediate access to reports, including individual ratings, rater comparisons, pre-post comparisons, parent letter, and group profiles.

Disc One includes five episodes: What is Challenging Behavior?, Developmentally Appropriate Behavior, Why Do Kids Misbehave?, Parents as Partners and Skill Development Study #1.

Disc Two includes five episodes: Prevention Strategies, Behavioral Planning I, Behavioral Planning II, Intervention Strategies, and Skill Development Study #2.

3 years & up. Afraid of the dark? Homework problems? Trouble with friends? Whatever is bothering you - your Worry Eater is here to help. Simply write or draw your worry on a piece of paper, feed it to your Worry Eater, zip up the mouth and your Worry Eater will hold onto them so you don't have to. Together you'll get through it! Worry Eaters® is a plush toy. It is intended to comfort a child. The design of the toy, which incorporates a zipper at the mouth, allows a child to insert into the… More »

This resource outlines a four-step, supportive strategy to transform challenging behavior by helping children learn about their feelings and gain self-control. Paperback. 88 pages.

Birth - 6 years. This web-based assessment solution administers the DECA for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers online in English and Spanish. Completes all scoring and generates immediate access to reports, including individual ratings, rater comparisons, pre-post comparisons, parent letter, and group profiles.

PreK - Grade K. Flower Feelings are fun, lovable emotional development toys that help children talk about their feelings. They are a brilliant Social Emotional resource for preschool and kindergarten. A Social Emotional skill building kit designed as an engaging toy that teaches the language of Emotional Intelligence. They are a playful way for parents and teachers to talk with children about feelings. What are feelings? How do they change throughout the day? Does everybody have the same feelings?… More »

4 - 7 years. Explore the look and tone of emotions as kids match narrative statements to photographs of children's faces showing different expressions. To play, students listen to the sounds on the CD and place tokens on the images on their game cards that match what they hear. Each game set includes 12 game cards (5 1/2" x 8 1/2" each) with 8 photos per card, 120 game tokens, an audio CD, and directions in English, Spanish, and French. It also supports NCTM and NAEYC standards.

Grades K - 8. This comprehensive kit contains the following resources to screen children's social-emotional competence and monitor progress across time: DESSA-Mini Record Forms: Four alternate 8-item forms. Each kit contains one pad of 25 copies of each form. Available in English and Spanish. Ongoing Progress Monitoring Forms: Used to track and evaluate progress over time, this form provides a visual display of each child's progress. Each kit contains one pad of 25 copies. DESSA-Mini Manual: This… More »

This resource offers early childhood professionals research-based strategies to enhance children's social and emotional health, as well as checklists and tips for improving the overall quality of programs.

This guide provides early childhood professionals with the directions they need to use and interpret results of the DECA-P2. The manual also provides research information related to the development and standardization of the DECA-P2, including information about the instrument's reliability and validity.

The collection of simple strategies helps adults build their own resilience. Full of reflection opportunities, it includes a survey that offers caregivers and parents a tool to monitor their personal social and emotional health.