Life Skills

Decision-making

‘….(some) questions are ambiguous and have no intrinsically unique answer……(the) brain is engaging in adaptive decision-making…… life is fraught with ambiguities and most critical decisions….adaptive decisions get us through life’. Elaborative rehearsal can develop adaptive decision-making skills because students will have more opportunities to make new connections’. David Sousa 2003

Modern life is fraught with challenging situations, dilemmas and difficult decisions; Learn4life have produced a series of discussion cards which covers topics that present concern in a young person’s life. Through our activities, pupils can discuss these concerns in a safe environment and focus on possible courses of action.

Take a look at our new Healthy School Products: Dilemma Dramas, Bodysense and Surfsafe.

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Positive People Poster Set	£29.50 Price excluding VAT and delivery
All people, but young people especially, need positive role models. These posters depict many of the qualities required for them to develop into healthy, responsible, confident members of society. All the posters are attractively illustrated to engage the students' attention. 7 A3 size posters packaged in a sturdy plastic zip wallet Age 7
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New Dilemma Drama - But it's not mine!	£25.00 Price excluding VAT and delivery
A playlet from the new Dilemma Dramas series. Dilemma Dramas are a series of 3 hard-hitting playlets for adolescents that tackle vital issues head-on. Each playlet can be used with groups or a whole class to kick start in depth work on serious subjects or simply as one-off activities. This playlet deals with the issues of trust and theft. This set, packaged in an A4 plastic zip wallet, comprises a script for each character and a master script for the teacher or facilitator presented as an A5 booklet and a free CD-ROM containing the scripts in printable format, printable 'Jury' Sheets for all participants and a guide for the teacher containing suggestions for use and character notes for all the roles. Suitable for ages 12+
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Dilemma Drama - Go on, just a drop won't hurt!

New Dilemma Drama - Go on, just a drop won't hurt!	£25.00 Price excluding VAT and delivery
Another playlet from the new Dilemma Drama series. This play looks at the issues surrounding peer pressure and alcohol consumption. This resource can be used with groups or with a whole class to kick start in depth work on serious subjects or simply as one off activities Pack comprises a set of scripts, one for each character and a master script for the teacher or facilitator presented as A5 booklet and a free CD-ROM containing the scripts in printable format, printable 'Jury' sheets for all participants and a guide for the teacher containing suggestions for use and character notes for all the roles Suitable for ages 12+
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New Dilemma Drama - Trust me, it's fun	£25.00 Price excluding VAT and delivery Current daily price
Part of the new Dilemma Dramas series. This playlet looks at the pressure for sexual activity in teenage relationships. This resource can be used with groups or with a whole class to kick start in depth work on serious subjects or simply as one off activities Pack comprises a set of scripts, one for each character and a master script for the teacher or facilitator presented as an A5 booklet and a free CD-ROM containing the scripts in printable format, printable 'Jury' sheets for all participants and a guide for the teacher containing suggestions for use and character notes for all the roles. Suitable for ages 12+
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New Surfsafe - Multi Pack	£25.00 Price excluding VAT and delivery Current daily price
A set of posters that outline essential rules for safety on the Web A vital resource for today’s Internet society, this set of posters is written in ‘teen-speak’ to outline and reinforce 8 basic rules for the safe use of chat rooms and social networking sites. The set comprises 5 copies of the A3 poster which can be distributed around the school. The multi-pack also includes a laminated photocopiable A4 size black and white copy of the poster to hand out to the youngsters and a free CD-ROM containing printable A4 copies of the poster in colour and greyscale, an A4 guide for parents and teachers providing useful websites for information, help and further advice. Suitable for all ages
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New Single Surfsafe Poster	£5.00 Price excluding VAT and delivery
1 copy of the A3 Size Surfsafe Poster
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New Bodysense	£26.00 Price excluding VAT and delivery
BodySense is a unique programme designed to develop safe decision-making in young people. The programme has been developed from many years working in the area of thinking skills and brings together the different strengths of other well-known strategies - de Bono's Thinking Hats, PMI and Blooms' Taxonomy. BodySense involves activities that will facilitate learning for all types of learner - visual, aural, and kinaesthetic - thus making the strategy accessible to all. "The most powerful effect of BodySense is to create a thinking pause before youngsters act spontaneously or rashly and this could prove to be life-saving." Pack contains: 3 A4 photocopiable worksheets 10 A4 glossy coloured pictures CD of the BodySense Rap BodySense Rap lyrics Set of 120 stickers Set of 60 'credit cards' Guide to the programme giving full details of the resources and suggested ways of teaching it.
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New Mandala Magic	£4.30 Price excluding VAT and delivery
A positive Behaviour Tool A young child has a tantrum when his world spins out of control; an older child may quickly fare up and lash out either verbally and physically. Help him to find balance and self-control by offering a constructive activity in a safe, reflective environment. These 40 designs are based on traditional mandala, a shape believed to create calm and develop brain balance. Each design is available as blank or as partly coloured for the child to complete symmetrically. The set presents a way of dealing with unwanted behaviour in a positive way, which allows the child to consider his actions without destroying his self-belief. Full instructions for use are included. CD-ROM containing 40 separate Mandala designs each presented as either blank or semi-coloured - 80 in all.
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