Bounce Back! is a whole school program from Foundation to Year 6 which provides students the skills to ‘bounce back’ when they experience sadness, difficulties, frustrations and challenging times. This completely updated and revised program contains an updated Handbook exploring the most recent evidence-based research that underpins Bounce Back! plus ten substantially revised Curriculum Units, all with updated topics, teaching strategies and resources.
New to the 3rd Edition
increased support for teacher wellbeing and embedding practices
stronger Positive Education, CASEL and Australian Curriculum linkages
more suggestions for differentiation and program implementation.
Reader+ the next generation eBook includes these digital resources:
an additional Science curriculum unit
new Australian, NSW and Victorian curriculum correlation charts
170+ interactive tools, games and activities
200+ Blackline Masters
tools for measuring wellbeing and resilience
revised resources lists
key information for families.
Features
Ten substantially revised Curriculum Units, all with updated topics, teaching strategies and resources:
Core values
Social values – all new
People bouncing back
Courage
Looking on the bright side
Emotions
Relationships
Humour
Being safe
Success
Each curriculum unit uses children’s literature, thinking tools and cooperative learning strategies plus a variety of cross-curricular classroom activities to help students:
develop positive and pro-social values, including those related to ethical and intercultural understanding
develop self-awareness, social awareness and social skills
develop self-management strategies for coping and bouncing back
find courage in everyday life as well as in difficult circumstances
think optimistically and look on the bright side
boost positive emotions and manage negative emotions
develop skills for countering bullying
use humour as a coping tool
develop strengths, skills and attitudes for being successful.