The School of Life - Know Yourself Prompt Cards - Cards for Self-Reflection

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Spark discussion in your classroom with the Conversation Start Cards. Each card features a question. Use the cards in a small group or with your entire class. The conversation cards are a great way to practice social skills. How can I develop children’s conversation skills? We know that our children are often full of stories to tell, with different ideas floating around their minds. They might know what they want their princess or their hero to do, but they don't always know how they are going to get there. Whether it's working out the setting of their story, describing what their characters can see, or even things like clothing or important items that will appear in their story, these storytelling prompts are a great way to give them a little help along the way. This set of 52 full colour double sided prompt cards is accompanied by an explanatory guide, which provides hints and tips on using the cards to promote reflective practice and reflective supervision. Share these handy top tips with your class to make sure they are getting the most out of their social interactions: You could get students to create their own storyboard for their story, taking inspiration from these cards to draw their own characters and scenes.

Using these prompt cards gives them a helping hand and sparks their imagination onto more weird and wonderful things. We’ve also created these What Would You Do If…? Cards, which get children thinking about how they would respond to a range of real-life scenarios. These cards are great for improving children’s social skills and preparing them for the outside world.

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Critically reflective practice is a key aspect of social work and reflective supervision is seen as vital in promoting good practice. However, reflection is often presented in an abstract and academic way. The cards are designed to take a very different approach - drawing on the different ways in which people think. The cards provide a visual and tactile experience to support all stakeholders to explore reflection in new and creative ways. The card contents cover key specific concepts in reflection, exploring what it is and why it is needed in social work practice, particular skills in reflection are covered as are key models of reflection. You could then task your kids with acting out the story that they vote as their favourite! To help your students write characters, you may also want to use these Character Description Writing Frames . It can also help kids learn to communicate more effectively and they can expand their vocabulary with new and more challenging words they might not have heard of before. This resource contains a brilliantly illustrated set of cards with different prompts for students to use in their writing. It includes cards with ideas for:

PECS® stands for Picture Exchange Communication System. It's a way of communicating, developed in the mid-1908s, that uses pictures on cards to convey thoughts, needs and emotions. Unlike with verbal communication, it's not over-reliant on adults to start conversations with children. Rather, a child that needs something can simply show a communication card to an adult, thereby starting a conversation. Training is available, but you don't have to be trained in PECS® to use communication card resources at home or in the classroom. How does using Communication Cards impact children's speech? You could even use these cards to create a fantastic display. This would work as a great writing aid for students during their literacy lessons, providing inspiration and reminders of what to include. These question prompt cards aim to bring metacognitive questioning into your teaching practice. Each card has five questions that follow the general themes: Creative writing and storytelling are excellent opportunities for kids to practise their language skills. Plus, you can save lots of time on lesson planning and preparation by using these cards time and time again. All of our resources are designed by our specialist team and approved by expert teachers to ensure that you're being provided with the highest quality of content.This resource is great for giving students tips and ideas for what to include in their creative writing. The cards contain fantastic and colourful images that will engage students and keep them interested in their work. All of which are essential ingredients for your child's happiness. The prompt cards will strengthen your little one's social skills, and allow them to flourish in any social setting. Use these illustrated story cards and you and your students will be guaranteed to live happily ever after! These conversation cards include simple text, with ideas and prompts for various conversations topics. For example, some cards ask your students to think discuss their favourite celebrity, something they have done recently, or something that makes them happy. You could even encourage your students to walk around the classroom asking different questions, or discussions to their classmates. Not only does this resource help students that may not be confident engaging in conversation, it also helps them to practise their speaking and listening skills. They will be able to expand on their vocabulary, too!

You could use these cards on a handy display to show children what each command means. That way, they'll know what the expected response is once they have been given instructions, for example, only putting your hand up means to not shout out. have where props are to be shown. For example: Main Idea One - Supporting Idea - Example - Show slide 1 Our After School Question Cards are a brilliant tool for enabling interesting conversations. However, there's a lot more to what makes a good conversation than just the words we speak. If children are having trouble communicating with others or learning to speak in a new language, conversation prompts and games can be really useful. It's thought that, after using communication cards to explore communication, children are more open to communication. Benefits of using communication cards include:A person living with dementia or memory problems may need help when they're out in the community. They can carry a helpcard around with them and can show it to someone if they need support with daily activities.The helpcards are a great tool to help people maintain their independence. How should the helpcard be used? Tell the Story: Thato and the Cake - The pictures in this story tell the tale and Thato and a cake that her mum has baked. Children will need to fill in the speech bubbles and captions to complete the story. A great way to introduce children to how dialogue can change a scene, and how to summarise ideas in a short sentence or two for captions.

Find more ESL speaking activities in our ESL Speaking Resources Category. What are the benefits of the After School Question Cards?Our teacher-made After School Question Cards are the perfect conversation starters. From favourite colours, to super-powers, to life aspirations, your children won't be running out of things to talk about any time soon. Exam wrappers foster metacognition in students (i.e. getting to think about how they learn best and what factors are influencing their academic performance) - use of exam wrappers are frequently cited by researchers as an example of effective metacognition in schools. For your convenience, we have also included some of our other metacognition sample resources in this bundle.