Warning: Choking Hazard - small parts. not for children under 3 years.
Clear Thinking
Product Description
Clear Thinking® empowers kids to solve interpersonal problems by focusing on positive solutions and without the need to blame themselves or others. These positive thinking skills will help students deal with interpersonal problems effectively in school with peers and adults as well as at home with siblings and parents. Students learn how to respect themselves and others, to avoid common pitfalls, and to think clearly about problems and frustrations as they arise. The game builds thinking and problem solving skills for such issues as anger, frustration, disappointment, and jealousy.
An antidote to negativity, Clear Thinking® can improve self-esteem and reduce oppositional behavior. The game empowers kids to choose a positive perspective toward home, school, and the community. Positive behaviors naturally will follow the positive outlook.
The game is based on Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), which holds that emotional problems stem from irrational thinking processes. In his theory, the way to solve and avoid problems is to practice rational thinking. In the game rational thinking is referred to as “clear” thinking, and irrational thinking is referred to as “muddy” thinking. On the game board three animals represent common manifestations of muddy thinking. Players learn to identify the muddy thinking practiced by Blaming Bear, My Way Moose, and Downer Dragon (who represents an unduly pessimistic view of oneself and the future). By picking from four sets of cards and answering questions, players learn (1) how to identify the three common forms of muddy thinking, and (2) how to use clear thinking in the situations presented on the cards. Friendly competition is encouraged as players try to win points by giving good answers to the questions on the cards. Two sets of rules make the game educational and exciting for students in grades 2 - 5.
Grades 2 - 5 . (Also high interest material for older students and for kindergarten and first grade students when the teacher reads and helps explain the cards).
SCANS Skills Addressed:
Foundation Skills: Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Basic Skills Workplace Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Systems
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn to recognize negative and irrational thinking patterns, such as focusing on blaming self or others instead of focusing on problem solving.
2. Learn that these negative thinking patterns lead to frustration and unhappiness.
3. Learn clear, rational thinking patterns and positive actions that can deal successfully with problem situations.
4. Learn to recognize negative thinking patterns in their own behavior and change them into positive, more effective patterns of thought and behavior.
An antidote to negativity, Clear Thinking® can improve self-esteem and reduce oppositional behavior. The game empowers kids to choose a positive perspective toward home, school, and the community. Positive behaviors naturally will follow the positive outlook.
The game is based on Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), which holds that emotional problems stem from irrational thinking processes. In his theory, the way to solve and avoid problems is to practice rational thinking. In the game rational thinking is referred to as “clear” thinking, and irrational thinking is referred to as “muddy” thinking. On the game board three animals represent common manifestations of muddy thinking. Players learn to identify the muddy thinking practiced by Blaming Bear, My Way Moose, and Downer Dragon (who represents an unduly pessimistic view of oneself and the future). By picking from four sets of cards and answering questions, players learn (1) how to identify the three common forms of muddy thinking, and (2) how to use clear thinking in the situations presented on the cards. Friendly competition is encouraged as players try to win points by giving good answers to the questions on the cards. Two sets of rules make the game educational and exciting for students in grades 2 - 5.
Grades 2 - 5 . (Also high interest material for older students and for kindergarten and first grade students when the teacher reads and helps explain the cards).
SCANS Skills Addressed:
Foundation Skills: Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Basic Skills Workplace Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Systems
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn to recognize negative and irrational thinking patterns, such as focusing on blaming self or others instead of focusing on problem solving.
2. Learn that these negative thinking patterns lead to frustration and unhappiness.
3. Learn clear, rational thinking patterns and positive actions that can deal successfully with problem situations.
4. Learn to recognize negative thinking patterns in their own behavior and change them into positive, more effective patterns of thought and behavior.
