CASAA Student Activity Sourcebook

This invaluable resource contains information on:
Having fair elections
Generating spirit
Organizing student council
Running fundraisers
Promoting your programs
Leadership class outlines and resources
Assembly presentations
How to run effective events                                       
Further resources for activities
Advice for the rookie and experienced advisor

190 pages   $30.00            Preview this resource

CASAA Leadership Handbook

This newly expanded resource contains information on:
Leadership Course outline
Lessons in leadership for students
Self-awareness exercises
Leadership contract
Goals for leadership
Public speaking skills
Dealing with the media
Goal setting
Further resources for a Leadership course
Material for beginning and experienced teachers

190 pages    $30.00            Preview this resource

Making it Work Workbook

This resource book describes successful election procedures, fundraising principles, a complete relationship workshop and ideas to assist in any leadership program. A valuable addition to your activity library written by experienced activity advisors.

92 pages    $15.00             Preview this resource

Spirit Works: Turn it On!

99 Nuggets

Spirit Works has over 1,000 exciting ideas for lunchtime activities, class competition games, staff appreciation suggestions and fundraising ideas. 99 Nuggets contains the wisdom and insights of over 20 years experience by Bob Burton. Both books will give a sound basis for a beginning program and provide spark and direction for exisiting programs. Both books are sold together.

total of 166 pages   $30.00

201 Icebreakers: Group Mixers, Warm-ups, Energizers and Playful Activities

This book has been tested in the classroom and at leadership seminars and it works! It comes highly recommended by advisors across Canada and the US.

424 pages   $65.00

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Written specifically for teens, this book is accessible and readable because of its presentation, anecdotes, and approach. It defines the elements of leadership at a level that makes sense to your students. You'll like it too!

268 pages   $17.00

Activities that Teach

These unique activities engage students in positive learning experiences. Suitable for Peer helpers, Leadership classes, Counsellors, and Substance Abuse Prevention.

230 pages   $30.00

More Activities that Teach

Over 80 creative and user-friendly Active Learning lesson plans which will influence student behavior. Activities are meaningful and fun and help students develop life skills.

340 pages   $30.00

Still More Activities that Teach

These activities have been tested in the real world of classrooms and prevention programs. Tom Jackson is an expert in the area of active learning and this book continues to teach and involve students.

260 pages   $30.00

Activities that Teach Family Values

Change "living room" to "classroom" and all of these activities are great to teach the important topics of leadership. Schools find themselves having to talk about values and these exercises provide excellent learning opportunities.

220 pages   $25.00

Growing the Distance

This easy-to-read guide to living and growing has a unique blend of humour, anecdotes and insightful commentary. The book promotes personal growth and leadership as being achievable by each of us, regardless of our position in society or the workplace. A good background book for personal leadership.

192 pages   $17.00

Team Building through Physical Challenges

These 22 Outward Bound-type tasks challenge students to work together to achieve a common goal. Along the way, they'll learn to value teamwork, practice leadership skills, improve listening skills, and appreciate individual differences.

145 pages   $30.00

50 Ways to Use Your Noodle

This book is filled with land (or room) activities, for all ages, that can enhance the gaming potential of teachers, activity directors and gatherings of all sorts. The sections of the book include Games and Problem Solving activities. Who ever thought that a pool noodle would be a teaching tool?  You'll become a believer once you use your noodle!

195 pages    $20.00

Feeding the Zircon Gorilla

This activity-based, team building book has 38 great ideas for groups of 2-4 or 20. The book is designed as a training resource and each activity comes with support material specially designed for easy copying.

200 pages     $27.00

Raptor and other Team Building Activities

These 42 tasks challenge participants to work together to achieve a common goal. They are applicable to any program or learning environment from Kindergarden to Corporate. It’s amazing what life lessons you can learn with mouse traps, hula hoops and masking tape!

200 pages    $27.00

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BARNGA

An excellent simulation game for nine or more. Game instructions in French, Spanish and English. Students learn how to deal with the different cultures and cliques within their school.

50 pages   $45.00

Quicksilver

This offering from Karl Rohnke contains over 150 new games, Initiatives, ice breakers, variations on old standards, trust, closures and more. In addition to the activities, Karl has collaborated with Steve Butler on a leadership section, in which they impart many of the secrets they use when leading and designing programs.

188 pages   $50.00

Silver Bullets

This collection from Karl Rohnke features 165 Adventure activities that require few, if any, props. All activities have been field-tested, are rated as indoor/outdoor, props/ people only, high/low activity level, and offer many helpful hints for implementation. Silver Bullets is used by a variety of teachers, counselors, therapists, camp personnel, church leaders, and others who want an effective and engaging means of bringing people together to build trust. The text is backed up with photos, illustrations, and cartoons.

286 pages   $45.00

Leadership Lessons

This book is designed to help teachers teach leadership skills to students in an experiential way. The 50 lessons are designed to let students practice various aspects of leadership by experiencing a situation, then processing what happened. Lessons cover: self-awareness, goal setting, organization, communication, meetings, problem solving, conflict resolution and evaluation. These are 50 of the best lessons from the NASSP-DSA magazine leadership for student activities.

114 pages   $25.00

More Leadership Lessons

This is the long-awaited follow-up book to the original Leadership Lessons. All of these lesson plans were created by teachers and have been tested in the classroom. These are 50 more of the best lessons from the NASSP-DSA magazine leadership for student activities.

120 pages   $25.00

Focus: 36 lesson plans

If you are looking for easy ways to start your lessons or meetings with a quick leadership activity, look no further. A great book from speaker and workshop session leader, Phil Boyte.

48 pages   $25.00

10 Minute Lessons

This book from Ron Jones is a compilation of activities, demonstrations, initiatives, challenges and presentations from experienced workshop presenters. Each 10 Minute Lesson helps students discover, understand, internalize, and utilize a wide array of important concepts, ideas, and principles.

47 pages   $25

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Building Leaders for Life

This binder was put together by the Washington State Principals Association and contains over 80 complete lesson plans under the categories of: communication, group process, managerial skills, self-awareness, and human relations. it is an excellent resource for those people looking for more depth to their leadership lesson. Handouts are included for class use.

260 pages  $80.00

Starting in the Middle

After the success of their binder for secondary leadership students, the Washington State Leadership Program put together this binder for middle level leadership. It contains over 80 complete lesson plans for you to use. This is an excellent resource for jr. high or elementary school leadership programs.

200 pages  $80.00

Leadership in the Movies — DVD

This DVD contains fifty-one clips from the top movies of the last three years. Fourteen aspects of leadership responsibility are presented. Topics include:  commitment, taking action, building dreams, facing crisis, the burden of leadership, and more. You can download a complete listing of the categories and movie clips by clicking here.

There is a complete discussion guide in pdf format that can be downloaded from the DVD. (Your computer must be able to read DVDs to access the pdf files.)

$80.00

Leadership in the Movies 2 — DVD

This DVD continues the success of the first Leadership in the Movies. Fifty two clips will stimulate your leaders to see the "big picture" through visual examples of fifteen aspects of leadership. This is excellent for character-education classes, teacher in-service sessions and personal study sessions. Content will prompt leaders to evaluate their leadership positions, their sense of personal responsibility, their influence of others, and their legacy as a leader. You can download a complete listing of the categories and movie clips by clicking here.

There is a complete discussion guide in pdf format that can be downloaded from the DVD. (Your computer must be able to read DVDs to access the pdf files.)

$80.00

Leadership in the Movies 3 — DVD

Stimulate discussion of leadership responsibility. Fifty three clips will engage your leaders to work their way through fifteen aspects of leadership. This is excellent for character-education classes, teacher in-service sessions and personal study sessions. These are great discussion starters which will prompt viewers to evaluate their leadership positions, their sense of personal responsibility, their influence of others, and their legacy as a leader. You can download a complete listing of the categories and movie clips by clicking here.

There is a complete discussion guide in pdf format that can be downloaded from the DVD. (Your computer must be able to read DVDs to access the pdf files.)

$80.00

Make Magnificent Posters That Work! — DVD and CD

Posters, banners and advertisements can all be improved into marketing pieces for your organization. This DVD seminar is devoted to improving your posters, and it is a must for every club and organization. Gene Nye and Mike Smith show you how easy it is to make your posters part of an effective marketing program. The included CD contains pdf master files with support materials, overheads and handouts for copying.

$45.00

Building Connections — DVD, CD and book

An 80-minute live presentation by Mark Scharenbroich. He helps student leaders and educators understand the significant correlation between positive school climate and achievement.

Mark's book, Building Connections, offers a unique assessment tool to measure your school climate that will help trigger ideas and guide your school leaders.

The compact CD contains the many images that Mark has shown from top performing schools across North America. This package will generate direction and ideas for improving connections within your school community.

$125.00

What's it About? — 4 DVDs and book

This is a four-part character education series with multiple uses in secondary schools. Each segment features Emmy award winning speaker, Mark Scharenbroich in a live presentation to high school students. His humour grabs the audience; his messages move them to action.

Each DVD also features high school seniors sharing insights and advice supporting each segment. The course includes a Facilitators Guidebook which features discussion questions and 30 pages of interactive group activities to support the messages.

$250.00

Windbags

How many breaths does it take to inflate an 8-foot Windbag? 70 breaths, maybe? Why even try? With a simple science secret you can amaze your students and friends by blowing up your Windbag in one breath! This is a great demonstration to teach the lesson of delegating. Download the delegating lesson plan here.

$7.00 for four Windbags

Energy Ball

This 1.5 inch ball contains two small metal electrodes. When the electrodes are touched simultaneously, the Energy Ball flashes and makes a buzzing sound. A great group activity is to have the participants hold hands. Have one participant touch one of the electrodes while another person at the other end of the circle touch the other electrode. Two people can touch the electrodes and make the Energy Ball buzz as long as everyone around the circle is holding hands. This is a great lesson to demonstrate how everyone must work co-operatively. Download the lesson plan here.

$10.00

Dare to Lead

Dare to Lead!  is an innovative, flexible new learning tool for students and adults. It can be used for leadership classes, retreats (both school and corporate), and individual lesson topics. This game is designed for individuals and /or groups to work their way through questions that require problem solving ability, the power of persuasion, group dynamics and co-operation, taking a stand on issues or dilemmas, and creative thinking. The game categories include:  All-Play, Brain Teasers, Creativity, IQ, Issues and Dilemmas, Queries and Quotes.

$90.00

ACCVE Guide de Ressources en Matiére d’Activités Étudiantes

Cette ressource contient des renseignements à ces sujets:

Comment avoir des élections égales

Comment créer un esprit de corps

Comment organiser le conseil étudiant

Comment organiser les collectes de fonds

Comment faire de la publicité pour vos activités

Des plans et des ressources pour les classes de leadership

Des présentations pour les assemblés

Comment avoir des événements efficaces

Encore des ressources pour les activités

Du conseil pour les conseillers qui ont de l'expérience et pour les débutants

170 pages (prix 30 $)

Manuel de l’ACCVE sur le Leadership Étudiant

Cette ressource contient des renseignements à ces sujets:

Les plans pour les cours de leadership

Les leçons dans le leadership pour les étudiants

Les exercices de conscience de soi-même

Le contrat de leadership

Les buts pour le leadership

Les qualifications de prise de parole en public

Traitant les médias

L'arrangement de buts

Le matériel pour les débutants et les professeurs qui ont de l'expérience

130 pages (prix 30 $)

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