The Best of Building Assets Together | Favorite Group Activities

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Engaging activities and handouts

Building assets has never been easier—or more fun! Search Institute has taken the best of Building Assets Together and More Building Assets Together and created one activity-packed book. Not only can you turn to the tried-and-true group activities, you can also choose from more than 35 brand-new activities and handouts.

FREE Sample Handouts

Young people will . . .
• learn how to build their own assets as well as others’
• gain valuable life skills, including positive communication and conflict resolution
• bond with their peers
• develop their leadership skills
• learn to value diversity
• become involved in the community

From physically challenging to thought-provoking, engaging to reflective, this book offers a creative vehicle for studying a topic such as leadership, diversity, and community involvement (among others), and allows team leaders to empower young people to discover their own strengths. Includes real-world tips from educators and youth providers and a CD-ROM with over 50 reproducible handouts in English and Spanish.

Activities are broken into easily referenced sections:

Building Developmental Assets
Breaking the Ice
Raising Self-Awareness
Building Skills
Promoting Leadership
Strengthening Relationships
Improving Communication
Developing Character
Promoting Diversity
Setting Goals, Recognizing Hopes, and Realizing Dreams
Becoming Involved in the Community

Author

Jolene L. Roehlkepartain is a writer and parent educator. She has written 30 books, including Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose, Raising Healthy Children Day by Day, 101 Great Games for Kids, Teaching Kids to Care and Share, Fidget Busters, and The Best of Building Assets Together. She has also coauthored 10 books, including What Young Children Need to Succeed and Starting Out Right: Developmental Assets for Children. Her books have been translated into a number of languages, including Chinese and Korean, and are sold internationally.

She has previously been featured in publications including The Washington Post, Time, Psychology Today, Glamour, Woman’s Day, and The Dallas Morning News. Jolene Roehlkepartain also has appeared on TV and radio programs.

Visit Jolene's website: www.booksbyjolene.com

“If you are looking for innovative ways to build strengths in young people, The Best of Building Assets Together is exactly what you need!”

— Angie Mentz, Coordinator, Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities