Overview - LV Activities for Children Ages 3-7

Children at this age level naturally develop values-based behaviors in a values-based atmosphere. The activities include circle groups with discussion and reflection on values, but primarily offer the opportunity to enjoy and explore the values through "Quietly Being" exercises, stories, songs, games, movement, and other values activities. Activities for interpersonal social skills development, including conflict resolution, are included. Activities foster the development of peaceful, cooperative social skills, involving the children not only cognitively and socially, but also artistically. Educators can send for cassettes of songs to accompany the book. Some activities are appropriate for children two years of age.

Overview - LV Activities for Children Ages 8-14

A "teacher friendly" book, it contains goals and objectives, scripted daily values lessons, stories, games, and ideas for a Values Faire. Values are explained in both simple and abstract ways. Children experience values through imagining exercises, focusing exercises, and songs. Peaceful social skills and cooperative behaviors are positively developed through discussion, play, cooperative games, and applying social skills. Making values their own is nurtured through artistic activities, creative writing, and skits. 

Overview - LV Activities for Young Adults

A wide range of issues and personal and emotional skills are broached in this program in order to involve students 15-years and older in an enjoyable but serious exploration of values in relation to the self, others, the society, and the world. Core values lessons are offered in addition to ideas for different subject areas. Click below to see the twenty goals outlined in Living Values Activities for Young Adults, and the complete list of lessons, "steps", toward achieving those.

 

Overview - LV Parent Groups: A Faciltator Guide

This book offers both process and content for facilitators interested in conducting Parent Values Group with parents and caregivers to further understanding and skills important in encouraging and positively developing values in children. There are three sections. The first section describes content and activities for an introductory session, and a six-step process for the exploration of each value. In this process, parents and caregivers reflect on their own values and how they "live" and teach those values. The second section offers suggestions regarding values activities the parents can play in the group, and ideas for parents to explore at home. In the group sessions, parents play the games their children will play and learn additional methods to foster value-related social and emotional skills at home. In the third section, common parenting concerns are addressed, as are particular skills to deal with those concerns. There is a small section on the needs of children from ages 0 to 2.

Overview - LV Educator Traing Guide

This guide contains the variety of workshops found within LVEP Educator Trainings. Sessions include values awareness, creating a values-based atmosphere, values activities, and skills for creating such an atmosphere. LVEP's theoretical model and the rationale behind the variety of activities is presented. Sample training agendas are offered for one-, two-, and three-day educator training programs and a five-day train-the-trainer session.