Today's teachers play many roles, including students' advisors, parents and friends. This resource contains twenty mini-plays that address children's real lives. Actually suggested by students in Kimberly McCormick's classes, the topics in these plays deal with situations sixth through eighth-grade students face in their daily lives, including conflicts with siblings and parents, trying to understand the opposite sex, organizing school work, jealousy, supporting others, divorce, and much more. This resource also contains questions an activities that promote discussion about these topics in a friendly and open setting in which students feel comfortable talking about their feelings and experiences. These activities not only build students' self-esteem and confidence as they express themselves through oral presentation, art, writing, role-play and group discussion, but also help them develop important problem-solving skills they can use throughout their lives. - from Amzon