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Fun innovative way for children to get acquainted. Stimulates social conversation and develops inter-personal communication skills. Showing interest in others by asking questions and actively listening to responses lays a foundation for friendships and improved relationships.  Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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This Thumball is a great tool for exploring personal characteristics that often don't get thought about let alone discussed. Each panel lists 3 virtues or values that begin with the same first letter. For example, Opinionated, Organized, and Outgoing or Gentle, Graceful, and Generous. Play this with many variations: Have the participant state which characteristic is their strong point Have them choose which they'd like to improve Have them state someone they know who exemplifies one of the characteristics The list goes on... Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences

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Players read and respond to prompts about substance abuse. Discussions may include knowing the dangers of drugs and alcohol, how to avoid addiction, knowing how people become addicted and what to do if you know someone who has a substance abuse problem. If time allows, follow-up by encouraging participants to roleplay and practice situations that could lead to drug or alcohol abuse. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players read and respond to prompts related to coping skills for dealing with stress and anxiety. Discussions include what stress and anxiety are and when they could be good, or bad for you. Other prompts encourage discussion about best ways to handle several types of stress and anxiety, and more. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences

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Players are encouraged to discuss interpersonal drama, how it starts, how it can lead to many different kinds of problems for oneself and others, and what they can do to prevent or deal with it. Topics include drama as it relates to bullying, jealousy, real and fake friendships, texting/tweeting/Instagram, labeling and more. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players respond to prompts around the topic of bullying. Discussions may include what student can say to a bully what it feels like to be bullied what are the results of bullying and how bystanders help. This offers a fun way to discuss a serious topic that affects many students. This game can encourage students to talk openly about how bullying affects them and others at their school This can encourage victims of bullying to speak out and for bullies and bystanders to share their perspectives as well. Students are invited to share suggestions and ideas while other students learn to listen and respect the opinions of their peers. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players are encouraged to discuss self-control and how to use it in social and emotional situations. Topics include recognizing big deals, understanding unhealthy thoughts, avoiding overreacting, calming yourself, and more. This fun way to talk about self-control helps students share their own personal responses and learn to listen and respect the responses of their peers. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players read and respond to prompts and discuss ways to bounce back when difficult situations arise. The facilitator chooses one of three ways for players to respond to the prompts. Tell me about something you did when you were... Tell me about something helpful you could do if you were... Tell me about where you could go for help if you were... Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players are encouraged to discuss how to recognize their assets and how to use them to help deal with school issues and other challenges. It is a fun way for students to discuss how using personal strengths can help with decisions involving friends, succeeding in school, controlling anger and using other good judgement. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Toss this ball and act out the different movements used when playing sports, enjoying hobbies and performing exercises. Helps increase body awareness.. Enhances co-ordination and activates muscle groups. Use sitting in a chair standing up or full body expression in the gym. Great prompts for charades and improvisational games. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players read and respond to prompts about mindfulness. Topics include self-calming, insightfulness, irrational thoughts, self-awareness, believe & achieve and "The Present Is a Gift". Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players read and respond to prompts related to good and bad friendships, friendship building skills, examples of different types of friendships, how friends can be helpful to themselves and others, "do's" and "don'ts" of good friendships, and more. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players respond to prompts on this ball around the topic of empathy. They are encouraged to discuss how to stand in someone else's shoes show good listening and make skillful statements to others as they experience any of several emotions. The Thumball offers a fun way for students to discuss the topic of empathy which affects them personally socially and academically. Empathy training should be a fundamental part of any anti-bullying program. When students learn to better understand and appreciate the feelings and perspectives of others they become less likely to be bullies and more willing to reach out to any of their peers who might be bully victims. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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This is a great way to increase emotion vocabulary, explore the value of emotions, as well as build a better understanding of emotion based body language. Players act out the emotions with facial expressions and body language. Share life experiences and discuss beneficial ways of responding to events. The facilitator can ask a variety of different question based on the emotion under their thumb. Some examples include:  Do you know what that emotion is? When was the last time you felt that emotion? or When was the last time you saw some feel that way? How did you know? How did you respond? Act out that emotion non-verbally and have the rest of the group figure out what the emotion was your were presenting. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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With this ball, players learn about emotions and develop their feeling word vocabularies. If the player's thumb lands on a feeling face, tell one or more words that describe that feeling. If it is a word, tell about a time you felt that way. Or players could tell about a situation and then others can identify a word or face that best describes that feeling. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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This fun discussion starter provides opportunities for kids to discuss how to bounce back when difficult situations arise. Covers building self-esteem, reaching goals, overcoming adversity, recognizing the good even in the midst of difficulties, and more. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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For use with Elementary, Middle, and High School. Teachers can help students develop resiliency, with statements such as, "Tell us about how being resilient can boost your confidence?" and "Tell us about a time someone helped you overcome a roadblock." This latex-free ball is approximately 8 inches when fully inflated. Ball arrives deflated, pump required.

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Players read and respond to prompts about how to have a more positive attitude. Discussion may include knowing the difference between a negative attitude versus a positive attitude, how to change a negative attitude to a positive one, and how your attitude can affect the outcome of some situations. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players read and respond to prompts about how to gain insights about different types of anger, and increase anger control skills. Discussion may include anger buttons, levels of frustration, "Know-Before-I-Blow", un-stressing skills, consequences and benefits of self-control. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players respond to 30 questions about themselves. A fun icebreaker for all ages! Get the conversation going & bring language to life in your classroom or any setting with interactive questions and answers! Have fun getting to know each other. Great for family, friends and in any situation to get the conversation started. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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Players are encouraged to put words into action and spread kindness. Toss the ball and wherever your thumb lands will be the act of kindness to perform that day. Players are encouraged to report back how the act of kindness made them feel and how they think it affected someone else. This Thumball will build strength of character and empathy and will encourage social interaction. This is a great way to incorporate caring acts into everyday life and to encourage a lifelong habit of being kind. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

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