Connecting with Your Students

Connecting with Your Students is a simple, practical resource for all educators who want to build meaningful relationships with their students while developing essential life skills that drive academic success.

This engaging and effective book contains 40 chapters organised across four school terms, each focusing on a different life skill. Teachers can follow the chapters chronologically throughout the year or select specific skills that align with their students’ needs. Each chapter features inspiring quotes, student-friendly definitions, ten practical classroom activities requiring minimal preparation, and real-life stories illustrating each skill in action. The activities foster positive classroom relationships while equipping students with the tools they need to overcome challenges and flourish.

Learning these skills will help your students not only navigate the demands of school life but also thrive throughout their lives.

Preparing developing brains for life. Andrew Fuller 

Andy shows teachers exactly how to build genuine relationships. Professor Pasi Sahlberg

The secret sauce for teachers: relationships before curriculum. Andrew Dalgleish