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Cooperative group activities in classrooms provide an opportunity for children to learn and demonstrate relationship skills, particularly when clear expectations and explicit instruction are provided. Relationship skills are one of the five competency areas of social and emotional learning. This article provides directions and illustrations for using cooperative group activities to improve the relationship skills of students with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders.

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cooperative social skills relationship skills classroom management strategies social and emotional learning collaboration problem-solving socially responsible behavior

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Cooperative Learning Strategies for Building Relationship Skills in Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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