Social Skills Activities for Special Children

Grades K-5.

By Darlene Mannix. Second Edition.

This handy resource provides 164 ready-to-use lessons - complete with reproducible worksheets - to help children become aware of acceptable social behavior and develop proficiency in acquiring basic social skills. Each lesson places a specific skill within the context of real-life situations, giving K-5 teachers a means to guide students to think about why the social skill is important. The hands-on activity that accompanies each lesson helps students to work through, think about, discuss, and practice the skill in or outside of the classroom. The book is organized around three core areas crucial to social development in the primary grades: Accepting Rules and Authority at School (covering skills such as paying attention to tasks and complying with rules), Relating to Peers (being cooperative, helping others, being a good listener, etc.), and Developing Positive Social Skills (determining the moods of others, being considerate of others in public places, etc.). The activities and worksheets have been updated to reflect the language of - and appeal more to - today’s kids. The second edition also features nearly 20% more activities than the first edition, and the contents have been completely reorganized to provide a more easily navigable and useful book for teachers.

Contents

Preface

PART I: ACCEPTING RULES AND AUTHORITY AT SCHOOL

Ch. 1: Understanding the Teacher’s Role

Ch. 2: Classroom Rules and Responsibilities

Ch. 3: Relating Appropriately to Other School People

Ch. 4: When You Have Problems

PART II: RELATING TO PEERS

Ch. 5: Learning and Working with Others

Ch. 6: Making Friends

Ch. 7: Keeping Friends

PART III: DEVELOPING POSITIVE SOCIAL SKILLS

Ch. 8: Understanding Social Situations

Ch. 9: Positive Personality Attributes

Ch. 10: Getting Along with Others at Home

Ch. 11: Everyday Etiquette