Social Skills Activities for Special Children [Paperback]

A flexible, ready-to-use program to help special students in grades K-5 learn appropriate ways to behave among others

The revised and updated second edition of this bestselling resource book provides 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. The book is organized around three core areas crucial to social development in the primary grades: Accepting Rules and Authority at School, Relating to Peers, and Developing Positive Social Skills. Each lesson places a specific skill within the context of real-life situations, giving 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.

About This Book v

About the Author vii

Part One: Accepting Rules and Authority at School 1

Parent Letters 3

Story: “Mrs. Tryit’s Ideas” 7

1 Understanding the Teacher’s Role 17

1.1 My Teacher Is a Person! 18

1.2 School Rules Are Different from Home Rules 20

1.3 Different Ways of Learning 22

1.4 Showing Respect for Your Teacher 24

1.5 Doing What the Teacher Asks 26

1.6 When the Teacher Leaves the Room 28

1.7 Getting the Teacher’s Attention 30

1.8 Complaining About Work 32

1.9 Arguing with the Teacher 34

1.10 Notes Have to Make It Home 37

1.11 When the Teacher Is Talking . . . 39

1.12 Teacher-Pleasing Behaviors 41

1.13 Whenl*