Social Skills Activities for Special Children

The second edition of the best-selling Social Skills Activities for Special Children 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 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.). CONTENTS Preface PART I: ACCEPTING RULES AND AUTHORITY AT SCHOOL Ch. 1: Understanding the Teachers 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