Developing Social Skills (Digital Book)
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- A starting point for teaching and encouraging social interactions and skills for children with an autism spectrum disorder and other developmental delays.
- Perfect for buys teachers, carers to incorporate into their busy day.
- Teaching ideas and activities that range from 2-5 minutes super quick lesson idea to full lesson.
- Works for ALL Children
- Useful concrete and visual resource which when coupled with videoing, role playing and modelling will help young primary school age children with an autism spectrum disorder to better understand the social world around them.
- 100s of ideas, social stories and worksheets. It is a great resource full of time savers for home and school.
- Over 90 A4 pages of practical strategies and time me savers
If not complete satisfied with your purchase we refund.INTRODUCTION
10 Tips to Remember ………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Getting Started with Social Skills and Social Behaviours ………………………………………… 7
How to use this book ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Easy Ways To Include Social Skills in your Everyday Activities …………………………………… 10
Different Ways of Teaching ………………………………………………………………………………… 11
Ways to Motivate and Reward Social Skill Learning ………………………………………………… 12
COMMUNICATION
Communication ………………………………………………………………. 14
Using Ones Voice …………………………………………………………………….. 15
Templates – How Loud is my voice? ……………………………………………. 16
Body Language …………………………………………………………………………. 17
Facial Expression and Body Language ………………………………………….. 18
Personal Space …………………………………………………………………………. 19
Social Script – Bumping into other People ………………………………………. 21
Eye Contact ……………………………………………………………………. 22
Social Script – Eye Contact ………………………………………………… 23
Greetings ……………………………………………………………………… 24
Greetings Activity
Social Script – Greeting Someone for the First Time That Day ………………. 26
Farewells or Good-byes …………………………………………………………………… 28
Farewell Activity ……………………………………………………………………………… 30
Social Script – Farewells or Goodbyes ………………………………………………… 31
High Five …………………………………………………………………. 32
Social Script – High Five …………………………………………….. 33
CONVERSATIONS
What is a Conversation? …………………………………………………………………………… 34
Social Script – Rules of Conversation ………………………………………………………. 35
When Can I have a Conversation Activity …………………………………………………………. 36
Conversation Starters ………………………………………………….. 37
Conversation Topic Books ……………………………………………. 38
Conversation Ideas with Friends Book ……………………………………………. 39
Keeping on Topic …………………………………………………………………. 40
Mind Map for Keeping on Topic ……………………………………………………………………… 41
WAITING
Waiting ………………………………………………………………………………………. 42
Waiting for my Turn to Talk ………………………………………………………………. 44
Social Script – Waiting for my Turn to Talk …………………………………………….. 45
Social Script – When the Teacher is Talking ……………………………………………. 46
Social Script – When I Want to Say Something in Class ……………………………… 47
When to Ask for Help ………………………………………………………………………… 49
FRIENDSHIP AND PLAYGROUND
Making Friends and Being One ……………………………………………………………………….… 50
Ideas for Getting Children into Groups ………………………….……………………………………….. 52
Discussion on Making Friends and Being One ……………………………………………………… 53
Friendly Things to Do & Unfriendly Things to Do ………………………………………………… 54
Social Script – Being a Good Friend …………………………………………………..………… 56
Taking Turns ………………………………………………………………………………………..…… 57
Whose Turn is it? …………………………………………………………………………….………… 58
Being on the Playground Successfully ………………………………………………………….… 59
Flow Chart – Can I Play? ………………………………………………………………….……… 61
Social Script – Can I Play Please? …………………………………………………….…………… 62
Playtime Plan ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 63
Solving Problems …………..………………………………………………………………………..……… 64
I Can Solve Problems ………………………………………………………………………………………. 65
Being a ‘Good Sport’ ………………………………………………………………………………….. 66
Social Script – Being a ‘Good Sport’ ……………………………………………………… 67
Worksheet – Being a ‘Good Sport’ ……….…………………………………………………… 68
Working with Another Person ……………………………………………………………………… 69
MAKING MISTAKES
Making Mistakes …………………………………………………………………… 70
Social Script – When I make a Social Mistake ………………………………… 71
Social Script – It is Okay to Make Mistakes …………………………………… 72
Social Script – Being Corrected When I Make a Mistake …………………… 73
WHEN TO TELL AND LYING
Knowing when to ‘Tell’ a Teacher or other Adult …………………………………… 74
Social Script – Knowing When to Tell ………………………………………………… 75
Knowing When to Tell a Teacher or Other Adult Activity ………………………… 76
Lying ……………………………………………………………………………………… 77
Discussion on Lying …………………………………………………………………… 78
FEELINGS
Feelings – Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 79
Process of Teaching a Feeling ………………………………………………………………… 80
Step 1: Body Template … (example Angry) ……………………………………………… 82
Step 2: When I am ….. (example Angry) ………………………………………………… 84
Step 3: Brainstorm Words that Mean …. (example Angry)………………………………… 86
Step 4: Thermometer…. (example Angry) ……………………………………………… 88
Step 5: Things that Make Me Feel …. (example Angry) ……………………………… 90
I Know My Feelings ………………………………………………………………………… 92
Using Schedules and Timers ………………………………………………………… 93
Teaching the Peer Group ………………………………………………………… 94
Recommended Resources …………………………………………………………… 95
More Social Skills Resources ………………………………………………………… 96
References ………………………………………………………………………………… 97
Index ……………………………………………………….………………………………… 98
