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Help your students improve their social interactions with activities focused on communication, empathy, and teamwork. This collection includes role-playing scenarios, group projects, and listening exercises. By incorporating these social skills activities into your teaching, you can support students in building healthy relationships and effective communication skills.
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I Will NOT Spit AT Others, Social Skills Story and Activities
Special Resources, Social Skills, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities
Social Skills Storiesuse clear, concise language to break down information into small, explicit steps that help children understand what they should or should not do in a given situation. Social Skills Stories are a great way to teach important skills to children who are struggling to understand a particular social concept such as in this story,NO SPITTING. Social Skills Stories combine a story and one or more follow up activities and/or visual supports. These activities and visual supports will help your students build the skills they need, in order to use the information presented in the social story more successfully. This social skills story will help children who are spitting at others to stop the behavior. The skill building activities will help children to understand why they should stop spitting and how to manage upset feelings in a more acceptable way.
Author Socially Skilled Kids
Tags Social Story, Behavior, Emotional Regulation, Social Skills, Special Education
SEL Boom Cards-Eject or Keep Play ?-With Handouts
Special Resources, Life Studies, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills, Speech Therapy, Life Skills, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, Activities
SEL Boom Cards- Eject or Keep Play?-With Handouts The SEL Boom Cards teaching resource offers 24 engaging task cards with audio. The deck is designed to assist students in grades 1-4 in visualizing the concept of positive and negative thinking using a game cartridge analogy. When faced with negative thoughts, students learn to 'eject'. On the contrary, they should continue 'playing' when nurturing positive ones. Fascinating Game -Themed Images The deck portrays this essential life skill through captivating video- game -themed images on each card. A voice-over on every card eliminates reading needs for easy usage and comprehension. The first two cards even feature amusing gaming background sounds for added excitement and appeal. Easy Access & Implemention To access these resources instantly, educators simply need to download the provided PDF and click on the image. These versatile tools can be implemented in various learning environment settings like whole class instruction or small group activities that support social emotional learning. New Educational Handouts Updated! A handout involving writing an affirmative statement prompted by 'play' instruction from switch found updated within product content is sure to enhance student engagement beyond digital interaction - reinforcing their mastery over positive visualization techniques more robustly. The second handout includes navigating an illustrative Mario Bros themed maze which not only promotes cognitive development but also provides entertainment breaking usual boredom. In order to use these Boom Cards within classroom settings or as homework assignments effectively; it's essential for adults supervising learners must have a Boom Learning account owing privacy/security reasons provided upon purchase given Fast Pins codes. For quicker comprehension check-ups, teachers could encourage learner autonomy by offering self-grading assignments and monitoring their progress more accurately by opting for premium account features via a free trial - if desired. Specialization SEL Boom Cards are highly recommended while teaching modules of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills training, Speech Therapy exercises, & Life Skills development. These cards contribute effectively to comprehensive studies involving cognitive appreciation and holistic character development of students..
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
Tags SEL, Boom Cards, Positive Thinking, Negative Thinking, Social Emotional Learning
Substitute | Setting Behavior Expectations | Interactive Book
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Life Skills, Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, Activities
The Substitute | Setting Behavior Expectations | Interactive Book This resource provides an engaging, relevant tool for educators to set behavior expectations during a substitute teacher's tenure with students. It examines both the emotional nuances and behavior shifts that occur when a different instructor replaces the usual one. Interactive Learning Tool The book can serve as either an interactive e-book or printable material, offering questions, coloring activities, and drawing tasks. These elements enable learners to reflect upon previous experiences and prepare themselves for future instances when teaching changes hands. Utilizing the Tool Effectively: Whole Classroom Strategy: Introduce the book at the start of the academic year so that pupils know what is expected from them whenever there's a changeover in teaching. Combining printed materials with digital presentation (e.g., Google Slides) aids in instruction. Remediation Strategy: Use it as a remedial tool wherein any behavioral lapse paves way for self-evaluation followed by discussion on rectification steps. Small Group Tactic:Allot it amidst small clusters who share similar behavioral tendencies; thus customized interventions lead towards comprehensive solutions while promoting shared empathetic learning bonds amongst peers. Individual Intervention:Nurture social emotional learning abilities & add life skills through personalized child-teacher interactions across grades 3-6 (ages 7-12). This makes it ideal not just within public school setups but also in home-school environments! The package includes: Social Story Explanation Discussion Guide formatted into full page print-outs Inclusion of Google Slides for digital dissemination. Note: This product comes in PDF format and doesn't include any supplementary kits; therefore consider purchasing extra if a diverse range of student needs surfaces during the academic year. In essence, this book will serve as a functional tool seamlessly maintaining classroom behavior expectations regardless of teacher substitutions, thereby ensuring minimum disruption and continuous learning.
Author Mrs Bonie Just Teach
Tags Substitute Teacher, Behavior Expectations, Interactive Book, Social Story, Classroom Management
20 SEL Games for Morning Meetings Back to School Fun
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills, Speech Therapy, Life Skills, Not Grade Specific, Activities, Games
In this amazing SEL resource, you will receive 20 different games and activities for either morning meetings, advisories, icebreakers, or any community-building goals. There are 20 different activities. They are Deck of Cards, Blobs and Lines, What's the Theme, What's Different, Whose Your Bestie, Snowball Toss, Diversity Toss, Minefield, Listening Chain, Beach Ball Toss, Toilet Paper Talks, SEL Heads Up, Passions Tic Tac Toe, SEL Speed Dating, 4 Picture Quadrants, Jigsaw Jumble. Where The Wind Blows, SEL Jenga, SEL Show & Tell, and 2 Truths and a Lie. Many of these can be tweaked for the age group you are serving. These are wonderful for helping students find commonalities, and build skills such as teamwork, self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, friendship skills, responsible decision-making, and many more of those social skills that are really necessary for success in schools. This resource has information on the social risk level. This means that the social risk is low if they are not feeling the level of anxiety related to sharing a lot about themselves. There is a 1-3 rating for this. some games are a bit riskier than others in terms of social-emotional risk in sharing about themselves. There is also a 1-3 level of rating for easy to difficult as well as prep needed from the teacher or counselor. There is also a list of social-emotional skills being practiced and addressed. You can see the rating scale based on the number of suns that are yellow. Additionally, you will find Instruction/Set Up explanation with steps on how to set up the lesson and also some variations based on age and developmental stages for your classroom. You know your own students best and can tweak any game to your liking. There are links to my own Google Slides for the question banks and examples. Everything you need is here. Just download the PDF!
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
Tags SEL , Social-emotional Learning, Morning Meetings, Advisory, Community Building, Elementary , School Counseling, Social Skills, Special Education, Back To School
Stranger Danger – Social Story for Kids
Special Resources, Life Skills, Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN), Not Grade Specific, Activities
Teaching children about stranger safety is crucial, but can be a scary topic. This Stranger Danger Social Story takes the fear out of this important lesson by using a warm, straightforward approach. Designed for preschool and elementary age kids, this social story clearly defines "stranger" and explains why children should never go anywhere with someone they don't know. It covers strangers in different situations, like if approached on the street, in a store or playground. Kids learn that strangers can trick them with offers of candy, pets or fun activities. Importantly, this Stranger Danger story also teaches children what to do if a stranger tries to interact with them. It provides simple steps like saying "No!", running to a trusted adult, yelling for help and reporting it right away. The empowering message is: Your body is yours and no one can take you without permission. With its therapeutic tone and real-world advice, this social story removes anxiety and arms children with strategies. It is an indispensable tool for teachers, counselors, social workers and parents wanting to broach this sensitive safety issue. Using concrete examples and a reassuring voice, this Stranger Danger guide will build awareness, confidence and essential skills to help keep kids secure.These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clipart
Author SEN Resource Source
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Tags Stranger, SEN, Social Skills, Autism, Social Story, Social Narrative
Perspective Taking Comic Strip Activity For K-2nd
Special Resources, Social Skills, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, Activities
Use this Perspective Taking comic strip style activity to engage kids in thinking about how behaviors may make others think and feel and how these situations could be handled differently. This Resource Is Helpful For: Social Workers/Psychologists: Use this comic strip activity with children who struggle to understand other's perspectives and have difficulty interacting with others in social situations. Special Educators: Use this comic strip activity with students on your caseload who struggle to understand other's perspectives, tend to think only their point of view is important or correct and have challenges with relationships and engaging in social situations. Regular Education Teachers: Use this comic strip activity with students who struggle to understand other's perspectives and may be having social challenges in the classroom during group projects or on the playground engaging in group games and activities. SLP's: Use this comic strip activity with students on your case load receiving social pragmatics support. Great for students who need to increase and improve their language and behaviors around a wide variety of social situations.
Author Socially Skilled Kids
Tags Perspective Taking, Comic Strips, Social Skills, Special Education, Inclusion
Peer Pressure | SEL Daily Openers/ Bellringers and Weekly Activity
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Life Skills, Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, Activities
Product Line- Daily Openers and Weekly SEL Lesson! Students will engage with topics relating to PEER PRESSURE for 10 minutes at the beginning of each day in their no-prep student workbook! Display the teacher slides on the board and use the 10 minutes to connect with your students using the mental health check-in! Then, spend one hour each week with an SEL Lesson aligned to the topic of the week! Read more about this resource below! Effortlessly infuse social-emotional learning (SEL) into your daily routine with the help of these daily SEL openers and activities. With the convenience of Google teacher slides and a corresponding student handbook, this CASEL aligned resource provides a structured platform to foster a positive classroom environment and strengthen connections with your students. Moreover, you'll have access to a pre-prepared SEL lesson, perfectly aligned with the weekly topic and objectives. Say goodbye to the hassle of managing meaningful SEL lessons—this product makes it a breeze! Topic for this resource is RELATIONSHIP SKILLS. Objective for this resource is I CAN RESIST NEGATIVE SOCIAL PRESSURE. What is included: 1 WEEK'S WORTH OF MATERIAL--- -Lesson Description and Explanation -Mental Health Check-Ins -Teacher Slides - 5 slides- one per day (Google Slide Deck and PDF Versions) -Student Handbook - 6 pages - 5 days and title slide (Colored or Black and White Versions) (also included on Google Slide Deck) -SEL Activity - Social Story- It is Okay to Say No: an interactive book/printable designed to teach students how to resist peer pressure and set physical and emotional boundaries with friends. ALL TITLES AVAILABLE IN THIS PRODUCT LINE: TOPIC- Relationship Skills I can practice teamwork. I can develop positive relationships. I can resolve conflict constructively. I can resist negative social pressure. I can communicate effectively. I can show leadership in a group. CLICK HERE TO GET VIEW THESE RESOURCES!
Author Mrs Bonie Just Teach
Tags Peer Pressure, Resist Peer Pressure, Opener, Daily Opener , Bellringer, SEL Opener, SEL Bellringers
Icebreaker Back To School Battle Brackets
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN), Speech Therapy, Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Activities
In this resource, you will really get to know your students and they will get to know each other! This is a set of icebreaker battle bracket templates. There are 4 topics; snacks, sports, summer activities, and music genres. There is a blank one and all templates are fully editable as this is a Google Slides Presentation. You will download the PDF and click on the image and this will prompt you to "Make a copy", and you will click "Yes". This is great for a back-to-school activity , a brain break for your class, or an icebreaker when you have a new group of students or a new group for advisory. This really is for multiple ages-even adults-even staff meetings! The summer activity template is great for the first week of school as summer will be fresh on the students' minds and this will help them transition into fall and school. There are 8 summer themes that will be competing with one another (they are two paired together as a bracket). The summer themes are water sports versus land sports, pools versus the beach, BBQ versus picnics, and camping versus hotels. For the snacks, there are fruits versus veggies, chips versus pretzels, trail mix versus protein bars, and candy versus cookies. For the music themes, there is hip hop/rap versus techno/dance, country versus classical, pop versus rock, and alternative/indie versus jazz. There is a sports-themed one that includes; basketball versus football, volleyball versus soccer, tennis versus golf, and hockey versus baseball. There is a blank one in case you would like to create your own template that relates personally to your particular subject such as art, spanish, math, science, biology, social studies, etc. There are directions that will walk you through how to implement the battle brackets. Simply put you can use this as a whole class or small groups.
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
Tags Icebreakers, Back To School, Battle Brackets, Sel, Social Emotional Learning, Community Building, Games, Advisory, Debate, Social Skills
Social Skills Workbook Story 1
Special Resources, Life Skills, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN), Speech Therapy, Not Grade Specific, Centers, Activities, Flashcards, Worksheets & Printables, Task Cards, Workbooks
" Well, I Sometimes Smell Bad " is a structured social skills workbook designed to support children with autism, sensory processing challenges, and other developmental differences in understanding and managing personal hygiene . Suitable for therapeutic settings, special education classrooms, and home practice, this resource integrates evidence-based strategies to foster self-awareness, hygiene routines, and social competence . Clear, developmentally appropriate narrative with multicultural illustrations to provide accessible and inclusive visual support . Targeted flashcards depicting common hygiene practices (e.g., showering, using deodorant), offering visual prompts that can be used flexibly in individual or group interventions . Skill- building worksheets incorporating tracing and fill- in- the- blank activities to promote handwriting, reinforce routines, and encourage reflective responses related to self- care and social expectations . This workbook promotes social- emotional development by introducing the concept of body odor in a sensitive, age-appropriate manner and guiding children to identify proactive strategies for maintaining personal cleanliness. It also encourages the application of self-regulation skills, equipping children with practical tools to generalize across daily contexts. Culturally responsive, engaging, and grounded in functional skill development, " Well, I Sometimes Smell Bad " is an effective resource for professionals seeking to strengthen children’s independence and confidence in personal hygiene and social participation . 40 pages pdf workbook For more p d f materials on foreign language, special education, numeracy, basic math and pictorial / manipulative approach to learning, and if you are interested in incorporating Visual Perception elements in your teaching, please visit ( you can click) WORDS ASIDE . For A A C pdf educational resources, you can check the following work : AAC Reading and Writing Development Task Cards 1 READING and WRITING | 2 | : Sentence to Paragraph A A C Reading and Writing Development Task Cards 2 Greek A A C Sentence to Paragraph READING and WRITING | 1 |
Author WORDS ASIDE
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Tags Social Skills, Character, Social Emotional, Autism, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Daily Living, Flashcards, Community, Words Aside
Unwind Your Mind SEL Activity Mats
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Activities
In this product, you will receive 10 unique Unwind Your Mind SEL activity mats. These are wonderful for SEL follow-up activities, morning work, brain breaks, school counseling handouts, etc. There are 4 seasonal activity mats; fall, winter, spring, and summer. There are 2 partner-focused mats so students can connect, build friendships, and create a safe classroom community. There are 4 mats for any day of the year! Students from upper elementary through middle school will enjoy these mats. (Even adults and high schoolers would like to do some of these!) On the mats, there is mindfulness coloring/zentangle coloring, mazes, word search, reflections, SEL prompts, and more. For example on one of the mats, there is a mindfulness coloring of an anchor with the prompt to encourage students to think about what grounds them as they color. There is also a squiggle and students are encouraged to create their own unique design from it. There is also a heart maze, a triangle breath image, and an image of a turtle to encourage students to think of what brings them strength. On another mat, there is a line of different emojis and they are asked to circle how they feel in that moment. There is also a mindfulness coloring of a hot air balloon and the prompt is for them to imagine all of their worries are in the basket and as they color, they are asked to think of their worries floating away. On that same mat, there is a rainbow breath exercise and an image of a brick wall with the prompt for students to write in the bricks what gives them a solid foundation; their values, strengths, and purposes in life. Each mat is unique but offers opportunities for students to take a moment to relax, get their minds off their daily stress, and have fun. It is best to print these on legal-size paper so images and text are a good size with plenty of room for students to write and draw.
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
Tags Mindfulness, SEL, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning, Classroom Community, Social Skills, Self-regulation, Activity Mats, Calming Down, Brain Breaks
High School Life Skills Worksheet - How to Choose a Gym Membership
P.E. & Health, Special Resources, Creative Arts, Art, Life Studies, Health, Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills, Speech Therapy, Life Skills, Grade 10, 11, 12, Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Educators can use How to Choose a Gym Membership to help students with disabilities lead healthier by engaging in physical fitness. Identifying budget-friendly options, managing finances, choosing the right gym, and completing sign-up forms are all covered in this adaptive life skills resource. Your students will benefit from this resource as they learn to make independent choices and engage in fitness pursuits. This lesson enables informed decision-making, whether it's proximity to their home or work, inclusive facilities, or personalized fitness options. Your students will develop essential living skills outside of the classroom when you incorporate this adaptive lesson into their curriculum. There are a total of 45 reading comprehension questions in this Functional Life Skills resource! This activity will assist high school students in developing the necessary life skills to become more independent at school, at home, and in their communities. A great place to use this handout is in special education classes or one-to-one settings, such as ABA therapy, speech therapy, job coaches, occupational therapy, and Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) sessions. High school students working on independent living would benefit significantly from this activity for defining, setting, and measuring IEP goals. In addition to interactive instruction, this resource is ideal for hands-on and community-based learning. Engage your special education class with this highly interactive High School Functional Life Skills Activity! This activity contains step-by-step instructions, questions, and answers that reinforce learning, age-appropriate graphics, real-world examples, and ideas for implementation. This is the perfect special education activity for grade 10, grade 11, grade 12, and autism life skill centers . This special education life skills handout was designed to assist teens and adults with difficulties developing independent living skills. It's a printable, easy-to-use activity ready to hand out! Related Products for Developing Independent Living Skills How to Read a Basic Pay Stub How to Fill Out a Job Application How to Create a Shopping List How Credit Cards Work How to Create a Monthly Budget How to Schedule an Appointment How to Prepare for a Job Interview Home Repair Service Agreement How to Complete a Boarding Pass Auto Repair Service Agreement A PDF with 21 unique pages. Color and black-and-white versions of each page are available for this pdf resource.
Author Adulting Life Skills Resources
Tags Independent Living Skills, IEP Goal-Oriented Skills, Autism Resource For Parent , Life Skills For Autistic Teens And Adults, Adulting On The Spectrum, Social And Emotional Learning, Financial Literacy
Spring Movement Cards | Fun and Engaging Activity Cards for Kids
Spring, Seasons, Holiday & Seasonal, Montessori, Social Skills, Special Resources, Speech Therapy, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Kindergarten, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, Games, Activities, Posters, Classroom Decor, Word Walls, Flashcards, Worksheets & Printables, Task Cards
Spring Movement Cards are designed for active play, these fun cards will help you hop like a bunny, flutter like a butterfly, and wiggle like a worm. Perfect for indoor or outdoor movement breaks, these activity cards will keep you energized and engaged while celebrating the joy of spring! What You will get? Action-Packed Cards – Each card features a spring-themed movement like "Hop like a bunny" or "Flap your arms like a baby bird. Bright and Fun Illustrations – 8 Pages of Easy-to-follow visuals help kids understand each movement Game Ideas & Instructions – Multiple ways to use the cards for individual or group play. Why These Movement Cards Are Perfect for You! Encourages physical activity in a fun and engaging way. Helps develop coordination, balance, and motor skills. Great for classrooms, homeschool, and outdoor playtime. Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and young learners. What Will You Learn? How to move like different spring animals and elements (hopping, flapping, crawling, stretching). The benefits of physical activity for staying active and healthy. How to enjoy interactive movement games with friends and family. Let’s spring into action and have fun with these exciting Spring Movement Cards
Author Perfect_Printables
Tags Spring Movement Cards, Gross Motor Activities, Physical Play Cards, Movement Activity Cards, Spring Theme Exercises, Preschool Movement Game, Fun Action Cards, Interactive Play Cards, Seasonal Movement Activities
Finance Life Skills: Omar Learns How Credit Cards Work
Special Resources, Life Studies, Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills, Speech Therapy, Life Skills, Grade 10, 11, 12, Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
In Omar Learns How Credit Cards Work, Olivia shows Omar how to read a credit card statement and discusses the purpose of a credit card. The use of this Finance Life Skills resource will allow students to engage in the following: • This story uses simple language and relatable examples to explain what credit cards are and how they work. • It includes the consequences of not making minimum payments and how it affects your credit score. • Explain cash advances and why they are not a good idea. • Discuss why checking your credit card statement for mistakes is important and how to address them. • Discuss responsible credit card use and avoiding extra fees. • The interactive dialog and questions engage learners and reinforce their understanding of the story and the concepts. • The real-world examples, and age-appropriate visual aids, such as illustrations and diagrams , make this conversational story an excellent resource for teaching social narratives. • This social narrative's simple and direct language sets clear expectations, making it ideal for high school students and adults with intellectual disabilities. The story includes seven (7) reading comprehension questions and answers to reinforce and measure the student's understanding of the Finance Life Skills contained in the story! This life skills story will assist high school students and young adults in developing the necessary independent living skills to become more independent at school, at home, and in their communities. This story is designed to be used by special education teachers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ABA therapists, registered behavior technicians (RBT), parents, supported living coaches, and life skills teachers to teach their students valuable life skills. In addition to interactive instruction, this resource is ideal for hands-on and community-based learning, defining, setting, and measuring IEP goals. Related Products for Developing Money Management Skills The Value of a Bank Account How to Create a Monthly Budget How to Create a Shopping List How Credit Cards Work Level 1 Grocery Shopping Money Math Level 1 Clothes Shopping Money Math Level 1 Reading Menus Money Math Engage your special education class with this highly interactive High School Finance Life Skills Story! It's printable , easy to use, and ready to hand out! A PDF file with five (5) pages.
Author Adulting Life Skills Resources
Tags Adulting On The Spectrum, Independent Living Skills, IEP Goal-Oriented Skills, Autism Resource For Parent , Life Skills For Autistic Teens And Adults, Summer Life Skills Activities, Financial Literacy
Responding To Others, Conversational Skills For 1st-5th Grade
Special Resources, Social Skills, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities
Responding To Others, Conversational Skills For 1st-5th Grade is a valuable teaching resource. It enhances students' conversation skills of expressing interest in others through questions, comments and connections. It is also packed with activities to engage learners. This teaching resource includes: Three distinct activities presented across multiple levels for customised learning. A total of 72 pages full of content including instructions and discussion sheets. Cards presenting various conversational scenarios for practicing learned skills. Activity one - Quickie Comments: With this activity , students explore positive and negative responses using prepared comments. They engage with story cards that they can read individually or in groups. Includes: 27 positive response options + 18 negative response comments Editability: Sections for customised content as per classroom needs Activity two - Curious Questions: This activity encourages learners to practice forming questions using a supplied question starters poster. An interesting comparison challenge between 'Curious' & 'Questionable' questions enhances critical thinking while reinforcing questioning techniques. It comes along with an editable section for tailored requirement fitting. There are ten question prompt cards included as well. Activity three - Considerate Connections: In this module, students are guided on how to make considerate connections within conversations. They get an opportunity to identify if given statements are considerate or careless ones enhancing comprehension check-ins such that: The scenario sessions come pre-made along with editable sections providing flexibility in planning lessons . Students can exercise their newly learned skill This resource caters to the learning needs of students in grades one to five and can be deployed in small group learning sessions or classroom exercises. The product file format is a PDF which makes it easy-to-use as a digital teaching resource. It has been designed keeping remote teaching and homeschooling applications in mind while aiming to develop effective communication practices among young learners. Making conversation education enjoyable for students during these formative years, this blends learning with fun.
Author Socially Skilled Kids
Tags Conversation Skills, Social Interaction, Asking Questions, Making Comments, Connections
I Can Share Myself With Lots Of Friends | Social Skills Story and Activities
Special Resources, Social Skills, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities
Social Skills Stories & Activities break down information into small, explicit steps so that children can more easily understand what they should and should not do in a particular social situation. Social Skills Stories are a great way to explicitly teach children important social skills that they may be struggling with, such as being able to play with a variety of children. Playing with a variety of children and not insisting on always playing with just one particular child, is an important social skill. I had a student who thought he could only play with his one, favorite friend. He did not seem to understand that playing with other children, did not mean he wasn't still friends with his favorite friend. Additionally, his favorite friend sometimes felt a bit smothered by my student's attention. I wrote this story to help my student understand that it is okay to play with more than one friend. I hope it can help your students too!
Author Socially Skilled Kids
Tags Social Story, Social Skills, Friendship, Special Education, Behavior, Social Skill Stories, Friendship Social Stories, Simple Social Play, Printable Social Skills Activities, Social Skills Story, Social Scripts For Making Friends, Social Stories Friendship, Lots Of Friends
Going on an Airplane Social Story
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN), Not Grade Specific, Activities
Airplane travel can be an exciting adventure, but also filled with uncertainty for many children. For kids on the autism spectrum especially, the unfamiliar surroundings and procedures can heighten confusion and anxiety without proper preparation. This social story resource aims to walk children through air travel from start to finish in a detailed yet reassuring way. The story covers every phase, using simple language and visual supports. It explains what to expect when getting tickets, packing bags, and arriving at the airport. Going through security, waiting at the gate, boarding, and taking off are all described in concrete terms. While seated on the plane, appropriate behaviors are outlined along with various occupying activities for the flight like reading books, listening to music, or watching movies. finally, the story describes the sensations of descending and landing as well as exiting the plane and airport. Common emotions a child may experience throughout are validated and labeled, like feeling eager, nervous, bored, or impatient at different points. Suggestions for coping strategies are woven in, like asking for hugs, taking deep breaths, requesting snacks, or stretching. The consistency of the narrative and matter-of-fact tone provide stability children can hold onto. By naming specific sites, sounds, procedures and feelings to expect, uncertainty is diminished. Walking through the entire airport/airplane experience start to finish, this social story is an ideal method for preparing autistic children for airplane travel. It allows them to fully understand and participate in this immersive real-world activity that requires certain social-emotional skills - exactly what social stories are designed for. These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt ClipArt
Author SEN Resource Source
Tags Holiday, Vacation, Airplane, Fear Of Flying, Social Story
Changing Negative Self-Talk Into Positive Self-Talk SEL Presentation
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Special Education Needs (SEN), Elementary, Middle School, Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Coloring Pages, Worksheets
In this Google Slide SEL presentation, students will learn how to change their negative thoughts into positive ones. There is a quote at the beginning of the slide show that says "Watch what you tell yourself, you're likely to believe it." by Russ Kyle. The students can share what they think this quote means to them. Then there is an educational slide on the value of changing their negative thoughts into positive ones. Then the students will have 12 slides to practice changing negative thoughts into realistic and positive ones. They can do this as a turn and talk with a partner, whole group instruction, or in their table groups. You can decide the best approach for your students. After they practice 12 different thoughts, the students will participate in an elimination game using a playing deck of cards. You will randomly pull a red or black card and students need to declare which one they think you will pull before you pull it. There are directions on the slide notes. The goal is for them to say out loud to the person next to them about which one they guess is going to get pulled for their own accountability. Ask students to pay attention to their own self-talk during this game. This game is based on luck only. You can play the game as many times as you want as time allows. Lastly, the students will get to color a mindfulness coloring sheet of a brain with their own name on it. You can make as many handouts as you have students in your class. Simply double click on the name and change it to the names of students in your class and press enter. Print off as many copies as you need. For other lessons on thoughts and changing one's thinking, check out this lesson about inner coach versus inner critic: https://teachsimple.com/product/inner-coach-or-inner-critic-boom-cards-plus-extension-handout https://teachsimple.com/product/cut-sort-and-glue-inner-coach-or-critic
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
Tags Sel, Social Emotional Learning, School Counseling, Social Skills, Self-regulation, Cognitive, Special Education, Psychology, SEL Presentations, SEL Coloring Pages
Lunch Rules, Behaviors and Manners Clip Cards
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills, Life Skills, Resources for Teachers, Classroom Management, Kindergarten, Preschool, Grade 1, Worksheets & Printables, Flashcards, Activities
Lunch Rules, Behaviors and Manners Clip Cards These Lunch Rules Clips Cards are an unparalleled teaching supplement aimed at fostering commendable behaviors and manners in students during lunch time. Designed meticulously to cater to all possible student eating environment, this tool is valuable for both classroom lunches as well as proper canteen decorum. Through these clip cards, students are informed about the acceptable and unacceptable behavior patterns at school. The adaptability of the cards ensures that educators can customize their utilization according to different scenarios like whole group learning sessions, small group harmonizing activities or even as engaging homework assignments. The product is an asset for elementary school children who might be new to a learning environment or who could benefit from clear behavioral direction during mealtimes. Doubles up as a discreet assessment mechanism helping teachers in pinpointing those students grappling with maintaining appropriate manners during unstructured intervals like lunch. This unique resource also encompasses children who may be non-verbal by offering them a method through which they can physically indicate appropriate or inappropriate mealtime actions. The package brings along 31 recess behavior indicators emphasizing both positive and negative actions. Mindful of printing resources while focussing on enhancing user experience, options for black-and-white printing along with vibrant full-color versions are included in the clip card offerings. The assortment primarily benefits preschoolers through Grade 1 learners engaged towards honing their social emotional learning aspects along with specific consideration for children having special education needs (SEN). This distinctive selection prompts natural development of pivotal life skills such as social abilities alongside providing structured classroom management processes too. Variety of Application modes- solo lessons primarily focused on SEL components complimented by guidance directions regarding standard classroom rules to supplement your teaching curriculum without overwhelming budding learners. Practical Engagement- minimalistic prep requirement ensuring smooth integration of the tools into routine teaching, making it convenient for educators. All required files are delivered in a universally compatible PDF format adding simplicity and convenience while accessing Lunch Rules, Behaviors and Manners Clip Cards.
Author The Feelings and Friends Teacher
Tags Lunch Rules, Behavior Management, Manners, Clip Cards, Social Skills, Lunch Room Rules
Leadership | SEL Openers/Bellringers and Weekly Activity
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Life Skills, Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, Activities
Product Line- Daily Openers and Weekly SEL Lesson! Students will engage with topics relating to LEADERSHIP for 10 minutes at the beginning of each day in their no-prep student workbook! Display the teacher slides on the board and use the 10 minutes to connect with your students using the mental health check-in! Then, spend one hour each week with an SEL Lesson aligned to the topic of the week! Read more about this resource below! Incorporate SEL (social emotion learning) EASILY into your day using these daily SEL openers and activity. By using the Google teacher slides and matching student handbook, this CASEL aligned product gives you a structured space to create a positive classroom environment and build relationships with your students. Additionally, you get one ready-to-use SEL lesson, all aligned to the topic and objective for the week. Finally, an easy way to manage meaningful SEL lessons!!! Topic for this resource is RELATIONSHIP SKILLS. Objective for this resource is I CAN SHOW LEADERSHIP IN GROUPS. What is included: 1 WEEK'S WORTH OF MATERIAL--- -Lesson Description and Explanation -Mental Health Check-Ins -Teacher Slides - 5 slides- one per day ( Google Slide Deck and PDF Versions) -Student Handbook - 6 pages - 5 days and title slide (Colored or Black and White Versions) (also included on Google Slide Deck) -SEL Activity- Social Story- There is a Leader in Us All! - an interactive book/printable designed to build student's confidence and show them how they can be a leader in their lives ALL TITLES AVAILABLE IN THIS PRODUCT LINE: TOPIC- Relationship Skills I can practice teamwork. I can develop positive relationships. I can resolve conflict constructively. I can resist negative social pressure. I can communicate effectively. I can show leadership in a group. CLICK HERE TO GET VIEW THESE RESOURCES!
Author Mrs Bonie Just Teach
Tags Leadership, Leader, Openers, Bellringer, Starter, Sel Opener, Sel Bellring, Sel Starter
Problem Solving Behaviors | Differentiated Activities For K-5th Grade
Special Resources, Social Skills, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities
Problem Solving Behaviors | Differentiated Activities for K-5th Grade This comprehensive teaching resource is designed to enhance children's social skills, particularly in the area of problem-solving. Targeting educators, it equips learners with crucial decision-making abilities amidst challenging situations. The differentiated activities are tailored to meet the individual learning needs of each child. Features: Behavior Sort Boards: These boards encourage students to classify behaviors as helpful or unhelpful during problem resolution. Illustrative Scenario Cards: Customized cards for K-2nd graders and 3rd-5th graders provide practical examples inspiring discussions around social interactions and reactions. PDF Stories: Available across grades, these stories present animated scenarios offering valuable insights into socially acceptable behavior. They're perfect tools even for distance learning! Strategies Boards & Behavior Maps: An interactive way for learners to brainstorm their personalized problem solving methods with visual guidelines sketched out in color or black-and-white. Differentiated Comprehension Check Sheets: Catered separately for both lower grades (K-2nd) and upper grades (3rd - 5th) pupils to ensure a steady grasp over crucial social skill concepts. This resource pack simplifies teaching fundamental skills in public classrooms, small groups, or a homeschooling environment. It empowers teachers with tools that can help instill long-lasting social skills in their students that go beyond classroom application and aid them in everyday life situations.
Author Socially Skilled Kids
Tags Problem Solving, Social Skills, Differentiated Activities, Behavior Sorting, Scenario Cards
Online Safety Check Activity
Technology, Science, Computer Science, Life Skills, Special Resources, Social Skills, Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Activities
Activity Introduction An amazing activity designed for the students to learn more about social and soft skills in our daily life. Online Safety Check Have you ever read about soft skills or social skills? If yes, can you tell us more about them? Body language is so important for us to learn about, as it teaches us how to deliver the correct message to the people we are talking to, and get the right message from the people who talk to us, by simply reading their body language. What do you know about etiquette? Do you know that every country has got its unique etiquette? What do you know about online etiquette? What is your strongest soft/social skill? Can you name other social or soft skills? Do you think we should be always nice to our friends and family? Do you think we should be kind with animals? Have you ever read about online etiquette? If yes, tell us more about it. What are the essential skills that we should have while dealing with people online? Online Safety Check Activity The activity is perfect for encouraging the researching skills for the students, while learning more about these fantastic social and soft skills in our daily life. Online Safety Check This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity. Instructions What would you share? Colour the items you would share with each category according to the colour indicated. Format Available in a PDF format.
Author Educational Voice
Tags Online Safety Check Activity, Online Safety Activity, Online Safety Check, Online Safety, Online Safety Facts, Online Safety Facts For Kids, Technology, Technology Facts, Technology Facts For Kids
Social Situations | Social Emotional Learning Activities
Special Resources, Social Skills, Not Grade Specific, Activities
This resource presents students with 50 different scenarios to explore social situations and how to respond. Students will learn how to make choices and take different perspectives as they work through situations that challenge them in different contexts. This resource is equipped with 6 different graphic organizers .
Author Teach Me This
Tags Social Situations, Classroom Management, Graphic Organizers, Problem Solving Skills, Goal Setting
SEL Boom Deck-Groups Versus Cliques
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Education Needs (SEN), Social Skills, Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities
In this product, you will get an SEL Boom Deck about learning the differences between groups of friends and cliques. This is an important concept for students to learn. They will unpack the different behaviors that cause others to feel included versus excluded. There are 25 task cards and 5 introduction/education cards. You can play this Boom Deck as a whole classroom lesson, assign to students individually, give to students in partnerships or groups to work on, and/or assign for homework. There is a PDF you will download first. Then click on the image on the page and this will lead you to the Boom Deck. Some of the excluding examples covered in this Boom Deck are; someone inviting the class to a birthday party except for one person, someone saying only people who wear certain types of clothes can join the group, someone ignoring someone else when they are talking, someone letting a classmate join a recess game but he does not get passed to at all during the game, a couple of friends decide to wear the same clothes to school-leaving a friend out. Some of the including examples are; a classmate encouraging another classmate to sit with the group at lunch, a classmate noticing someone does not have a partner and invites them to join their partnership, a friend notices someone overhear them talking to other friends about a playdate and says he will ask him mom if he can also join, a friend waiting for a girl in a wheelchair and putting her first over getting to recess sooner, a teammate invites the whole team over to a BBQ and does not leave anyone out, and a person notices a new neighbor in the neighborhood and invites him to play with his friends on the trampoline. You can point out on each card how the person feels after a certain action or behavior.
Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor
Tags Boom Cards, Cliques, Friendship, Social Skills, Sel, Social-emotional Learning, School Counseling, Excluding, Including, Relationship Skills
Mindfulness Center, Self Care for Kids, Trauma Informed Classroom
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills, Life Skills, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Centers, Activities
Mindfulness Center, Self Care for Kids, Trauma Informed Classroom This comprehensive resource is packed with activities and tools focused on mindfulness and coping strategies. Created with the modern educator in mind, it's designed to promote wellness, resilience, and emotional regulation amongst students. Key Focus: Mindfulness techniques: Helps equip students with essential life skills that will help them navigate challenges calmly. Coping strategies: Includes breathing exercises, yoga poses, grounding activities and mindful coloring tasks which are proven to foster calmness while increasing focus. The package doesn't stop there! It also includes motivational posters that remind students of the benefits of tapping into the power of mindfulness regularly. Reflection sheets which can be used by educators as assessment tools or by students for self-analysis purposes also form a part of this resourceful package. Main Attractions: Visual Display Materials: Implementing our impactful bulletin board signs ensures these critical skills remain visible daily reminders within the learning environment. Versatility: This product easily integrates into any classroom routine catering to different learning styles whether in a whole group activity or one-on-one work station set-up. Adds value even beyond classrooms; serves as insightful homework assignments too! " Tailored for a wide range of grade levels from Kindergarten through Grade 6 classrooms; it fits seamlessly into environments particularly focused on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Skills & Life Skills. In conclusion: Mindfulness Center packs potent potential within its innovative format aimed at enabling today's young minds master essential stress management tools requisite to thriving within the 21st-century learning environment. Note: Once purchased, a PDF file becomes immediately available for immediate download execution across any device type.
Author Socializing with Sprouts
Tags Mindfulness Techniques, Coping Strategies, Emotional Regulation, Self-care For Kids, Trauma-informed Classroom