Synopses & Reviews
This resource is one of four books in the
"Social Skills Curriculum Activities Library," a practical series designed to help classroom teachers and specialists teach appropriate behavioral skills to students of all abilities, preschool through grade 12. The activities emphasize teaching young people to recognize the equal rights of others, independent of color, race, and religion, and develop their skill in using good judgment to resolve life's conflicts peacefully.
The complete Social Skills Curriculum Library provides over 250 classroom-tested lessons and activities in four distinct units, each tailored to the developmental needs of students at a particular grade level:
READY-TO-USE SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS ACTIVITIES FOR GRADES PreK-K
READY-TO-USE SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS ACTIVITIES FOR GRADES 1-3
READY-TO-USE SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS ACTIVITIES FOR GRADES 4-6
READY-TO-USE SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS ACTIVITIES FOR GRADES 7-12
For easy use, the activities in each grade-level unit follow a uniform format, including a descriptive title, a specific behavioral objective, and a simple eighth-step lesson plan that provides everything needed for an effective, well-balanced learning experience.
Each lesson covers:
- Purpose: Need for teaching/learning the social skill, e.g. "Using Self-Control"
- Introduction: Stories, films, poems, and questions to make the skill concrete
- Skill Components: Skill steps for teaching the appropriate behavior
- Modeling the Skill: Teacher and/or student demonstration of the skill
- Behavioral Rehearsal: Student performance of the skill with teacher correction if necessary
- Practice: Worksheets and other activities summarizing the skill
- Independent Use: Activities to promote use of the skills outside of school
- Continuation: Suggestions for reinforcing the skill through the school year
Each unit also includes an introduction to the curriculum and lesson format ... brief guidelines ... To the Teacher... for using the activities most effectively ... reproducible Task Review Cards for circle-time class discussions ... and a Family Training Booklet addressed to parents with suggestions for teaching social skills at home (units 1-3)
In short, the "Social Skills Curriculum Activities Library" gives teachers at all level a stimulating and systematic way to develop positive social behaviors in their students. The activities focus on real problem situations, and are readily adapted to any classroom or school-wide program, and can be easily enhanced with other strategies, models and interventions devised by the creative teacher.
Synopsis
This resource is part of the four-volume Social Skills Curriculum Library - a practical series designed to help you teach positive behavior skills to student of all abilities. Students learn such social skills as dealing with anger productively; setting goals; building self-confidence; dealing with prejudice; and more.
Note: this edition was published in 1995.
Synopsis
Note: this edition was published in 1995.
About the Author
Ruth W. Begun, M.S., is president of The Society for Prevention of Violence (SPV), a nonprofit organization founded in 1972 dedicated to reducing asocial behaviors in children and adults through education.
Table of Contents
About This Social Skills Teaching Resource
Acknowledgements
About the Society for Prevention of Violence
About the Social Skills Curriculum
Bibliography
Demonstrating With Hand Puppets
SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS & ACTIVITES FOR GRADES PreK-K
Disciplinary Strategies
Thinking Before Acting
Listening
Following Rules
Following Directions
Respect For Others
Improving Self-Image
Sharing
Accepting Consequences
Self-Control
Problem Solving
Completing Assignments
Dealing With Name-Calling
Dealing With Anger
Avoiding Tattling
Accepting Change
Dealing With Feelings
Accepting Differences
Getting Along With Others
Attending To Task
Dealing With Conflicts
Communicating With Others
Dealing With Peer Pressure
Social Skills Task Review
Social Skills Family Training Booklet
PARTNERS IN SOCIAL SKILLS: A FAMILY AFFAIR