Assertiveness
Attending
Communication
Conflict Resolution
Empathy (demonstrating)
Inviting others to participate in an activity (including)
Initiating conversations
Joining conversations
Joining ongoing activities
Leadership skills
Offering Help to others
Notices and compliments others
Respect
Assertiveness
Saying "NO" to Negative Peer Pressure: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 217)
Reproducible "What's Your Decision?" Activity Sheet
Ignoring Peer Pressure: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 220)
Reproducible "John's Dilemma" Activity Sheet
"Lunchroom Survey" Activity Sheet
Saying "No" to Negative Group Pressure: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 227)
Reproducible "Handing Peer Pressure"
Learning to Think Independently: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 234)
Reproducible "Peer-Pressure Situations" Activity Sheet
Assertiveness-Skill #150: (Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 231)
Communication (general)
Introducing
Yourself to Peers and Adults (Lesson 14): (Hanken
& Kennedy, 1998, Getting to Know You, p 52,
lessons for grades
1-3 and 4-6)
Incomplete
Sentence Blank: Puppets are used to elicit responses to the projective test.
Therapist uses two puppets and client uses puppet. Sentence stems are used to
have the child respond to the items on the test (Knell, 1995 as cited in Kaduson,
1998).
The Conversation Game: A game that teaches children how to
carry on a reciprocal conversation. (Shapiro, 2003, The Secret Language of
Children, p. 280)
Making Conversation: Videotaping conversations between
parent and child will help to teach him or her the rules of social interaction.
(Shapiro, 2003, The Secret Language of Children, p. 329)
Finishing a Conversation (Lesson 17):
(Hanken & Kennedy, 1998, Getting
to Know You, p 62,
lessons for grades
1-3 and 4-6)
Paraphrasing What Is Heard:
(Ready-to-Use
Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and
Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 35)
Reproducible "Listening Survey" Activity Sheet
"My Best Listening" Activity Sheet
Reproducible "Listening Survey" Activity Sheet
"My Best Listening" Activity Sheet
Attending
Ability to Listen/Participate in a Class
Discussion:
(Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for
Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 39)
Reproducible "Listening" Activity Sheet
Reproducible "Listening" Activity Sheet
Attending to The Speaker: (Ready-to-Use
Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and
Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 42)
Reproducible "How Good Are You at Following Directions?"
"Who's a Good Listener" Activity Sheet
Reproducible "How Good Are You at Following Directions?"
"Who's a Good Listener" Activity Sheet
Mutual
Storytelling Technique (Richard Gardner):
The child tells a make-believe story and the therapist surmises psychodynamic meaning and tells a story with a similar setting and characters, but with a healthier resolution.
(From Video Training Workshop: Play Therapy for Children with ADHD, Kaduson, 1998)
The child tells a make-believe story and the therapist surmises psychodynamic meaning and tells a story with a similar setting and characters, but with a healthier resolution.
(From Video Training Workshop: Play Therapy for Children with ADHD, Kaduson, 1998)
Problem-Solving a Disagreement-Skill #124:
(Teaching Social Skills to Youth, 1992, p 201)
Managing
Conflict:
(Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for
Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p
137)
Reproducible "Malcom's Conflict" Activity Sheet
"Decision Time" Activity Sheet
Reproducible "Malcom's Conflict" Activity Sheet
"Decision Time" Activity Sheet
Listing
Problem-Solving Steps:
(Ready-to-Use
Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and
Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 127)
Reproducible "You Be the Judge" Activity Sheet
Reproducible "You Be the Judge" Activity Sheet
Empathy (demonstrating)
Showing That We Care: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 179)
Reproducible "How Would You Feel?" Activity Sheet
Recognizing Another's Emotions: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 182)
Reproducible "What Emotions Do You See?"
Inviting others to participate in an activity (including)
Initiating conversations
Starting a Conversation (Lesson 16): (Hanken & Kennedy, 1998, Getting to Know You, p 59, lessons for grades 1-3 and 4-6)
Joining conversations
Joining ongoing activities with peers
Joining in a group activity (Lesson 19): (Hanken & Kennedy, 1998, Getting to Know You, p 67, lessons for grades 1-3 and 4-6)
Approachability Checklist: A checklist that helps children
learn how to join a group. (Shapiro, 2003, The Secret Language of Children, p.
315)
Leadership skillsOffering Help to others
How to Help a Classmate (Lesson 28): (Hanken & Kennedy, 1998, Getting to Know You, p 96, lessons for grades 1-3 and 4-6)
Helping Another Person: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 55)
Reproducible "Blue Ribbon" Activity Sheet
Notices and compliments others
Complimenting (Lesson 24): (Hanken & Kennedy, 1998, Getting to Know You, p 84, lessons for grades 1-3 and 4-6)
Complimenting Others: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 164)
Reproducible: "Understanding Feelings" Activity Sheet
Respect (demonstrating)
Respecting Others' Viewpoints: (Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6 and Grades 1-3, Ruth Weltmann Began, 1998, p 188)
Reproducibles "Two Viewpoints" Activity Sheet
