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.
| About This Social Skills Teaching Resource | iii | |
| Acknowledgments | v | |
| About The Society for Prevention of Violence | vi | |
| About the Social Skills Curriculum | vii | |
| Bibliography | x | |
| Demonstrating with Hand Puppets | xi | |
| Reproducibles | ||
| "Sensitive Sam" Hand Puppet | ||
| "Social Sue" Hand Puppet | ||
| Candy the Clown Hand Puppet | ||
| Crackers the Clown Hand Puppet | ||
| Morty Mouse Stick Puppet | ||
| Maggie Mouse Stick Puppet | ||
| Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades PreK-K | ||
| Disciplinary Strategies | ||
| 1 | Understanding the Need for Rules | 1 |
| Reproducible: Social Skills Medallion Pattern | ||
| 2 | Avoiding Uncontrolled Negative Behavior | 4 |
| Reproducible | ||
| Note to Family (Rules & Consequences) | ||
| Thinking Before Acting | ||
| 3 | Fully Understanding the Situation Before Taking Action | 8 |
| Reproducible: "Beth" Worksheet | ||
| Listening | ||
| 4 | Being a Good Listener | 11 |
| 5 | Ability to Sit and Listen Quietly | 14 |
| Reproducible: Good Listener Rabbit Award | ||
| 6 | Ability to Listen / Participate in Class Discussion | 18 |
| Reproducible: "Three Billy Goats Gruff" Worksheet | ||
| Following Rules | ||
| 7 | Recognizing the Importance of Classroom Rules | 21 |
| Following Directions | ||
| 8 | Following Directions During Instruction and Clean-up | 23 |
| Reproducible: Coloring Directions Worksheet | ||
| 9 | Following Oral Directions | 26 |
| Reproducible: Coloring Directions Worksheet | ||
| 10 | Following Clean-up Directions | 29 |
| Reproducible: Note to Family (Home Clean-up Tasks) | ||
| Respect for Others | ||
| 11 | Using Courtesy Words "Please," "May I," and "Thank You" | 32 |
| Reproducible: Magic Words Bookmarks | ||
| 12 | Using "Please, May I" Appropriately | 36 |
| 13 | Using the "Magic" Words "Please" and "Thank You" | 38 |
| Reproducible: "Thank You" Worksheet | ||
| 14 | Using the Courtesy Words "Excuse Me" | 41 |
| Reproducible: Block-building Worksheet | ||
| 15 | Using "I Am Sorry" and "Excuse Me" When Appropriate | 44 |
| Reproducible: "Follow the Courteous Path" Chart | ||
| Improving Self-Image | ||
| 16 | Feeling Good About Oneself | 47 |
| Reproducible: Self-Image Coloring Outline | ||
| 17 | Expressing Good Things About Oneself | 51 |
| Reproducible | ||
| "I Am a Very Special Girl ..." Worksheet | ||
| "I Am a Very Special Boy ..." Worksheet | ||
| 18 | Expressing Our Special Likes and Dislikes | 55 |
| Reproducibles | ||
| Four Pictures Worksheet | ||
| Owl & Mice Outlines | ||
| 19 | Understanding Our Uniqueness | 59 |
| Reproducibles | ||
| Fruit Silhouettes | ||
| Animal Silhouettes | ||
| Sharing | ||
| 20 | Understanding the Need for Sharing with Others | 63 |
| Accepting Consequences | ||
| 21 | Knowing and Accepting the Consequences of Our Actions | 65 |
| Reproducible: Wise Old Owl's Classroom Rules and Consequences | ||
| 22 | Accepting the Consequences for Breaking the Rules | 68 |
| Reproducible: "Time Out" Worksheet | ||
| 23 | Accepting the Consequences for Our Inappropriate Behavior | 71 |
| Reproducible: "The Little Red Hen" Coloring Worksheet | ||
| Self-Control | ||
| 24 | Remembering to Walk--Not Run--in the Classroom | 74 |
| 25 | Remembering to Walk--Not Run--in School | 76 |
| Reproducible: Good Sport Award | ||
| 26 | Using a Moderate Tone of Voice | 79 |
| Reproducible: "Shh" Coloring Worksheet | ||
| Problem Solving | ||
| 27 | Choosing a Peaceful Approach to Problem Solving | 82 |
| Reproducible: "I'm a Problem Solver!" Worksheet | ||
| 28 | Solving a Problem By Talking | 85 |
| Completing Assignments | ||
| 29 | Completing a Task and Putting Away Materials | 87 |
| 30 | Finishing Each Activity that is Started | 89 |
| Reproducible: Note to Family (Jobs at Home) | ||
| Dealing with Name Calling | ||
| 31 | Responding Constructively to Name Calling | 92 |
| Dealing with Anger | ||
| 32 | Communicating Anger Using Words | 94 |
| Avoiding Tattling | ||
| 33 | Learning to Avoid Tattling | 96 |
| 34 | Stopping False Rumors | 98 |
| Reproducible: "Tattlephone" Coloring Worksheet | ||
| Accepting Change | ||
| 35 | Understanding and Accepting Change | 101 |
| 36 | Accepting and Adjusting to Change | 103 |
| Reproducible: Accepting Change Coloring Sheet | ||
| Dealing with Feelings | ||
| 37 | Discriminating Between Happy and Sad Feelings | 106 |
| Reproducibles | ||
| Stick Puppet Ditto | ||
| "Show Me How You Feel" Worksheet | ||
| 38 | Expressing Feelings Openly | 111 |
| Reproducible: "Put on a Happy Face" Worksheet | ||
| 39 | Recognizing Happy and Sad Feelings | 114 |
| Reproducible: Happy and Sad Faces Worksheet | ||
| 40 | Showing Empathy for the Feelings of Others | 118 |
| Reproducible: "Play Fair" Coloring Sheet | ||
| Accepting Differences | ||
| 41 | Understanding Differences and Similarities | 121 |
| Reproducible: "Rainbow" Coloring Sheet | ||
| 42 | Recognizing and Accepting Cultural Differences | 124 |
| 43 | Accepting the Uniqueness of Each Person | 126 |
| Reproducible: "My Friend Is Like Me in Some Ways" Worksheet | ||
| Getting Along with Others | ||
| 44 | Learning to Cooperate | 129 |
| 45 | Learning to Take Turns | 131 |
| Attending to Task | ||
| 46 | Ignoring Distractions | 133 |
| Reproducibles | ||
| Coloring Sheet #1 (one minute) | ||
| Coloring Sheet #2 (two minutes) | ||
| Coloring Sheet #3 (three minutes) | ||
| Coloring Sheet #4 (four minutes) | ||
| Coloring Sheet #5 (five minutes) | ||
| Dealing with Conflicts | ||
| 47 | Solving Problems Peaceably | 140 |
| Communicating with Others | ||
| 48 | How to Communicate to Make Friends | 142 |
| Reproducible: "My Friends Are Special" Song | ||
| Dealing with Peer Pressure | ||
| 49 | Saying "No!" to Negative Peer Pressure | 146 |
| Reproducible: Suggested Questions for Tape Recorder | ||
| 50 | Making Independent Choices Despite Peer Pressure | 150 |
| Reproducibles | ||
| "Make Your Own Choices "Worksheet | ||
| "I Like You, but I Am Me!" Coloring Sheet | ||
| Social Skills Task Review | ||
| Part I | Topics for Circle Time Class Discussions on Reproducible Discussion Cards | 154 |
| Part II | Review of Social Skills | 164 |
| Transparency Master: "Something to Quack About" | ||
| Social Skills Family Training Booklet | ||
| Introduction and "Family Letter" (reproducible) | 166 | |
| "Partners in Social Skills: a Family Affair" (Single Pages Reproducible As Marked) | ||
| 1 | Cover Page | |
| 2 | Copyright and Acknowledgments | |
| 3 | Introduction | |
| 4 | The Social Skills Song | |
| 5 | Table of Contents (reproducible pages are marked) | |
| 6 | Our Family Social Skills Training Checklist | |
| 7 | Helpful Hints for Using This Book | |
| 8 | Be a Role Model for Your Child | |
| 9 | Activity Page--"Toot Your Own Horn!" | |
| 10 | Fourteen Selected Social Skills with Suggested Activities | |
| Skill No. 1 | Giving Compliments | |
| Skill No. 2 | Asking Permission | |
| Skill No. 3 | Disciplinary Strategies | |
| Skill No. 4 | Respect for Others | |
| Skill No. 5 | Using Self-Control | |
| Skill No. 6 | Improving Self-Esteem | |
| Skill No. 7 | Expressing Feelings | |
| Skill No. 8 | Accepting Consequences | |
| Skill No. 9 | Reacting to Failure | |
| Skill No. 10 | Setting Goals | |
| Skill No. 11 | Dealing with Prejudice | |
| Skill No. 12 | Dealing with Anger | |
| Skill No. 13 | Dealing with Peer Pressure | |
| Skill No. 14 | Problem Solving | |
| 18 | Bubble Sheet: "Our 14 Social Skills" | |
| 19 | "Mirror, Mirror" Poem | |
| 20 | Bear-ry Good Award | |
| 21 | Keep Moving Award | |
| 22 | Family Time--Group Discussions | |
| 23 | What Makes You Happy? | |
| 24 | Parent-Teacher Communication | |
| 25 | Activity Color Page | |
| 26 | Activity Color Page, Part II | |
| 27 | Our Family Social Skills Training Checklist | |
| 28 | Guidelines for Caring Parents | |
| 29 | Dedication |
Overview
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.