Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs,

A flexible, ready-to-use activities program to help special
students in grades 6-12

The updated new edition of this valuable resource offers an
exciting collection of 200 ready-to-use worksheets to help
adolescents build the social skills they need to interact
effectively with others and learn how to apply these skills to
various real-life settings, situations, and problems. The book
provides 20 complete teaching units focusing on 20 basic social
skills, such as being a good listener, "reading" other people, and
using common sense.

Autorentext

The Author DARLENE MANNIX, M.A., has taught both general education and special education, and she has worked with students ranging from learning disabled and mentally challenged to language disordered and severely emotionally disturbed. Mannix is the best-selling author of numerous books for special educators including Social Skills Activities for Special Children and Life Skills Activities for Special Children.

Zusammenfassung
A flexible, ready-to-use activities program to help special students in grades 6-12 The updated new edition of this valuable resource offers an exciting collection of 200 ready-to-use worksheets to help adolescents build the social skills they need to interact effectively with others and learn how to apply these skills to various real-life settings, situations, and problems. The book provides 20 complete teaching units focusing on 20 basic social skills, such as being a good listener, "reading" other people, and using common sense.

Inhalt

About This Book v

About the Author v

Preface xv

Part One: Learning Basic Social Skills 1

Chapter 1 Skills to Make a Good Impression 3

Skill 1: Making a First Impression 6

Instructor Pages 6

Worksheet 1: What Is a Good Impression? 7

Worksheet 2: Your Appearance 8

Worksheet 3: Your Attitude 10

Worksheet 4: Getting Prepared 11

Worksheet 5: Asking Appropriate Questions 12

Skill 2: Thinking About My Behavior 14

Instructor Pages 14

Worksheet 6: Picked out of a Crowd 16

Worksheet 7: Ways to Blend In 18

Worksheet 8: Unusual Behaviors 19

Worksheet 9: Behaviors That You Can't Help 20

Worksheet 10: Neutral Behavior 21

Skill 3: Getting Rid of Annoying Tendencies 22

Instructor Pages 22

Worksheet 11: Invading Personal Space 23

Worksheet 12: Interrupting 25

Worksheet 13: Repeating Yourself 27

Worksheet 14: Bodily Noises 28

Worksheet 15: Being Bossy 29

Skill 4: Having a Pleasant Voice and Breath 30

Instructor Pages 30

Worksheet 16: Voice Volume 32

Worksheet 17: Voice Tone 33

Worksheet 18: Using Appropriate Language 35

Worksheet 19: Just Answer the Question! 36

Worksheet 20: Bad Breath 38

Skill 5: Being a Good Listener 39

Instructor Pages 39

Worksheet 21: Identifying a Good Listener 41

Worksheet 22: How to Be a Good Listener 43

Worksheet 23: Important Listening Situations 45

Worksheet 24: What Problems Do You See? 46

Worksheet 25: Skit Revisited: Identifying the Listening Skills 48

Skill 6: Sharpening My Communication Skills 50

Instructor Pages 50

Worksheet 26: What Is Communication? 52

Worksheet 27: Communication Through Behavior 53

Worksheet 28: Communication Through Expressions 54

Worksheet 29: Messages 55

Worksheet 30: Practice Your Communication Skills 56

Skill 7: Sizing Up My Reputation 57

Instructor Pages 57

Worksheet 31: What Others Say About You 59

Worksheet 32: Developing a Reputation 60

Worksheet 33: Misjudging Others 62

Worksheet 34: What Kind of Reputation Do You Want? 64

Worksheet 35: Changing Your Reputation 65

Chapter 2 Skills for Self-Improvement 67

Skill 8: Having a Good Sense of Humor 71

Instructor Pages 71

Worksheet 36: Benefits of a Sense of Humor 72

Worksheet 37: Creating Humor Appropriately 73

Worksheet 38: Easing Tension with Humor 74

Worksheet 39: Laughing WITH, not Laughing AT 75

Worksheet 40: Using Humor to Include Others 77

Skill 9: Expressing Myself Appropriately 78

Instructor Pages 78

Worksheet 41: Expressing Myself with Words 80

Worksheet 42: Waiting Before Responding 82

Worksheet 43: Avoiding Getting Upset 84

Worksheet 44: Public vs. Private Conversations 85

Worksheet 45: Communicating via E-Mail 86

Skill 10: Viewing Things Realistically 88

Instructor Pages 88

Worksheet 46: Making Realistic Changes 90

Worksheet 47: Improbable or Impossible? 91

Worksheet 48: Making Changes for the Better: Habits and Friends 93

Worksheet 49: Making Changes for the Better: Attitudes and Actions 95

Worksheet 50: It Could Happen . . . 97

Skill 11: Standing Up for Myself 99

Instructor Pages 99

Worksheet 51: That's Not Right! 101

Worksheet 52: What Do I Believe? 103

Worksheet 53: Why Do I Think That Way? 104

Worksheet 54: Beliefs and Behavior 105

Worksheet 55: What's the Problem? 107

Skill 12: Making Good Decisions 108

Instructor Pages 108

Worksheet 56: Questions to Ask Yourself 110 Worksheet 57: A Decision-Making Chart 112</...