Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs

A practical and hands-on collection of worksheets to help students learn social skills

In the newly revised Third Edition of Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, veteran educator Darlene Mannix delivers an invaluable and exciting collection of over 150 ready-to-use worksheets designed to help adolescents with special needs build social skills, understand themselves, and interact effectively with others.

Organized into three parts, the book covers lessons in self-understanding and personality traits, basic social skills, and social skills application. It also contains:

• 30% brand-new material and thoroughly updated content that includes new lessons and technology updates

• Updated topics, including safe social media navigation, leisure situation social skills, and cyberbullying

• Stand-alone lessons and worksheets that offer excellent foundations for individual teachings

Perfect for special educators, general education teachers, and school counselors and psychologists, Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs is also an indispensable resource for the parents of special needs children and teachers in training.

Autorentext

Darlene Mannix, M.A., has 30+ years of experience as a classroom teacher. She has taught both general education and special education, and has worked with students ranging from learning disabled and mentally challenged to language disordered and severely emotionally disturbed. Mannix is the bestselling author of numerous books for special educators, including Social Skills Activities for Special Children, Life Skills Activities for Special Children, Writing Skills Activities for Special Children, and Character Building Activities for Kids.

Inhalt

Jossey-Bass Teacher

About This Book

About the Author

Preface

How This Book Is Organized

How to Use These Materials

Part One Personality Traits: What Are You Like?

Introductory Comments

Where to Go for More

Tips for Teachers

Pointers for Parents

Chapter 1 Investigating Personality Traits

Skill 1: Identifying the Big Five Personality Traits

Skill 2: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Function in a Group Setting

Skill 3: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Organize Things

Skill 4: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Make Decisions

Skill 5: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: Your General Demeanor/What You're Mostly Like

Skill 1: Identifying the Big Five Personality Traits

INSTRUCTOR PAGE

Worksheet 1: Are You Honest?

Worksheet 2: Are You Kind?

Worksheet 3: Are You Trustworthy?

Worksheet 4: Are You Friendly?

Worksheet 5: Are You Hardworking?

Worksheet 1

Are You Honest?

Worksheet 2

Are You Kind?

Worksheet 3

Are You Trustworthy?

Worksheet 4

Are You Friendly?

Worksheet 5

Are You Hardworking?

Skill 2: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Function in a Group Setting

INSTRUCTOR PAGE

Worksheet 6: Lead or Follow

Worksheet 7: Micromanage or Let Go

Worksheet 8: Working Alone or with Others

Worksheet 9: Introduce Ideas or Wait to Be Asked

Worksheet 10: Accept or Resent Criticism

Worksheet 6

Lead or Follow

Worksheet 7

Micromanage or Let Go

Worksheet 8

Working Alone or with Others

Worksheet 9

Introduce New Ideas or Wait to Be Asked

Worksheet 10

Accept or Resent Criticism

Skill 3: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Organize Things

INSTRUCTOR PAGE

Worksheet 11: Visually in Place or Looks Chaotic

Worksheet 12: Big Picture or Detail-Oriented

Worksheet 13: Planner or Spontaneous

Worksheet 14: Own or Delegate

Worksheet 15: Ask for Help or Figure It Out

Worksheet 11

Visually in Place or Looks Chaotic

Worksheet 12

Big Picture or Detail-Oriented

Worksheet 13

Planner or Spontaneous

Worksheet 14

Own or Delegate

Worksheet 15

Ask for Help or Figure It Out

Skill 4: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Make Decisions

INSTRUCTOR PAGE

Worksheet 16: Quick Decision or Think It Over

Worksheet 17: Regret Mistakes or Accept and Move On

Worksheet 18: Get Advice or Make a Good Guess

Worksheet 19: Weigh Pros and Cons or Go With Gut

Worksheet 20: Opportunities or Disasters

Worksheet 16

Quick Decision or Think It Over

Worksheet 17

Regret Mistakes or Accept and Move On

Worksheet 18

Get Advice or Make a Good Guess

Worksheet 19

Weigh Pros and Cons or Go with Gut

Worksheet 20

Opportunities or Disaster

Skill 5: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: Your General Demeanor/What You're Mostly Like

INSTRUCTOR PAGE

Worksheet 21: Outgoing or Quiet

Worksheet 22: Open to New Ideas or Prefer the Familiar

Worksheet 23: Creative or Structural Thinker

Worksheet 24: Hold Grudges or Quick to Forgive

Worksheet 25: Sensitive to Others or Not into Feelings

Worksheet 21

Outgoing or Quiet

Worksheet 22

Open to New Ideas or Prefer the Familiar Worksheet 23&lt...