Games for Social and Life Skills

Games for Social and Life Skills
Author: Tim Bond
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1986-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780748703395

Games for Social and Life Skills is essential collection for more than eighty games which teach a range of communication, social and life skills.

101 Life Skills Games for Children

101 Life Skills Games for Children
Author: Bernie Badegruber
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0897934415

"Collection of games aimed at enhancing children's self-awareness and social and emotional skills, helping them understand and deal with problems in daily interactions with other children and adults"--Provided by publisher.

101 More Life Skills Games for Children

101 More Life Skills Games for Children
Author: Bernie Badegruber
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0897934431

"A resource that can help children understand and deal with problems that arise in daily interactions with other children and adults. These games help children develop social and emotional skills and enhance self-awareness"--Provided by publisher.

Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs

Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs
Author: Darlene Mannix
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2021-06-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1119788765

Help students with special needs thrive with over 160 updated educational activities In the newly revised Third Edition of Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, teacher and author Darlene Mannix delivers a unique collection of over 160 updated activity sheets with related exercises, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help students gain basic skills necessary for independence and success. Each activity sheet focuses on a specific skill in a real-world context and includes teacher directions for objectives, introduction, optional extension activities, and assessment methods. This crucial book includes: Activity sheets and corresponding introductions in a wide variety of critical life skills such as interpersonal, communication, academic and school, practical living, and more Coverage of leisure activities and the importance of finding fulfilling hobbies and pastimes Tools to help students build their self awareness and understand their strengths and weaknesses Perfect for special educators, general education teachers, school counselors, and psychologists, Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs will also earn a place in the libraries of other professionals working with special needs children, as well as the parents of those children.

101 Games for Social Skills

101 Games for Social Skills
Author: Jenny Mosley
Publisher: Didax Educational Resources
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2003
Genre: Educational games
ISBN: 9781855033702

This invaluable book for parents and teachers is packed with creative and dynamic games that will help children to develop positive relationships. Part 1: Games that teach looking, listening, speaking, thinking and concentration skills. Part 2: Consolidating the 5 skills area and opportunities for children to apply them in different social contexts. * Collection of inventive games that will enable you to have a positive influence on a child's complex social journey through life. * All activities have been tried, tested and thoroughly enjoyed!

101 More Life Skills Games for Children

101 More Life Skills Games for Children
Author: Bernie Badegruber
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2006-08-21
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0897935306

How do you teach tolerance, self-awareness, and responsibility? How can you help children deal with fear, mistrust, or aggression? Play a game with them! Games are an ideal way to help children develop social and emotional skills; they are exciting, relaxing, and fun. 101 LIFE MORE SKILLS GAMES FOR CHILDREN: LEARNING, GROWING, GETTING ALONG (Ages 9-15) is a resource that can help children understand and deal with problems that arise in daily interactions with other children and adults. These games help children develop social and emotional skills and enhance self-awareness. The games address the following issues: dependence, aggression, fear, resentment, disability, accusations, boasting, honesty, flexibility, patience, secrets, conscience, inhibitions, stereotypes, noise, lying, performance, closeness, weaknesses, self confidence, fun, reassurance, love, respect, integrating a new classmate, group conflict. Organized in three main chapters: (I-Games, You-Games and We-Games), the book is well structured and easily accessible. It specifies an objective for every game, gives step-by-step instructions, and offers questions for reflection. It provides possible variations for each game, examples, tips, and ideas for role plays. Each game contains references to appropriate follow-up games and is illustrated with charming drawings.

Activities, Games, and Lessons for Social Learning

Activities, Games, and Lessons for Social Learning
Author: Stern Center for Language and Learning,
Publisher: Corwin
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2020-03-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 154436248X

In these games, the prize is success in school—and life. When students improve their skills of self-regulation, social communication, and perspective-taking they become better prepared to challenge themselves academically, take on tough tasks, and collaborate with teachers and classmates to achieve real, lasting school success. The design of each game keeps kids engaged and motivated, while educators benefit from clear, thorough explanations that unpack the complexities of social learning. Other behind-the-scenes features include: Evidence-based, teacher-tested lessons Anecdotes and real-world examples Links to relevant research Expansion ideas for applying learned skills to broader situations Templates and reproducibles for easy implementation

Social Skills Activities for Kids

Social Skills Activities for Kids
Author: Rosalynne RIVERS
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre:
ISBN:

Do you have children that seem to be far more unruly than their peers? Do they struggle to make friends or to know how to act when they are around other people? Do you find that they are always interrupting you or they are constantly causing problems for people around you? If so, then keep reading.... Children everywhere are learning--that much is true. Much of this learning happens naturally over time. Children learn how to behave and how to act with other people by being taught. However, sometimes, there is a bit of a disconnect there--instead of being taught what to do, children just fail to do what was expected of them altogether. Maybe they struggle to make their friends. Maybe they act in inappropriate manners, such as constantly cutting off what people are saying, not managing their emotions, or seeming not to recognize their emotions at all. These are signs that your child lacks social skills that are crucial. These social skills are what teach your child how it is that they should be behaving in the first place. Without the social skills that your child needs to know, he or she will not be able to interact with peers in an effective manner. They will not manage to deal with their emotions in a meaningful manner, and instead, they can lash out at other people. They can cause problems. They can yell and scream. All of this can lead to very serious problems that will need to be corrected as soon as possible to grant your child the best chance at success possible. This book is here to help you with all of that--in buying this book and reading through it, you will find that you are guided through understanding precisely why these social skills matter and how to ensure that your child can develop them. You do not want your child to suffer or struggle in life--and for that reason, you will find that spending the time to better their relationships and the skills that go along with being able to maintain them is precisely what you need to do. Within this book, you will find that following information that will help you do just that: All sorts of information on why social skills matter, how to recognize when a child is struggling with social skills, and why they will need extra help to better deal with their relationships Several activities that will guide your child through learning the skills necessary to make friends More activities on how to maintain relationships to engage with your child to support that development Activities that are centralized around communication--both in learning to talk to other people, and in learning how to listen actively and effectively to ensure that your child will have these crucial life skills AND MORE! There is no need to hesitate--reading this book and implementing the activities within it will help you take your child far in life, and all you have to do is sit down and get started. All you will need is a few minutes out of each and every day. If you are ready to start helping your child learn and grow, then scroll up right now and click on that BUY NOW button today!

Social Skills Mini-Books Cooperative Play and Learning

Social Skills Mini-Books Cooperative Play and Learning
Author: Carson Dellosa Education
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2020-01-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483859479

SPECIAL NEEDS/GRADES PK–2: Teach important social skills related to cooperative play and learning with a hands-on, reproducible resource designed for children with special needs. FEATURES: These thirteen 64-page reproducible mini-books for students feature simple illustrations that encourage students to assemble, color, read, and personalize their own books. Highlighting essential topics such as: Playing Fair, Taking Turns, Sharing My Things, and more, these mini-books also include completion certificates and blank mini-book pages. HANDS-ON WITH SOCIAL SKILLS: Using an interactive approach to teaching social skills helps with real-world situations application, engages students’ senses, and helps them connect with their own feelings. WHY KEY EDUCATION PRODUCTS: This line’s products support all types of learners and address essential topics like social skills, behavior management, and life skills—helping teachers meet the diverse needs of all students.

Game Time

Game Time
Author: Robyn Hromek
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2005-06-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781412910729

These games will be invaluable for those working with small groups of young people who find it difficult to behave and co-operate with their peers. They are progressive in terms of skill development and complexity and have a strong focus on early intervention (age range from 4 to 14). The games may be used sequentially over 6 to 8 sessions to practise a range of social and emotional skills; or in a one-off session to cover specific skills. Socio-emotional development addressed includes: - social and friendship skills - anger management - coping with teasing - coping in the playground - paying compliments The nine games are presented on a CD for users to print their own colour copies. The disc contains the games board and all the necessary cards. If the award cards are missing from your CD you can download them here: Award Cards (pdf 996kb) Robyn has also modified some of the elements to be suitable for the Australian market - these are downloadable here: Decision Cube (pdf 513kb) Money Cards (pdf 10kb) Playground (pdf 2,875kb) Strong and Smart (pdf 2,971kb) Tease (pdf 199kb) Think Again (pdf 209kb)