Social Skills
Social Skills has it’s own Google Classroom. Students in this class are expected to participate in all discussions.
For all their other classes they have throughout the day, students can login to that class's Google Classroom to check for assignments/announcements.
Think Social! A Social Thinking Curriculum for School-Age Students
Concepts Introduced By Section
Section 1 - Being Part of a Group and Recognizing Expectations
doing what is "expected" in the group; doing what is "unexpected" in the group; "You can change my feelings"; observing others through imitation; big problem - little problem; three parts of play; set up, play and clean up
Section 2 - Our Whole Body and Mind Help Us be Part of the Group
whole body listening; think and thinking with our brains; thinking with your eyes; thinking about what other people think
Section 3 - Self-awareness of and Self-monitoring Our Behavior in a Group
your body is in the group; your body is out of the group! Your brain is in the group; your brain is out of the group!; Just ME/ Think about You; good thoughts/weird thoughts; "I've got a secret"; video moment to watch what other people are doing
Section 4 - Starting the Detective Agency: Learning More About Observing Others
figuring out other people's plans; smart guess/wacky guess; identifying one's own feelings; Social Behavior Mapping
Section 5 - The Super Detective Agency: Figuring Out What People Mean by What They Say
body language and spoke language (verbal and nonverbal); literal and figurative language; indirect language; figuring out meaning using four clues; figuring out people's intentions; flexible brain
Section 6 - Adjusting our Participation and Language Based on What Other People are Thinking, Imagining or Wondering
thinking about what others are thinking; synchronizing our movements; imagination; wonder, world wonder, social wonders; social curiosity; asking wonder questions; sharing in flexible brain
Section 7 - Our Language Makes Others Have Different Thoughts and Feelings
social thinking; friend files; world wonders and social wonders; add-a-thought; WTCs; bridging/bating questions; conversation tree and conversation street; rude versus acceptable interruption; conversation stoppers; being willing to talk about what you don't know
Section 8 - There is Still So Much More to Teach!
hidden rules (hidden curriculum); rules change across our lives; opinions, beliefs; personal problem solving
Winner, M. G. (2008). Think social!: A social thinking curriculum for school-age students. Santa Clara, CA: Think Social Publishing.