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Why should I do it:
Many students lack basic social skills
Increases instructional time
Improves student interactions
Increases student productivity
Helps students improve daily social functioning
Helps students make friends
Teaches students essential life skills
Helps students to fit in
Helps students to function better in classes
Teaches students to follow rules, expectations, procedures, etc
Increases self confidence, self concept, and self esteem
Gives students a common “language”
When should I do it:
It is important to teach all students appropriate social skills with any and all opportunities
When students have poor hygiene
When students seem out of place, ostracized, or isolated
When students exhibit poor social routines, like taking turns, sharing, waiting in line, shaking hands, poor eye contact, etc
When students are rude, short, pushy, etc
When students demonstrate poor personal care habits, like blowing nose, using a napkin, etc
When students appear socially awkward, weird, out of place, etc
When students are perceived as weird and strange by the class
When students do or say weird, silly, inappropriate, or out of place things
How do I do it:
In the realm of social skills, there is a broad range of skills and topics, as well as a good deal of overlap with other skills, like interpersonal skills, coping skills, etc
Some common areas for social skills instruction include:
Hygiene
Manners
Listening
Being polite
Being considerate
Being respectful
Sharing
Taking turns
Appropriate words
Appropriate touch
How to behave in the halls, lunchroom, during instruction, etc
Etc
Please refer to the supports and resources below for lesson plans, ideas, and strategies
Support & resources for technique:
A Social Skills Lesson: What Is A Friend
Age Appropriate Social Skills Lessons
Break Through Strategies For Teaching Social Skills
Elementary Etiquette: A Lesson Plan on Using Polite Words
Embedding Social Skills Instruction Throughout The Day Presentation.ppt
Multimedia Instruction Of Social Skills
Reading Facial Expressions.pdf
Reading Social Cues And Emotions.pdf
Social Skills For Middle School Students
Social Skills Instruction Presentation.ppt
Social Skills Lesson Plan: Initiating Interaction With Peers
Your Emotions Impact Others Lesson.pdf
Great Social Skills Training & Tips Geared Toward Adults But Easily Adapted And Applied Toward Children & Adolescents
Activities People Do When They Hang Around Each Other
Anxious Traits That Can Hinder Your Social Success
At Times It's Socially Practical To Know Things Other People Care About
Being Honest With Yourself About Your Social Problems
Being Too Negative Can Hinder Your Social Success
Benefits Of Improving Your Social Skills, Even If You Don't Care About Them
Dealing With Regrets Caused By Your Poor People Skills
Examples: Starting Conversations, Inviting People Out, and More
How Being Less Naturally Social Can Affect Your Interpersonal Success
How To Be More Friendly And Social
How To Talk To Shyer and/or Less Social People
How Your Interests Can Affect Your Social Success
Insecure Traits And Behaviors That Hinder Your Social Success
Is Bitterness Holding You Back Socially?
Is It Okay To Hang Out With Another Guy One On One?
Is Thinking You're Better Than Other People Holding You Back Socially?
Learning To Make More Eye Contact With People
Little Social Annoyances That Will Never Go Away
Loosen Up To Be More Socially Successful
Mistakes Lonely People Often Make
My Experience With Becoming More Self-Confident
Other People Often Aren't As Shallow As They Seem
Reasons People Can Mistakenly Think They Don't Like Something
Reflections on Being Defensive and Secretive
Reflections On Getting Over Low Self-Esteem
Some Interpersonal Pitfalls More Intellectual Types Can Fall Into
Some Thoughts On The Point Of Small Talk
Some Tips On How To Be Less Quiet In Conversations
Some Ways People Are Mentally Lazy About Judging Others
The Importance of Getting Your Appearance In Order
The Importance Of Simplicity And The Basics In Social Interactions...
Thoughts On ‘Connecting’ With People
Thoughts On How to Be More Interesting
Thoughts On How To Make A Conversation
Thoughts on Seeming Less Weird
Traits That Help You Hang Out With Other People
Ways People Can Unintentionally Leave Friends Out Of Social Events
When People Say "How's It Going?", "What's Up?" or "What's New?"
When You Feel Like Your Friends Suck
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