Social Skills Rubrics: Self-Esteem Pack

These rubrics were designed to help counselors, teachers, social workers, or SLPs keep track of a student’s progress on self-esteem goals. The set includes 5 rubrics in both a teacher and student version (for a total of 10 rubrics).

Rubrics are presented in PDF format.

This pack contains the following skills:
- Positive Self-Talk
- Goal Setting
- Understanding Strengths
- Dealing with Peer Pressure
- Dealing with Mistakes

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Skills-Rubrics-Self-Esteem-Pack-Freebie-1164832

Social Skills Cards: Feelings Pack

This pack contains skill cards for 5 empathy and emotional regulation skills:

1. Expressing Your Feelings
2. Dealing with Stress
3. Dealing with Anger
4. Identifying Others' Feelings
5. Responding to Others' Negative Feelings

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Skills-Cards-Feelings-Pack-371445

"Fun Activities for Teaching Cooperation" Tip Sheet

"Fun Activities for Teaching Cooperation" includes ideas for fostering cooperation, problem solving, turn taking, and other critical social skills. From Sandbox Learning.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Fun_Activities_for_Teaching_Cooperation.pdf

“Break it Down” Non-Verbal Cues Activity

Use the “Break it Down” worksheet to help students understand how verbal and non-verbal cues can change the entire meaning of a statement.

http://www.do2learn.com/activities/SocialSkills/BreakItDown/index.html

"Getting to Know You" Social Skill Freebie

An activity for helping students interact with each other in an interview format.

http://theautismhelper.com/getting-know-social-skill-freebie/

Strategies for Developing Classroom Friendships

Strategies for Developing Classroom Friendships includes five ideas for developing friendships between classmates, teaching social skills, and using outside classroom opportunities to promote in classroom friendships.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Strategies_for_Developing_Classroom_Friendships.pdf

"All About Me" Charts to Encourage Reciprocal Peer Conversation

Students fill out their charts with their own interests, put them on strings, and wear them around their necks. During this activity, when two students have a conversation, the charts serve as a visual cue for what they each might like to talk about.

http://autismteachingstrategies.com/autism-strategies/all-about-me-signs-to-help-with-reciprocal-peer-conversation-in-children-with-asd/

Visual Prompts for Listening Skills

A visual prompt sheet and wall display that targets skills for effective listening.

http://autismteachingstrategies.com/autism-strategies/autism-and-listening-skills-visual-prompt-sheet-and-wall-display-to-help/

Kids Emotion Faces Clip Art

How are you feeling today? Let your students show you with Kids in Action: Faces 2 FREE Clip Art. Help children of all abilities describe how they are feeling with the point of a finger.

Images included in this file include:

• Embarrassed
• Excited
• Frustrated
• Jealous
• Pleased
• Sick
• Surprised
• Tired
• Worried

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kids-in-Action-Faces-2-Clip-Art-18-FREE-pngs-to-Show-Feelings-and-Emotions-559814

Slam Dunk Perspective Taking Activity

This activity focuses on identifying emotions, perspective taking and social problem solving using social scenarios. Students are asked to define other's emotions or thoughts in a basketball themed activity.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Slam-Dunk-Perspective-Taking-Speech-Therapy-Pragmatics-Social-language-403248

Emotions Apps

Two helpful apps for emotions: http://breezyspecialed.blogspot.com/2014/04/free-emotions-apps-for-special-education.html

Teaching Children to Understand and Respond to Feelings

A tipsheet from Sandbox Learning with some very helpful ideas!

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Teaching_Feelings.pdf

More Teaching Tools for Emotions:

Emotions Learning Cards

"Saying Hello to People" Social Skill Story

"Saying Hello to People" Social Skill Story Available Format: Adobe PDF

More Social Stories:

The New Social Story Book, Revised and Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition: Over 150 Social Stories that Teach Everyday Social Skills to Children with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome, and their Peers

"Expected Behavior at the Playground for Students with Autism" Story

A picture story for positive behavior at a park or school playground. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Expected-Behavior-at-the-Playground-for-Students-with-Autism


More social skills activities and resources are FREE from Positively Autism! http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/1free_social.html

Social Script Fading

A description of how to teach using social script fading from the Council for Exceptional Children.

http://www.tooloftheweek.org/2012/06/social-script-fading.html

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Developing Communication Skills for College

A guide from CEC's 7 Steps for Success: High School to College Transition Strategies for Students With Disabilities. http://www.tooloftheweek.org/2012/04/

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"Other People Can Be First" Social Skill Story

A story written for a child who had a difficult time letting others do things first, such as getting in line.

http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/Social_OthersFirst.pdf

Want more social skill stories? http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/09social.html

Teaching Children Manners

A tip sheet from Sandbox Learning. http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Teaching_Children_Manners.pdf

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Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons & Activities for Grades 4 - 6

Teaching Children to Practice Acts of Kindness

A tipsheet from Sandbox Learning. http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Acts_of_Kindness.pdf

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Be Polite and Kind


Reach Out and Give

Helping Children Develop Friendships

A tip sheet from Sandbox Learning.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Helping_Children_Develop_Friendships.pdf

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