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

by Begun, Ruth Weltmann

• ISBN13: 9780876284742
• ISBN10: 0876284748
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-27
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This unique Library gives teachers and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaviors in students of all abilities, grades 4-12. Included are over 125 tested lessons and reproducible worksheets in two separately printed, self-contained volumes, each tailored to the developmental needs of students at a particular grade level, 4-6 or 7-12. For easy use, the lessons in each volume follow a uniform format, including titles, behavioral objective, and simple 8-step lesson plan. The lesson activities and worksheets are based on real-life situations and help build students' self-esteem, self-control, and respect for the rights of others.

Author Biography

Ruth W. Begun, M.S., is president of The Society for Prevention of Violence (SPV), a nonprofit organization founded in 1972 dedicated to reducing asocial behaviors in children and adults through education.

Table of Contents

About This Social Skills Teaching Resource.

Acknowledgements.

About the Society for Prevention of Violence.

About the Social Skills Curriculum.

Bibliography.

SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS & ACTIVITES FOR GRADES 4-6.

Disciplinary Strategies/Corrective Actions.

Thinking Before Acting.

Listening.

Following Instructions.

Improving Self-Image.

Accepting Consequences.

Using Self-Control.

Goal Setting.

Completing Assignments.

Problem Solving.

Dealing With Anger.

Accepting Change.

Dealing With Feelings.

Dealing With Prejudice.

Dealing With Peer Pressure.

Stopping False Rumors.

SOCIAL SKILLS TASK REVIEW.