101 Games for Social Skills

Author: Jenny Mosley
Publisher: Didax Educational Resources
ISBN: 9781855033702
Category : Educational games
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
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!

Teaching Social Skills Through Sketch Comedy and Improv Games

Author: Shawn Amador
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1784508209
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Introducing a Social TheatreTM, this book provides guidance on how to deliver fun and transformative activities to develop social skills in teenagers and children. Drawing on ideas from Social Thinking®, CBT, mindfulness and assertiveness training this book develops games, skits and short plays which can be adapted to suit children and teenagers including those who are gifted, typical, and those with mild to moderate cognitive abilities. These activities will help participants become more assertive and flexible as well as improving confidence, focus and self-esteem. Social TheatreTM can be used in small groups, in class or throughout the school, as well as in group therapy sessions. It provides a new and inclusive way to teach social skills and collaborative learning and is especially useful for those with anxiety, ADHD and ASD.

101 Life Skills Games for Children

Author: Bernie Badegruber
Publisher: Hunter House
ISBN: 0897934415
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
"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 Games for Better Behaviour

Author: Jenny Mosley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781855034013
Category : Behavior modification
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Contains games and activities that help children develop the skills needed for positive behaviour and effective learning. These games support the aims of the DfES' SEAL materials. This collection includes games that help children to explore the five areas highlighted in the SEAL resources. It is aimed at Key Stages 1 and 2, 5 to 11 year olds.

101 More Life Skills Games for Children

Author: Bernie Badegruber
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0897935306
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
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.

Social Skills Games for Children

Author: Deborah Plummer
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 184642836X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Featuring a wealth of familiar and easy-to-learn games, this practical handbook is designed to foster successful social strategies for children aged 5-12, and will help adults to understand and reflect constructively on children's social skills. The book covers the theory behind the games in accessible language, and includes a broad range of enjoyable activities: active and passive, verbal and non-verbal, and for different sized groups. Deborah Plummer addresses issues that might arise when supporting children with a range of communication differences, including children with learning differences, and offers a variety of cognitive and behavioural strategies to help children to reinforce the skills explored in the games. This is an ideal resource for teachers, parents, carers and all those working to improve the social skills of children.

Social Skills for Kids

Author: Keri K. Powers
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507215762
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Help your children develop essential social skills—including groups, one-on-one interactions, and virtual communication—with these 150 easy, fun activities to teach your kids how to socially succeed. From taking turns to making eye contact to staying engaged during conversations, developing appropriate social skills is an important factor for kids to be able to succeed in school and life in general. But how can you tell if your child is really making progress while you read the same stories, have the same conversations, and chaperone the same playdates? The answer is to add some variety to your child’s daily activities with these 150 exercises specially designed to keep your child (and their friends) entertained, all while teaching them effective social skills. In Social Skills for Kids, you’ll learn everything you need to know about how social skills develop in children and what you can do to support their growth. In this book, you’ll find games to encourage them in group settings, activities that you (or another caregiver) can do alone with your child, and ways to make the most of virtual interactions for social skill development. So whether you’re looking for new activities to entertain a few friends during playtime, searching for fun (and educational) games you and your child can play together, or even interested in ways to include people you can’t physically visit, Social Skills for Kids has all the tools you need to help your child develop the social skills they need to succeed.

Games for Building Social Skills

Author: Mary Fielding
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439971331
Category : Social skills
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Bright Ideas books bring the fun back into teaching and promote children's enjoyment in learning. The books in the series are specifically designed so that the practical activity ideas they contain are quick and easy to use - a must for busy teachers. The instant activity ideas can be easily slotted into your current teaching whether as part of long term planning or at short notice. Titles in the series reflect the needs of teachers and help to solve everyday problems. Games for building social skills provides practical and easy-to-use ways to develop key social skills. Chapters include: * Sharing and taking turns * Cooperation and collaboration * Moral values * Listening and speaking skills * Small group participation * Diversity

101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills

Author: MS Hughes
Publisher: Bureau for At-Risk Youth
ISBN: 9781893277236
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
This comprehensive book includes 101 ready-to-use, reproducible activities to help children improve their social skills. Topics include: communicating, nonverbal communication, being part of a group, expressing your feelings, caring about yourself and others, and more. Includes a D for easy printing.

Games for Social and Life Skills

Author: Tim Bond
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748703395
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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