A practical and hands-on collection of worksheets to help students learn social skills
In the newly revised Third Edition of Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, veteran educator Darlene Mannix delivers an invaluable and exciting collection of over 150 ready-to-use worksheets designed to help adolescents with special needs build social skills, understand themselves, and interact effectively with others.
Organized into three parts, the book covers lessons in self-understanding and personality traits, basic social skills, and social skills application. It also contains:
- 30% brand-new material and thoroughly updated content that includes new lessons and technology updates
- Updated topics, including safe social media navigation, leisure situation social skills, and cyberbullying
- Stand-alone lessons and worksheets that offer excellent foundations for individual teachings
Perfect for special educators, general education teachers, and school counselors and psychologists, Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs is also an indispensable resource for the parents of special needs children and teachers in training.
Author(s): Darlene Mannix
Edition: 3
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Year: 2022
Cover
Title Page
About This Book
Contents
Preface
Part One Personality Traits: What Are You Like?
Chapter 1 Investigating Personality Traits
Skill 1: Identifying the Big Five Personality Traits
Worksheet 1: Are You Honest?
Worksheet 2: Are You Kind?
Worksheet 3: Are You Trustworthy?
Worksheet 4: Are You Friendly?
Worksheet 5: Are You Hardworking?
Skill 2: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Function in a Group Setting
Worksheet 6: Lead or Follow
Worksheet 7: Micromanage or Let Go
Worksheet 8: Working Alone or with Others
Worksheet 9: Introduce New Ideas or Wait to Be Asked
Worksheet 10: Accept or Resent Criticism
Skill 3: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Organize Things
Worksheet 11: Visually in Place or Looks Chaotic
Worksheet 12: Big Picture or Detail-Oriented
Worksheet 13: Planner or Spontaneous
Worksheet 14: Own or Delegate
Worksheet 15: Ask for Help or Figure It Out
Skill 4: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: How You Make Decisions
Worksheet 16: Quick Decision or Think It Over
Worksheet 17: Regret Mistakes or Accept and Move On
Worksheet 18: Get Advice or Make a Good Guess
Worksheet 19: Weigh Pros and Cons or Go with Gut
Worksheet 20: Opportunities or Disasters
Skill 5: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits: Your General Demeanor/What You’re Mostly Like
Worksheet 21: Outgoing or Quiet
Worksheet 22: Open to New Ideas or Prefer the Familiar
Worksheet 23: Creative or Structural Thinker
Worksheet 24: Hold Grudges or Quick to Forgive
Worksheet 25: Sensitive to Others or Not into Feelings
Chapter 2 Putting It All Together
Worksheet 26: Verifying Your Responses
Worksheet 27: Your Personality Profile
Worksheet 28: Why Personality Matters
Worksheet 29: Job/Task Match with Your Personality
Worksheet 30: Can You Change Your Personality?
Part Two Learning Basic Social Skills
Chapter 3 Skills to Make a Good Impression
Skill 6: Making a Good First Impression
Worksheet 31: What Is a Good Impression?
Worksheet 32: Your Appearance
Worksheet 33: Your Attitude
Worksheet 34: Getting Prepared
Worksheet 35: Asking Appropriate Questions
Worksheet 36: Pleasantries or Short Conversations
Worksheet 37: Voice Volume and Tone
Worksheet 38: Using Appropriate Language
Worksheet 39: Just Answer the Question!
Worksheet 40: Introducing Yourself
Skill 7: Being Aware of Your Behavior
Worksheet 41: Blending in with a Group
Worksheet 42: Behaviors That You Can’t Help
Worksheet 43: Neutral Behavior
Worksheet 44: Invading Personal Space
Worksheet 45: Repeating Yourself
Worksheet 46: Being Bossy
Worksheet 47: Refusing to Be Social
Skill 8: Being a Good Listener
Worksheet 48: Identifying a Good Listener
Worksheet 49: How to Be a Good Listener
Worksheet 50: Important Listening Situations
Worksheet 51: What Problems Do You See?
Worksheet 52: Remembering Things About Others
Chapter 4 Skills for Self-Improvement
Skill 9: Having a Good Sense of Humor
Worksheet 53: Benefits of a Sense of Humor
Worksheet 54: Creating Humor Appropriately
Worksheet 55: Easing Tension with Humor
Worksheet 56: Laughing WITH, not Laughing AT
Worksheet 57: Using Humor to Include Others
Skill 10: Communicating
Worksheet 58: Expressing Yourself with Words
Worksheet 59: Waiting Before Responding
Worksheet 60: Avoiding Getting Upset
Worksheet 61: Public Versus Private Conversations
Worksheet 62: Controlling Your Feelings
Skill 11: Standing Up for Yourself
Worksheet 63: That’s Not Right!
Worksheet 64: Why Do You Think That Way?
Worksheet 65: What’s the Problem?
Skill 12: Making Good Decisions
Worksheet 66: Questions to Ask Yourself
Worksheet 67: A Decision-MakingChart
Worksheet 68: What Decision Needs to Be Made?
Worksheet 69: When You Need More Information
Worksheet 70: Head Versus Heart Decisions
Worksheet 71: Not Everything Is a Crisis
Worksheet 72: What Is Common Sense?
Worksheet 73: Looking for Clues
Worksheet 74: Using Your Common Sense
Chapter 5 Skills for Interacting with Others
Skill 13: Knowing What’s Expected
Worksheet 75: A New Kind of Reading
Worksheet 76: Clueing into Others’ Moods
Worksheet 77: Knowing What to Expect: People
Worksheet 78: Knowing What to Expect: Situations
Worksheet 79: Knowing What to Expect: Tasks
Worksheet 80: Knowing What to Expect: Commonsense Clues
Skill 14: Negotiating or Compromising
Worksheet 81: Negotiation as a Social Skill
Worksheet 82: You Can’t Always Have Your Own Way
Worksheet 83: Situations to Negotiate
Worksheet 84: Things That Aren’t Negotiable
Worksheet 85: Practice Negotiating
Worksheet 86: Introduction to a Different Viewpoint
Worksheet 87: Identifying Different Points of View
Worksheet 88: Changing Your Situation, Changing Your Opinion
Worksheet 89: What Are Your Opinions?
Worksheet 90: Being Open to New Things
Skill 15: Making Others Feel Comfortable
Worksheet 91: Embarrassing Moments for Others
Worksheet 92: Helping Others Through Stressful or Uncomfortable Situations
Worksheet 93: Things to Beware Of!
Worksheet 94: Being Happy/Sad/Sharing Emotions with Others
Worksheet 95: Avoiding Hot Topics
Worksheet 96: When NOT to Be Social
Skill 16: Recognizing Interactions That May Not Be for You
Worksheet 97: Everybody’s Doing It
Worksheet 98: Positive and Negative Peer Pressure
Worksheet 99: When There’s a Conflict
Worksheet 100: Resisting Negative Pressure
Worksheet 101: Asking for Too Much Information
Worksheet 102: Rude Behavior of Others
Part Three Applying Social Skills in Life Situations
Chapter 6 Using Social Skills at Home
Worksheet 103: Getting Along with Parents
Worksheet 104: Getting Along with Siblings
Worksheet 105: Balancing Responsibilities and Desires
Worksheet 106: Intrusions on Privacy
Worksheet 107: Handling a Divorce or Family Split
Worksheet 108: Living with Abusive or Dysfunctional Family Members
Worksheet 109: Spending Quality Time with Your Family
Worksheet 110: Learning About Your Family
Worksheet 111: Becoming Independent
Worksheet 112: Forgiving Others
Worksheet 113: Family Pride
Chapter 7 Using Social Skills at School
Worksheet 114: Getting Along with Teachers and Other Authority Figures
Worksheet 115: Managing a Social Life
Worksheet 116: Asking for Help
Worksheet 117: Eating Lunch Alone
Worksheet 118: Failing Classes
Worksheet 119: Discipline Problems
Worksheet 120: Intimidation from Other Students
Worksheet 121: Developing a Bad Attitude Toward School
Worksheet 122: Extracurricular Activities
Worksheet 123: Giving Extra Effort Toward Excellence
Worksheet 124: Work-StudyOptions
Worksheet 125: School Safety
Worksheet 126: Remote Learning
Chapter 8 Using Social Skills at Work
Worksheet 127: Getting Along with Your Supervisor
Worksheet 128: Getting Along with Coworkers
Worksheet 129: Is This the Right Job for You?
Worksheet 130: Understanding the Skills Required for the Job
Worksheet 131: Developing Good Work Habits
Worksheet 132: Following Instructions
Worksheet 133: Dealing with Complaining Customers
Worksheet 134: Being Resourceful
Worksheet 135: Taking Initiative for Promotion
Worksheet 136: Dealing with Sick Days
Worksheet 137: When Your Boss Is Wrong
Chapter 9 Using Social Skills with Peers
Worksheet 138: Is This a Good Friend?
Worksheet 139: Ways to Make Friends
Worksheet 140: Are You a Good Friend?
Worksheet 141: Why We Want Friends
Worksheet 142: Respecting Others as Individuals
Worksheet 143: Taking Advantage of Social Opportunities
Worksheet 144: Feeling Outcast
Worksheet 145: When a Friend Is in Trouble
Worksheet 146: Misunderstandings
Worksheet 147: Using Social Media Positively
Worksheet 148: Types of Bullying
Worksheet 149: Cyberbullying Responses
Worksheet 150: Responding to Bullying
Worksheet 151: Making Friends Online
Chapter 10 Using Social Skills in the Community
Worksheet 152: Respecting the Property of Others
Worksheet 153: Demonstrating Good Manners Toward Others
Worksheet 154: Respecting Community Authority Figures
Worksheet 155: Being Aware of Local Issues
Worksheet 156: Supporting Efforts to Improve the Community
Worksheet 157: Dealing with Unhelpful People
Worksheet 158: Helping in Your Community
Worksheet 159: Showing Respect to Older People
Worksheet 160: Welcoming Visitors to Your Community
Chapter 11 Using Social Skills in Leisure Settings
Worksheet 161: A Few of Your Favorite Things
Worksheet 162: Unwritten Rules
Worksheet 163: Inviting Others to Join In
Worksheet 164: Dealing with Social Anxiety
Worksheet 165: Special Events
Worksheet 166: Popular Leisure Activities for Teens
Chapter 12 What Others Need to Know
Worksheet 167: Treating Others with Kindness
Worksheet 168: Treating Others with Respect
Worksheet 169: Treating Others with Patience
Worksheet 170: Sharing Your Skills and Influence
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