{"product_id":"social-skills-activities-for-special-children-grades-k-5-9780470259351","title":"Social Skills Activities for Special Children: Grades K-5","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Darlene Mannix\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Special Education - Learning Disabilities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Skills Activities for Special Children\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly revised and updated second edition of the groundbreaking Social Skills Activities for Special Children offers teachers 164 ready-to-use lessons--complete with reproducible worksheets--that help children become aware of acceptable social behavior and acquire basic social skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of the book's lessons highlights a specific skill framed in real-life situations. This gives teachers a meaningful way to guide students to think about why a particular social skill is important. The practical hands-on activities that accompany each lesson help students work through, think about, discuss, and practice the skill in or outside of the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Skills Activities for Special Children puts the emphasis on three areas crucial to social development in the primary grades: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccepting Rules and Authority at School: Understanding the Teacher's Role; Classroom Rules and Responsibilities; When You Have Problems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelating to Peers: Learning and Working with Others; Making Friends; Keeping Friends\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Positive Social Skills: Understanding Social Situations; Getting Along with Others at Home; Everyday Etiquette\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise forSocial Skills activities for Special Children\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This second edition has been eagerly awaited and Darlene Mannix does not disappoint! Each activity provides a clear objective and rationale, hands-on activities, and a reproducible independent activity for students to complete and take home, helping parents to reinforce and generalize skills in the home environment.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Kaye Otten, Ph.D., behavior and autism specialist, Lee's Summit, Missouri\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Offers elementary teachers a comprehensive social-emotional skills curriculum . . . This book belongs on every teacher's bookshelf!\"\u003cbr\u003e --Nick Elksnin, Ph.D., NCSP, Learning and Evaluation Resources and Linda K. Elksnin, Ph.D., professor emerita, The Citadel; authors of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills at School and Home\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A terrific resource for all teachers, especially new teachers and their mentors. The comprehensive selection of topics addresses real, complex social interactions encountered in schools and communities today.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Chris Schnieders, Ph.D., director of teacher training, Frostig Center\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45116787523735,"sku":"9780470259351","price":2140.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780470259351.webp?v=1769206406","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/social-skills-activities-for-special-children-grades-k-5-9780470259351","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}