We've got some ideas for you about teaching social skills. But first, a little social story about a new teacher.
Ms. Taylor is a dedicated teacher who loves working with her students with autism. She knows that social skills are essential, but sometimes, she isn’t sure how to teach them in a way that makes sense for her students.
One day, Ms. Taylor felt frustrated because her students were struggling with turn-taking and making eye contact. “I want to help them, but I need some guidance,” she thought.
Ms. Taylor decided to ask for support. She talked to the speech therapist and read about structured social skills lessons. She learned that using visual supports, role-playing, and direct instruction can help.
She started teaching social skills step by step, celebrating small successes. She found a social skills bundle of resources that worked great. She saw her students learning, and she felt more confident. Ms. Taylor learned that asking for help makes her a stronger teacher. She also learned that it creates the best learning environment for her students!
If you have not heard about social stories, they are a tool to help students understand and overcome a difficult social situation. Ms. Taylor overcame her challenge in the social story above. If it were only that easy everyday! You can read more about social stories in our blog here. Another way to help students deal with social situations is to directly teach social skills. When it comes to supporting our students with autism, finding the right resources to enhance social, play, and behavior skills can be tricky. Everyone knows you need to teach the skills, but no one seems to know how to go about it. The Social Skills Bundle takes the guesswork out of teaching these crucial skills, providing a comprehensive, no-prep solution for educators, clinicians, para-educators, and parents alike. This unique collection of social skills worksheets is designed to meet your students' needs with ease and effectiveness.
This Social Skills Bundle is Full of Unique Worksheets for Your Students
This bundle is a rich variety of resources aimed at developing key social skills:
- Social Skills Printables: Made to foster interpersonal skills essential for students' success both inside and outside the classroom.
- Behavior Skills Printables: Tackle challenges related to behavior management through engaging worksheets that encourage positive behavior.
- Imitation Skills Printables: Enhance learning through imitation, a core aspect of social learning, with imitation targeted printables.
- Play Skills Printables: Elevate and directly teach play skills, crucial for social interaction and learning, with a variety of activities.
- Play Skills Interactive Notebook: A unique interactive notebook for hands-on learning, made for students with significant cognitive needs about beginning play concepts.
- “I Will Try" Statements: Support posters that encourage a growth mindset and resilience among students, perfect for classroom decor.
Everyone Wants it Taught, But No One Provides Teachers the Lessons
What makes these printables unique is that they cover everything you've wanted to teach your students about social skills. And.. they do it in a ready-to-use worksheet format.
You can go and choose the slides, you want, type in the number of the slide and push print! It is that easy to have an activity for social skills. These printables are thoughtfully designed for students with autism who also have developmental delays and are also a great fit for younger learners in primary grades. They work as a valuable addition to any social skills curriculum or can be used independently for daily discussions and one-page lessons that build essential skills.
They are quick activities that pack a punch of learning. Their versatility makes them a favorite among educators and families alike. Whether used for direct instruction, targeted skill practice, or as part of a structured curriculum, they teach the lessons you want your students to learn without relying alot on handwriting. Most of the answers require cut and paste, matching or pointing, so that writing is not heavily required. Each person uses these the way they need to, so whether for group or individual use, they also work well for differentiated instruction, morning activities, homework, or family reinforcement.
What Educators and Parents Say
The feedback speaks volumes. Teachers have found it to be an invaluable resource for supporting social-emotional learning, highlighting its ease of use and ability to engage students meaningfully. Parents appreciate its simplicity and effectiveness, making it a highly recommended tool for at-home learning.
These five-star reviews highlight how these printables make teaching social skills easier, more engaging, and effective for students with significant special needs.
"Always satisfied with all of the learning tools from this creator. The kids love doing all of the activities."
"I use this resource for teaching SEL to my students who have SEL and behavior goals. It works perfectly, especially the visuals."
"Super bundle that covers so many pragmatic language areas."
The Skills Addressed Are Many
From self-management and emotions to self-awareness and communicating with others, this bundle covers a broad spectrum of essential life skills. Each set is designed to facilitate understanding and mastery of concepts such as:
- emotions
- stress management
- coping with challenges
- following directions
- sharing
- taking turns
- and much more
Through activities like matching emotions, identifying feelings, learning about volume control, and understanding the nuances of communication, students gain confidence and competence in navigating their social interactions.
The best thing about this bundle is that it is NO to LOW-PREP! It's a lot of print and go to make it easy for you to rock your social skills lessons without having to spend hours prepping!
The Social Skills Bundle is something you didn’t know you needed but will be your best resource for years to come!
