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.
Table of Contents
About This Book iii
About the Author iii
Preface xv
Part I: Personality Traits: What Are You Like? 1
Chapter 1 Investigating Personality Traits 7
Skill 1: Identifying the Big Five Personality Traits 8
Worksheet 1: Are You Honest? 9
Worksheet 2: Are You Kind? 10
Worksheet 3: Are You Trustworthy? 12
Worksheet 4: Are You Friendly? 13
Worksheet 5: Are You Hardworking? 14
Skill 2: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits:
How You Function in a Group Setting 16
Worksheet 6: Lead or Follow 18
Worksheet 7: Micromanage or Let Go 19
Worksheet 8: Working Alone or with Others 20
Worksheet 9: Introduce New Ideas or Wait to Be Asked 22
Worksheet 10: Accept or Resent Criticism 23
Skill 3: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits:
How You Organize Things 24
Worksheet 11: Visually in Place or Looks Chaotic 26
Worksheet 12: Big Picture or Detail-Oriented 28
Worksheet 13: Planner or Spontaneous 29
Worksheet 14: Own or Delegate 30
Worksheet 15: Ask for Help or Figure It Out 31
Skill 4: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits:
How You Make Decisions 32
Worksheet 16: Quick Decision or Think It Over 34
Worksheet 17: Regret Mistakes or Accept and Move On 36
Worksheet 18: Get Advice or Make a Good Guess 37
Worksheet 19: Weigh Pros and Cons or Go with Gut 38
Worksheet 20: Opportunities or Disasters 39
Skill 5: Identifying Yourself on Common Personality Traits:
Your General Demeanor/What You’re Mostly Like 40
Worksheet 21: Outgoing or Quiet 42
Worksheet 22: Open to New Ideas or Prefer the Familiar 44
Worksheet 23: Creative or Structural Thinker 45
Worksheet 24: Hold Grudges or Quick to Forgive 46
Worksheet 25: Sensitive to Others or Not into Feelings 47
Chapter 2 Putting It All Together 49
Worksheet 26: Verifying Your Responses 52
Worksheet 27: Your Personality Profile 54
Worksheet 28: Why Personality Matters 55
Worksheet 29: Job/Task Match with Your Personality 56
Worksheet 30: Can You Change Your Personality? 57
Part II: Learning Basic Social Skills 59
Chapter 3 Skills to Make a Good Impression 65
Skill 6: Making a Good First Impression 66
Worksheet 31: What Is a Good Impression? 68
Worksheet 32: Your Appearance 69
Worksheet 33: Your Attitude 71
Worksheet 34: Getting Prepared 72
Worksheet 35: Asking Appropriate Questions 73
Worksheet 36: Pleasantries or Short Conversations 75
Worksheet 37: Voice Volume and Tone 76
Worksheet 38: Using Appropriate Language 78
Worksheet 39: Just Answer the Question! 79
Worksheet 40: Introducing Yourself 81
Skill 7: Being Aware of Your Behavior 83
Worksheet 41: Blending in with a Group 85
Worksheet 42: Behaviors That You Can’t Help 86
Worksheet 43: Neutral Behavior 87
Worksheet 44: Invading Personal Space 88
Worksheet 45: Repeating Yourself 90
Worksheet 46: Being Bossy 91
Worksheet 47: Refusing to Be Social 92
Skill 8: Being a Good Listener 94
Worksheet 48: Identifying a Good Listener 96
Worksheet 49: How to Be a Good Listener 98
Worksheet 50: Important Listening Situations 100
Worksheet 51: What Problems Do You See? 101
Worksheet 52: Remembering Things About Others 103
Chapter 4 Skills for Self-Improvement 105
Skill 9: Having a Good Sense of Humor 106
Worksheet 53: Benefits of a Sense of Humor 107
Worksheet 54: Creating Humor Appropriately 108
Worksheet 55: Easing Tension with Humor 109
Worksheet 56: Laughing WITH, not Laughing AT 110
Worksheet 57: Using Humor to Include Others 112
Skill 10: Communicating 113
Worksheet 58: Expressing Yourself with Words 115
Worksheet 59: Waiting Before Responding 117
Worksheet 60: Avoiding Getting Upset 119
Worksheet 61: Public Versus Private Conversations 120
Worksheet 62: Controlling Your Feelings 121
Skill 11: Standing Up for Yourself 122
Worksheet 63: That’s Not Right! 123
Worksheet 64: Why Do You Think That Way? 125
Worksheet 65: What’s the Problem? 126
Skill 12: Making Good Decisions 127
Worksheet 66: Questions to Ask Yourself 130
Worksheet 67: A Decision-Making Chart 132
Worksheet 68: What Decision Needs to Be Made? 133
Worksheet 69: When You Need More Information 135
Worksheet 70: Head Versus Heart Decisions 137
Worksheet 71: Not Everything Is a Crisis 139
Worksheet 72: What Is Common Sense? 140
Worksheet 73: Looking for Clues 141
Worksheet 74: Using Your Common Sense 142
Chapter 5 Skills for Interacting with Others 143
Skill 13: Knowing What’s Expected 144
Worksheet 75: A New Kind of Reading 146
Worksheet 76: Clueing into Others’ Moods 147
Worksheet 77: Knowing What to Expect: People 149
Worksheet 78: Knowing What to Expect: Situations 150
Worksheet 79: Knowing What to Expect: Tasks 151
Worksheet 80: Knowing What to Expect: Commonsense Clues 152
Skill 14: Negotiating or Compromising 153
Worksheet 81: Negotiation as a Social Skill 156
Worksheet 82: You Can’t Always Have Your Own Way 158
Worksheet 83: Situations to Negotiate 159
Worksheet 84: Things That Aren’t Negotiable 160
Worksheet 85: Practice Negotiating 161
Worksheet 86: Introduction to a Different Viewpoint 162
Worksheet 87: Identifying Different Points of View 163
Worksheet 88: Changing Your Situation, Changing Your Opinion 164
Worksheet 89: What Are Your Opinions? 166
Worksheet 90: Being Open to New Things 167
Skill 15: Making Others Feel Comfortable 169
Worksheet 91: Embarrassing Moments for Others 171
Worksheet 92: Helping Others Through Stressful or
Uncomfortable Situations 172
Worksheet 93: Things to Beware Of! 173
Worksheet 94: Being Happy/Sad/Sharing Emotions with Others 174
Worksheet 95: Avoiding Hot Topics 176
Worksheet 96: When NOT to Be Social 177
Skill 16: Recognizing Interactions That May Not Be for You 178
Worksheet 97: Everybody’s Doing It 181
Worksheet 98: Positive and Negative Peer Pressure 182
Worksheet 99: When There’s a Conflict 184
Worksheet 100: Resisting Negative Pressure 186
Worksheet 101: Asking for Too Much Information 187
Worksheet 102: Rude Behavior of Others 188
Part III: Applying Social Skills in Life Situations 189
Chapter 6 Using Social Skills at Home 193
Worksheet 103: Getting Along with Parents 197
Worksheet 104: Getting Along with Siblings 198
Worksheet 105: Balancing Responsibilities and Desires 199
Worksheet 106: Intrusions on Privacy 200
Worksheet 107: Handling a Divorce or Family Split 202
Worksheet 108: Living with Abusive or Dysfunctional Family Members 204
Worksheet 109: Spending Quality Time with Your Family 205
Worksheet 110: Learning About Your Family 207
Worksheet 111: Becoming Independent 208
Worksheet 112: Forgiving Others 209
Worksheet 113: Family Pride 211
Chapter 7 Using Social Skills at School 213
Worksheet 114: Getting Along with Teachers and Other Authority Figures 218
Worksheet 115: Managing a Social Life 220
Worksheet 116: Asking for Help 222
Worksheet 117: Eating Lunch Alone 224
Worksheet 118: Failing Classes 226
Worksheet 119: Discipline Problems 227
Worksheet 120: Intimidation from Other Students 228
Worksheet 121: Developing a Bad Attitude Toward School 229
Worksheet 122: Extracurricular Activities 230
Worksheet 123: Giving Extra Effort Toward Excellence 231
Worksheet 124: Work-Study Options 232
Worksheet 125: School Safety 233
Worksheet 126: Remote Learning 234
Chapter 8 Using Social Skills at Work 237
Worksheet 127: Getting Along with Your Supervisor 242
Worksheet 128: Getting Along with Coworkers 244
Worksheet 129: Is This the Right Job for You? 245
Worksheet 130: Understanding the Skills Required for the Job 247
Worksheet 131: Developing Good Work Habits 248
Worksheet 132: Following Instructions 249
Worksheet 133: Dealing with Complaining Customers 250
Worksheet 134: Being Resourceful 251
Worksheet 135: Taking Initiative for Promotion 252
Worksheet 136: Dealing with Sick Days 254
Worksheet 137: When Your Boss Is Wrong 256
Chapter 9 Using Social Skills with Peers 257
Worksheet 138: Is This a Good Friend? 262
Worksheet 139: Ways to Make Friends 263
Worksheet 140: Are You a Good Friend? 264
Worksheet 141: Why We Want Friends 265
Worksheet 142: Respecting Others as Individuals 266
Worksheet 143: Taking Advantage of Social Opportunities 267
Worksheet 144: Feeling Outcast 268
Worksheet 145: When a Friend Is in Trouble 269
Worksheet 146: Misunderstandings 270
Worksheet 147: Using Social Media Positively 271
Worksheet 148: Types of Bullying 272
Worksheet 149: Cyberbullying Responses 273
Worksheet 150: Responding to Bullying 275
Worksheet 151: Making Friends Online 276
Chapter 10 Using Social Skills in the Community 277
Worksheet 152: Respecting the Property of Others 280
Worksheet 153: Demonstrating Good Manners Toward Others 281
Worksheet 154: Respecting Community Authority Figures 282
Worksheet 155: Being Aware of Local Issues 283
Worksheet 156: Supporting Efforts to Improve the Community 284
Worksheet 157: Dealing with Unhelpful People 286
Worksheet 158: Helping in Your Community 288
Worksheet 159: Showing Respect to Older People 289
Worksheet 160: Welcoming Visitors to Your Community 292
Chapter 11 Using Social Skills in Leisure Settings 293
Worksheet 161: A Few of Your Favorite Things 295
Worksheet 162: Unwritten Rules 296
Worksheet 163: Inviting Others to Join In 301
Worksheet 164: Dealing with Social Anxiety 304
Worksheet 165: Special Events 307
Worksheet 166: Popular Leisure Activities for Teens 309
Chapter 12 What Others Need to Know 311
Worksheet 167: Treating Others with Kindness 313
Worksheet 168: Treating Others with Respect 315
Worksheet 169: Treating Others with Patience 316
Worksheet 170: Sharing Your Skills and Influence 318
