Activities, Games, and Lessons for Social Learning

List of Tables and Figures Foreword by Kari Dunn Buron Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors INTRODUCTION: WHY SOCIAL LEARNING? WHY NOW? What Is the Need for Social Learning? What Is the Ideal Approach to Social Learning? What Does Social Learning Look Like for Students? Section 1: Teaching Self-Regulation CHAPTER 1. Self-Regulation: The Basics What Is Self-Regulation? Functions of Behaviors and Interventions Cognitive Skills The Sensory System CHAPTER 2. Lesson Plans for Teaching Self-Regulation Table 2.1 Self-Regulation Lesson Plans Overview Lesson 1: Suspend Lesson 2: Taboo Lesson 3: Tenzi Lesson 4: Chill Out Lesson 5: Flexibility Points Lesson 6: Balloon Release Lesson 7: Uno Lesson 8: Personal Space Role-Play Lesson 9: SKIP-BO Lesson 10: Spit Section 2: Teaching Social Communication CHAPTER 3. Social Communication: The Basics Relationship Types Complexities of Social Communication Nonverbal Communication Teaching Conversation CHAPTER 4. Lesson Plans for Teaching Social Communication Table 4.1 Social Communication Lesson Plans Overview Lesson 1: Hidden Message Lesson 2: I Doubt It Lesson 3: Follow-Up Questions Lesson 4: Hedbanz Lesson 5: Relationship Types Card Sort Lesson 6: 5-Second Rule Lesson 7: Hidden Objects Lesson 8: Ball Toss Communication Lesson 9: Word on the Street Lesson 10: Beanbag Crash Section 3: Teaching Perspective-Taking CHAPTER 5. Perspective-Taking: The Basics Theory of Mind Social Cognitive Theory Informal Assessment Tasks The Intersection of Perspective-Taking and Social Communication Hidden Curriculum Levels of Friendship Listen, Care, Change Comic Strip Conversations and Social Stories CHAPTER 6. Lesson Plans for Teaching Perspective-Taking Table 6.1 Perspective-Taking Lesson Plans Overview Lesson 1: Apples to Apples Personalized Lesson 2: Celebrity Lesson 3: Telephone in Pictures and Words Lesson 4: Spoons Lesson 5: Suspicion Lesson 6: Picture Sequencing Activity Lesson 7: Faceland Lesson 8: Listen, Care, Change Lesson 9: Guess My Gaze Lesson 10: Bubble Talk CONCLUSION Resources References Index

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