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Interpreting humor and jokes and using humor in an appropriate way can be difficult for some learners. This lesson pack aims to teach learners the right and wrong time for humor, how to interpret humor feedback from others, how to understand and respond to humor feedback, and the difference between laughing at someone and laughing with someone. This lesson pack is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complex

This lesson pack is designed to teach learners about healthy friendships. Learners will be introduced to different types of relationships, characteristics of good friendships, how to handle bad friendships, tips on choosing friends, what are common interests and why they are important in a friendship, and how to identify common interests in others. Learners will also be given an opportunity to practice some of their new skills with a variety of activities. I have used this lesson in the past wi

Learning to identify when conversation partners are disinterested in a topic and respond accordingly is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners with autism. This lesson is designed to teach learners how to identify common signs of disinterest, and how to resolve the situation when they encounter them during a conversation. I have used this lesson with in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Picking up on nonverbal cues during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. Imagine you are in a happy mood – laughing a lot and making jokes. Then you enter a quiet classroom where the rest of your peers are busy working on finishing their papers. You may need to read the room and change your behavior. This lesson pack aims to teach learners what it means to “read the room,” what behaviors to watch and listen for, and how to respond appropriately. I have used this lesso

This lesson is designed to help learners identify healthy physical and emotional boundaries, set healthier emotional boundaries, and how to respond when their boundaries are disrespected in a non-confrontational way. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subject. I have used this lesson in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Picking up on nonverbal cues during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. This lesson aims to teach learners about body language, including use of gestures, maintaining personal space, appropriate use of eye contact, and use of tone, pace and voice volume. I have used this lesson in the past with students on the Autism Spectrum. NOTE: This lesson uses gifs to demonstrate some of the skills included in the lesson. Therefore, a pdf version is not included.

Picking up on nonverbal cues during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. Imagine you are in a happy mood – laughing a lot and making jokes. Then you enter a quiet classroom where the rest of your peers are busy working on finishing their papers. You may need to read the room and change your behavior. This lesson aims to teach learners what it means to “read the room,” what behaviors to watch and listen for, and how to respond appropriately. I have used this lesson in t

Resolving conflict is an important social skill for adolescents and young adults. This lesson pack teaches how to identify disagreements, navigate conflict resolution with grace, and agree to disagree. Included in this pack:-2 Handling Disagreements Lessons (pdf) -1 Handling Disagreements Review Lesson (pdf)

This lesson is designed to teach learners about finding common interests when speaking to others. Learners will be introduced to tips on choosing friends, what are common interests and why they are important in a friendship, how to identify common interests in others, and will be given an opportunity to practice some of their new skills. I have used this lesson in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Learning to stay on topic during a conversation is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners with autism. This lesson is designed to teach learners why it is important to stay on topic while talking with peers, how to maintain a conversation with grace, and what conversation topics may be appropriate. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subje

This bundle aims to help teach the difference between open-ended vs. closed-ended questions, why follow-up questions are important, and when to ask different types of questions. I have used this bundle in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

Listening for and using the correct tone of voice during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. This lesson aims to teach learners about tone of voice, including what tone of voice is and what it can sound like, why it is important to pay attention to others’ tone of voice, and when to pay attention to our own tone of voice. These concepts are demonstrated using various practice activities. This activity may be most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middl

This lesson is designed to teach learners prerequisite skills to joining and leaving conversations, how to gracefully join a conversation, use greeting, and introduce themselves, as well as leave conversations at the appropriate time and in a confident manner. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subject. I have used this lesson in the past with older students on the Autism S

Writing a properly formatted email is an important social and vocational skill for adolescents and young adults. This lesson is designed to teach learners how to correctly format their emails, what to include in their body text, and when it is appropriate to respond to emails, all while paying attention to important details like timeliness, punctuation and spelling. This lesson includes an activity where learners can look at sample emails, determine whether a response is needed and determine the

This lesson aims to help teach a variety of conversation skills including when to use greetings, different types of greetings, how to use introductions, and how to introduce to another person. I have used this lesson in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

This lesson aims to help teach a variety of conversation skills including when to use greetings, different types of greetings, how to use introductions, and how to introduce to another person. I have used this lesson in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.

This lesson introduces learners to the “do’s” and “don’ts” of social media. It aims to generate discussion about how to remain safe online and what is okay to post online. This lesson includes an activity where learners can look at sample social media posts and identify good and bad examples. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subject. I have used this lesson in the past wi

Learning to stay on topic during a conversation is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners. This lesson is designed to teach learners why it is important to stay on topic while talking with peers, how to pick a topic of conversation, and what conversation topics may be appropriate. This lesson is most applicable with older students (upper elementary, middle school, high school, adult day support classrooms), due to the complexity of the subject.

Picking up on nonverbal cues during a conversation can be a difficult but important skill to learn. Imagine you are in a happy mood – laughing a lot and making jokes. Then you enter a quiet classroom where the rest of your peers are busy working on finishing their papers. You may need to read the room and change your behavior. This lesson aims to teach learners what it means to “read the room,” what behaviors to watch and listen for, and how to respond appropriately. I have used this lesson in t

Learning to identify when conversation partners are disinterested in a topic and respond accordingly is an important social skill, but can be particularly challenging for learners with autism. This lesson is designed to teach learners how to identify common signs of disinterest and how to resolve the situation when the encounter each one during a conversation. I have used this lesson with in the past with older students on the Autism Spectrum.