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Social Skills for School group - 2nd grade

7/8/2017

I used this group with a group of second grade boys. They really enjoyed having stories read to them and spending time talking about what was happening in their world. I think it is always valuable to learn what students' perceptions of a situation is. For the most part, the students didn't understand why they were getting in trouble with their teachers. Some students need social skills taught in an explicit way. Social stories are a great way to introduce skills to students.

What is the Social Skills for School group?

Talk about what group is
Establish group rules
Establish a reward
Topic Game to help students learn to focus and stay on topic.

Play a game with the alphabet where every letter has to be the beginning of a word in a theme such as fruit or vegetable: A…apple, B…banana, C…carrot

Howard B WiggleBottom learns to Listen by Howard Binkow (listening skills)

Whole body listening
Talk about controlling our behaviors
Color in the parts of the bunny we use for whole body listening.
Red Light, Green Light or Simon Says (controlling our body games)

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook (controlling our voice)

Brainstorm Things we can do when we feel like we might erupt (wait until they’re finished, be polite, close your mouth, be thinking, raise your hand, take a breath, wait your turn)
Volcano WS color (got this from the workbook) and write what you will do when you are about to erupt.

Howard B Wigglebottom Learns it is Okay to Back Away by Howard Binkow (managing anger)

Discuss the coping skills Howard uses when he is mad and what things you do to calm down when you’re upset
Create a list of coping skills we can use at school & at home.
Coping skills fortune teller.
Have each student create their own flashcard coping skills and place on a ring.

I just don’t like the Sound of No by Julia Cook (accepting no)

Discuss a time you struggled with being told no and a time when you accepted no
Use visuals to create a reminder of the steps (sunglasses - to look at the person, Letters O & K - to say okay, Bubbles - to help us calm down, Timer - wait until later)
Have students decorate their own star

The worst day of my life ever by Julia Cook (listening and following instructions)

Color the dog by following my direction. Tail is green polka-dot, head is purple stripes, etc

Wrap-Up Group

Review skills learned
Play board games and other games to practice skills
Remind students that we can continue to support each other; one-on-one, students helping each other in the classroom, etc.

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Feelings with friends (1st - 2nd grade)

6/28/2017

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This is a simple group about emotions and coping skills. I used it with the primary grades. It was a great way to help students who need a little extra support with emotional regulation. I focused each week on one emotion and a coping skill to go with it. I define the term Coping Skill as any tip, trick, or tool that you use to safely help you calm down that doesn't hurt you, others, or property.

What is Feelings with Friends

Talk about the purpose of group
Establish group rules
Watch Boundin’ the Disney/Pixar short
1. Talk about the emotions that the sheep felt at different points in time

Learn about the variety of emotions

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
Create a Feel Wheel (Creative Therapy p. 31) [make a giant feelings wheel with kids drawing facial expressions in each emotion]
1. Feel Wheel with clothes pin will be used to check our emotions when we come into group

Managing Our Anger

Howard B Wigglebottom Learns It Is Okay to Back Away
Talk about how and where we feel our mads
1. Flip Chart - draw a person outline
2. Color and draw what the kids say on the person outline
Coping Skills - Breathing: Birthday Cake or Hot Cocoa breathing

Managing Our Sads

I Feel Sad by Brian Moses and Mike Gordon
Talk about our sads
Coping Skill - Get Moving - Dance Party (GoNoodle)
Visualization using the 5 senses of a happy memory

Managing Being Afraid

Don’t be Afraid to Drop by Julia Cook
Talk about our fears
Coping Skill - Problem Solving Skills (reframe, do something different, remember exceptions, and magic question)

Managing Our Worry

Wemberly Worried
Talk about how we feel our worries
Coping Skill - Progressive Muscle Relaxation or make worry Stones

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Social Skills for School group - 2nd grade

Feelings with friends (1st - 2nd grade)

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