Social Skills Week One (Oct) - Social Rules
This past week in all three groups - Cool in School boys, Success as if By Magic, and Cool in School girls - we discussed the visible and INVISIBLE rules for getting along with others. Some of the invisible (not written down) rules we talked about and role played were: listening, personal space, eye contact, saying hello and introducing self. This was a great week to practice introductions as many of the group members didn’t know one another. Each student had an opportunity to introduce him- or herself to another student, and to then introduce that student to the group.
In Cool in School boys (Tues. Oct. 21) we read the book Listen and Learn. We practiced keeping our ears open and our mouths and bodies quiet so we could listen. We also played Simon Says - a great game for practicing the skill of listening! Each group member practiced meeting another group member and putting their social skills to use. Students were encouraged to meet someone new this week.
In Success as if by Magic (Wed. Oct. 22) the boys also role played initial meetings and discussed written and invisible rules, but they added the magic trick of “catching invisible stones”. The invisible stones represent the invisible rules we all must follow to get along with others. Their homework assignment is to practice this trick. Hold the top corner of the paper bag with one hand. With the other hand, pretend to throw an invisible stone in the air. As the stone falls, pretend to catch it in the bag by snapping your fingers that are holding the bag OR by flicking the bag with your index finger. Timing is the key to this trick - that and remembering those invisible rules!
In Cool in School girls (Thurs. Oct. 23) we read the book Listen and Learn. We practiced keeping our ears open and our mouths and bodies quiet so we could listen. We also played Simon Says - a great game for practicing the skill of listening! Each group member practiced meeting another group member and putting their social skills to use. Students were encouraged to meet someone new this week.
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