E-SS 15 Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons and Activities. Boulden Publishing ($29.95) (Grades 4 - 6)
In the early primary school years, children need to learn certain social skills to be successful in school and out. Some children have already mastered handling disappointment and working out differences with others, but many children struggle with the social skills that are expected of them. To help students of all skill levels, this practical series gives teachers and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaiiors in students through awareness, discussion, and rehearsing new behaviors. They offer detailed lesson plans and practice workshiits based on real-life situations. These age-appropriate lessons help children build self-esteem, self-control, respect for the rights of others, and a sense of responsibility for one’s own actions. The pages can be easily photocopied for use by the whole class or for individuals as the need to work on a particular skill arises.
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E-SS 14 Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons and Activities. Boulden Publishing ($29.95) (Grades 1 – 3)
In the early primary school years, children need to learn certain social skills to be successful in school and out. Some children have already mastered handling disappointment and working out differences with others, but many children struggle with the social skills that are expected of them. To help students of all skill levels, this practical series gives teachers and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaiiors in students through awareness, discussion, and rehearsing new behaviors. They offer detailed lesson plans and practice workshiits based on real-life situations. These age-appropriate lessons help children build self-esteem, self-control, respect for the rights of others, and a sense of responsibility for one’s own actions. The pages can be easily photocopied for use by the whole class or for individuals as the need to work on a particular skill arises.
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E-SS 13 Ready-to-Use Social Skills Lessons and Activities. Boulden Publishing ($29.95) (Grades Pre K – K)
In the early primary school years, children need to learn certain social skills to be successful in school and out. Some children have already mastered handling disappointment and working out differences with others, but many children struggle with the social skills that are expected of them. To help students of all skill levels, this practical series gives teachers and specialists a stimulating, systematic way to develop positive social behaiiors in students through awareness, discussion, and rehearsing new behaviors. They offer detailed lesson plans and practice workshiits based on real-life situations. These age-appropriate lessons help children build self-esteem, self-control, respect for the rights of others, and a sense of responsibility for one’s own actions. The pages can be easily photocopied for use by the whole class or for individuals as the need to work on a particular skill arises.
E-SS 12 Shapiro, Lawrence. 101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills. National Center for Youth Issues ($34.95) (Grades 2 – 5)
101 activities help children improve their social skills. Topics include: communication, problem-solving, active listening, assertiveness, understanding and managing conflict. CD contains print-out activities. 101 pg. spiral-bound workbook.
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E-SS 11 Espeland, Pamela & Verdick, Elizabeth. Dude, That’s Rude. . National Center for Youth Issues ($8.95) (Grades 2 – 7)
Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach the basics of polite behavior at home, at school, in the bathroom, on the phone, at the mall, and more. Kids learn Power Words to use and P.U. Words to avoid, and the essentials of e-tiquette (politeness online). Softcover 120 pgs. * Check out the other How Rude series SS-46 through SS-49 in the Social Skills section of the Nebraska Transition Library.
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E-SS 10 Schmidt, John J., Ed.D. Making and Keeping Friends. Youth Light, Inc. ($29.95) (Grades 4 – 
Here is a unique, ready-to-use sequential activities program to help teach students how to make and keep friends – now and throughout their live – as they learn about themselves, about others, and about the nature of friendships. This program presents a specific process students can learn to help them create and develop positive relationships. This process places responsibility on the individual student to create “messages” that invite frindships. It shows students, step by step, how to form strong, lasting friendships by being more inviting toward themselves and toward others.
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E-SS 4 Brown, Marc Arthur’s Eyes. Little, Brown & Co. ($9.95) (Grades K – 3)
The teasing Arthur gets when he wears his new glasses is terrible. Worse than not being able to see the math problems on the board and missing baskets in gym. So embarrassing in fact, that Arthur hides his glasses – a move that makes for hilarious havoc, for now things are harder to see than ever. Marc Brown’s fresh, funny, and irresistibly childlike encore to “Arthur’s Nose” is sure to convince even disbelievers like the ever teasing Francine that sometimes four eyes are better than two. Hardcover, 28 pgs.
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E-SS 3 Millman, Dan. Secret of the Peaceful Warrior. Starseed Press. ($9.95) (Grades 1 – 4)
When Danny Morgan’s family moves to a new neighborhood, he is confronted by a frightening bully. One night in a dream, Danny meets an old man with shining white hair – a man who will soon appear in real life and share a wonderful secret. Under the guidance of this wise and caring teacher named Socrates, and with the help of a girl named Joy, Danny learns to overcome his fears – not by running away or fighting, but by using the secret of the peaceful warrior, through courage and love. In the proces, he turns an enemy into a friend. Hardcover, 30 pgs.
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E-SS 2 Vigna, Judith. Anyhow, I’m Glad I Tried . Albert Whitman & Co. ($9.95) (Grades 1 – 4)
A child treats a disagreeable classmate with kindness and is glad she makes an attempt at friendliness even though she feels her effort is in vain. Hardcover, 28 pgs.
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E-SS 1 Mannix, Darlene. Social Skills Activities for Special Children. The Center for Applied Research in Education ($29.95) (Grades K – 6)
For special children, the social component of school is as important as the academic aspect. Skills such as getting along with others, making friends, and developing a pleasant personality are life-long endeavors for many students. Some studetns have a lot of difficulty following rules, remembering rules, and even being aware that rules exist in certain situations. Yet these are all part of fitting into society-for all people, not just special students. While most children may breeze through social situations with a minimum of instruction, special children typically lack some of these social skills. ”Social Skills Activities for Special Children” is a collection of lessons, activities, and ideas designed to help elementary children with special needs become aware of acceptable social behavior and to help them develop proficiency in acquiring basic social skills. Softcover, 402 pgs. 1993.
