Social Skills Adventure
Work on learning social skills
This lesson focuses on helping kindergarten students with autism develop essential social skills through a fun and interactive activity. By engaging in a structured play scenario, students will practice taking turns, sharing, and communicating with peers. This lesson is important as it provides a safe and supportive environment for students to learn and practice social interactions, which are crucial for their overall development and integration into the classroom community.
Kindergarten students with autism
Stuffed animals or puppets, Printable Social Skills Cards, Markers or crayons, and Printable Social Skills Cards
- Gather students in a circle.
- Introduce the stuffed animals or puppets as new friends who want to learn how to play together.
- Explain that today, we will help our new friends learn how to share, take turns, and talk to each other.
Step 2
Activity: Social Skills Role Play
20 mins
- Distribute the stuffed animals or puppets to each student.
- Use the Printable Social Skills Cards to guide the role play.
- Encourage students to act out scenarios using their puppets, focusing on taking turns, sharing, and using kind words.
- Provide prompts and support as needed to facilitate interactions.
- Gather students back in a circle.
- Discuss what they learned about sharing and taking turns.
- Praise students for their efforts and highlight positive interactions observed during the activity.
Lesson Plan
Social Skills Adventure
Work on learning social skills
This lesson focuses on helping kindergarten students with autism develop essential social skills through a fun and interactive activity. By engaging in a structured play scenario, students will practice taking turns, sharing, and communicating with peers. This lesson is important as it provides a safe and supportive environment for students to learn and practice social interactions, which are crucial for their overall development and integration into the classroom community.
Audience
Kindergarten students with autism
Time
30 min
Approach
Materials
Stuffed animals or puppets, Printable Social Skills Cards, Markers or crayons, and Printable Social Skills Cards
Step 1
Introduction
5 mins
Step 2
Activity: Social Skills Role Play
20 mins
Step 3
Closure
5 mins