Teaching
social skills has become a priority in recent years. Thanks to Dr. Melanie
Wilson, it can be fun and interactive to teach too! These courses are best used
with a group of children but can be adapted to use with one child. Now with 2
levels, each course has 4 units covered in 16 weeks:
- Friendship & Communication
- Emotion Management
- Group Membership
- Problem Solving
Each unit includes 4 missions with 1 free video per unit
(optional). Parent/Teachers use the Training Manual & Teacher
Guide (available in a secular or faith-based
version) and the text called Adventures in Social & Emotional
Skills which is a book of stories and scenarios you read aloud to
the group. Choose from 2 options for dealing with the challenge. Students
speculate on what will happen! Students are also assigned tasks to complete
such as saying hello to 5 new people. There is no student workbook, rather, you
can print free PDFs when necessary for each student from the publisher’s
website.
If you are using the faith-based Teacher Guide,
you will read from the Bible or a combination of your Bible and the
text. The author plans to create more levels. For level 1, required resources
include a picture book of your choice and colored pencils. Additional
household items are used in Level 2. It is best to complete level 1 before
attempting level 2 as the beginning topics are more foundational. ~Sara
