Behaviour

A Photocopiable Resource Pack aimed at Promoting Student Effectiveness by Jenny Bates This photocopiable resource pack is designed to promote student effectiveness and support students who have been experiencing difficulties at school, which may have led to, or be leading towards, their exclusion. It sets out to guide students on a journey in three distinct stages: Awareness raising of the factors and experiences, which may have contributed to their current situation Understanding of their...

School Rules! CD Volume 1 teaches older children (of cognitive age 8-18) acceptable behaviours during structured activities related to the classroom, group work and physical education. This volume also presents real-life video scenarios covering those parts of school life that are not part of academic programming, including hanging out with friends, hallway interaction, and the sensitive issues of PE locker room and personal hygiene. This program allows parents and teachers to tailor the video...

School Rules! CD Volume 2 teaches social interpretation skills during unstructured times where social rules are most challenging. This CD uses scenarios such as getting lunch, waiting in line, eating, talking to friends, or “just hanging out”. Each situation offers an opportunity for the child to build friendship and relationship skills and increase his or her social awareness. This volume also addresses time management, organisational skills and the use of schedules at school. Unlike passive...

by Wendy UsherEach book in this series supports inclusion and provides great thoughts and resources to help adults work with all children to ensure they are offered the same chances and experiences as others.The set includes:Creating Sensory Play at little or no costLearn about sensory integration and how to use sensory play to stimulate or calm childrenIt’s not all about talking, Let’s CommunicateDesigned to help you to identify the best ways to communicate effectivelyLet’s make more smiles –...

A sensory play group for children with sensory processing difficulties (Book 1)by Kim GriffinEmpowering children to explore their senses. Sensory Group is step by step a 12-24 week programme designed for children who have difficulties engaging with sensory-based play. Book 1 targets sensory sensitivity or sensory avoidance, joint attention and turn taking. It is written by occupational therapist Kim Griffin and draws on her extensive experience of working with children who have sensory...

Author: Dominique BaudryAges: 8-11Format: GamePublished: 2013Make thinking, talking, and learning about the social world fun!Should I? or Shouldn't I? Revised Elementary School Edition is designed to give children a fun and motivating way to discuss age-relevant issues and their own thoughts, perspectives & choices in a non-judgmental and safe setting. Players explore how their social interpretations might impact their own actions and reactions, using social situations that elementary-aged...

Author: Dominique BaudryAges: 12-18+Format: GamePublished: 2021Revised and updated with the all-new Social Interpretation Scale, this game stimulates authentic peer-based discussions on a wide range of teen-friendly and relevant social situations that engage them in thinking and talking about social problem solving for responsible decision making. Shift students’ focus from discussing how someone behaved to instead learning about the power of their own social interpretation within a fun, safe,...

By Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke We all experience problems; they’re a part of life. We can’t avoid them even if we use our best social thinking. It’s a hidden rule that when we’re around others, our reaction size (the behaviour we show on the outside) should match the size of our problem. But sometimes our feelings about a problem are much bigger than the problem itself! Social Thinking teaches that problems and reactions come in different sizes. Big problems are really serious ones....

Ages: 5 - 12Format: CD Data Disc (MAC and Windows Compatible)Flash Player Lessons with PDF Lesson PlansBy: Will Moody and Brad ChapinUnique Interactive Lessons Designed for Use on Computers and Digital Whiteboards such as SMART Boards and Promethean Boards.These highly interactive lessons are designed to teach students the skills, strategies, and behaviours they need to regulate their own physical, emotional, and cognitive processes.Melting Freeze (Regulate BODY)Animal Movements (Regulate...

By Lindy Petersen How do you react when your child has a tantrum in the supermarket? When your children argue, do you intervene? Do you resist the urge to fight their battles for them? Social Savvy is about:Helping your child to make friends and fit in socially Improving your own relationship with your child Dealing effectively with your child’s misbehaviour This is a ‘how-to’ book for all adults caring for children, who want a more positive family and social life. By following Lindy Petersen’s...

previously Social Behavior MappingHelping Learners Understand and Make Choices in the Social Worldby Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke. What’s happening around us influences our thoughts, feelings, and responses. Social Situation Mapping (formerly Social Behavior Mapping), a core teaching framework within the Social Thinking® Methodology, uses visual templates to encourage learners to engage social observation for figuring out what to do and say (or not do and say) based on a particular...

By Michelle Garcia Winner and Linda K. MurphyWhether you're new to Social Thinking or a veteran in using our materials, Social Thinking and Me is the perfect tool to introduce and teach core Social Thinking Vocabulary and concepts to older primary school and middle/secondary school-age kids (ages 9-14).This two-book set breaks larger and more complicated social concepts down into smaller chunks to make it easier for adults to teach and easier for kids to learn. What's Great About This Two-Book...

13 visual teaching scaffolds to assess student social emotional needs and get started with teachingCreated by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela CrookeStart unpacking the social world with Core Practical Treatment Frameworks: Set 1, part of a two-set collection of 26 visual teaching scaffolds for social learning and self-regulation strategies—curated and distilled for the first time in one practical and user-friendly collection. After 25 years of research, teaching, and learning, we have powerful...

Build social competencies with 13 more visual teaching scaffoldsCreated by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela CrookePeople are complicated and so is the huge social world. Here are 13 more of our most helpful and popular teaching frameworks in a portable, user-friendly set to help social learners ages 4 – adult build social competencies across a wide range of social landscapes. Tried, tested, and perfected over 25 years, these visual supports dissect complex social concepts into user-friendly...

A Two-Set Collection of 26 Visual Teaching Scaffolds for Social Learning & Self-RegulationCreated by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela CrookeThe social world is vast and complex, kids are complicated, and there’s so much information! Here’s where you’ll find the best of the Social Thinking® Methodology distilled into a two-set collection of our 26 core teaching frameworks for helping social learners unpack and figure out how to navigate the social world in a concrete, visual way. This...

by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke New edition! All-new language, content, and book cover design featuring artwork by a neurodiverse artist!A multiple award winner, this detailed guidebook was developed with the input of neurodivergent teens and young adults as a way to help sail the stormy seas of dating, texting, lies, and everyday relationships. Targeted strategies encourage readers to better navigate their social worlds, develop stronger social competencies, and manage social...

By Joree Rose Bella couldn't wait to become a butterfly! She soon earned the nickname "Squirmy" from her mother because of her squirmy, impatient energy. Even when she was a tiny egg Squirmy was bored and restless. Her mother kept reminding her that constantly wishing for what's next makes it difficult to enjoy what is happening right now! Then she learned little tricks that would help her become more calm, focused and grateful. Soon, Squirmy realized that being mindful was easy to...

Getting Off to a Good StartBy Chris SullivanThis STEPs to Better Behaviour series comprises the following three books:Book A: Getting Off to a Good Start introduces the first part of the STEPs approach, which concerns how you can establish a positive behaviour management system at the start of the school year. Central to establishing a positive framework are routines, rules, physical environment, curriculum and establishing positive relationships. Key beliefs in the STEPs philosophy are that a...

Building a Positive Classroom EnvironmentBy Chris SullivanThis STEPs to Better Behaviour series comprises the following three books:Book A: Getting Off to a Good Start introduces the first part of the STEPs approach, which concerns how you can establish a positive behaviour management system at the start of the school year. Central to establishing a positive framework are routines, rules, physical environment, curriculum and establishing positive relationships. Key beliefs in the STEPs...