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By Stephanie Jensen Princess Priscilla is having a rotten day. No bee will listen to what she has to say and no bee will play what she wants to play. In her sour mood, Priscilla finds herself acting rude. She hurts her friends with words that sting and learns they think she is being a bully-bee. After being confronted by her friends, Priscilla feels upset and is determined to be a better princess bee. She listens to her mum, the Queen, and learns to tame her inner bully-bee. Priscilla starts by...

By Kathy BakerThis professional development book provides an easy-to-implement program that teaches students to consciously apply strategies to improve their reading skills. The strategies are easily transferred to any reading context, and help students become independent readers who find reading fun and enjoyable. The intervention is suitable for a wide range of ages and reading abilities, and has been specifically designed to meet the needs of ADHD students and their teachers. The intervention...

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...

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...

Should I or Shouldn't I? What Would Others Think? (Elementary School Edition) for Primary Schools By Dominique Baudry A game to encourage Social Thinking, perspective taking, and social problem solving in children aged 8-11. The Should I? or Shouldn’t I? Revised Elementary Edition game for ages 8-11 makes thinking and talking about the social world fun and allows players to explore their own thoughts, perspectives, and choices within a safe and consequences-free environment. Game play offers...

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 Dominique Baudry Double your playing fun with the Should I or Shouldn't I? Primary School Expansion Pack! This product is an add-on to the original Should I or Shouldn’t I? What Would Others Think?™ Elementary Edition game. In the game, players ages 8-11 rate a behaviour in a particular context on a scale based on whether the behaviour was expected or not, and then compare how their perceptions match (or don’t) those of the other players. Teachers, clinicians, and families have been playing...

By Dominique Baudry Double your playing fun with the Should I or Shouldn't I? Secondary School Expansion Pack! This product is an add-on to the original Should I or Shouldn’t I? What Would Others Think?™ Middle & High School Edition game. In the game, players ages 12-18 rate a behaviour in a particular context on a scale based on whether the behaviour was expected or not, and then compare how their perceptions match (or don’t) those of the other players. Teachers, clinicians, and families...

Should I? or Shouldn't I? What Would Others Think? Revised Edition for TeensBy Dominique Baudry Motivate teens to explore with their peers how we each engage in social interpretations of others’ actions and reactions based on “hidden” group expectations. Use this highly engaging game to stimulate peer-based discussions regarding a wide array of teen-friendly social situations that engage students in social problem solving. With this revised teen edition, teachers, clinicians, parents,...

THIS ITEM IS DISCOUNTED AS IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, SCUFFED, CREASED OR DENTED IN TRANSIT OR IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS ITEM IS PERFECTLY USABLE BUT WILL HAVE SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE.RETURNS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS ITEM Should I? or Shouldn't I? What Would Others Think? Revised Edition for TeensBy Dominique Baudry Motivate teens to explore with their peers how we each engage in social interpretations of others’ actions and reactions based on “hidden” group expectations. Use this highly...

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...

Social Behavior Mapping Template Poster By Michelle Garcia Winner Social Behavior Mapping is a strategy described in detail in one of our core books on Social Thinking, Thinking About You Thinking About Me, and also in the book Social Behavior Mapping: Connecting Behavior, Emotions and Consequences Across the Day. The purpose of a Social Behavior Map is to help students learn how each behavior they do has an emotional impact on those around them, and that how a person feels contributes strongly...

Social Behaviour Mapping - Listening to the Teacher Talk By Michelle Garcia Winner One student is squirming in her seat and shuffling her feet back and forth on the floor. Another is tapping his pen. A third is staring out the window. Some students are frustrated because they want to listen to the teacher but they're constantly being distracted. While a Social Behaviour Map can be personalized for each context and person, this poster demonstrates how the concept can be used with a group to...

A Social Thinking Graphic Novel Map for Social Quest Seekers Written by Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner Utilizing the graphic novel with anime illustrations concept to capture the attention of teens and tweens, this book teaches the core concepts related to Michelle Garcia Winner's Social Behavior Mapping (SBM). SBM's teach how our own behaviors, expected and unexpected, impact how others feel about us, ultimately treat us which then affects how we feel about ourselves. The core of the...

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...

Activities to develop social skills in a practical and fun wayBy Naomi Samuel Give children of all ages and abilities the opportunity to build up a toolbox of social skills for life with these session plans based around tried-and-tested activities. This will enable them to have the best opportunity to understand who they are and their impact on the world, as well as identifying how the world impacts on them as an individual. It gives room for reflection and practical skills for working on tricky...

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...