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Social skills activities for kids : 50 fun activities for making friends, talking and listening, and understanding social rules
2019
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The fun way for kids 6 to 10 to develop their social skills and make new friends

What are the Dos and Don'ts for making and keeping friends? How can you decode body language clues? What's the best way to keep a conversation going? Just like learning multiplication tables, social skills don't come naturally--everyone has to learn them. This book makes mastering social skills accessible for kids with 50 awesome activities.

Get the best in social skills books for kids with one that includes:

Life lessons --From learning about compromise to practicing good table manners, these activities help kids develop and use essential people skills.

50 interactive activities --Games, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and reflective prompts keep kids learning and engaged in a variety of ways.

Real scenarios --Kids will explore important topics like bullying, using social media, setting and respecting boundaries, and more.

Give children the confidence to successfully navigate social situations at home, school, and the world in between.
Table of Contents
Introduction For Parentsp. x
Hello Friendsp. xii
Chapter 1What Are Social Skills (And Who Cares About Them, Anyway)?p. 1
Activity 1Decode Your Social Skill Superpowersp. 2
Activity 2Going Blindfoldedp. 4
Activity 3When to Use Your Superpowersp. 5
Activity 4What's the Story?p. 7
Activity 5My Superpower Scorep. 11
Activity 6What Holds Me Back?p. 14
Chapter 2How To Talk To Anybody ... And Everybody!p. 17
Activity 7Conversation Startersp. 19
Activity 8Goldilocks and the Three Questionsp. 21
Activity 9Throw It Back!p. 23
Activity 10Keep the Conversation Ball Movingp. 25
Activity 11Interruption Experimentp. 27
Activity 12No One's the Boss of Us!p. 30
Activity 13Spiderweb Talksp. 32
Activity 14I'm Interested! Giving Body Language Cluesp. 34
Activity 15Time to Say Goodbye-Already'?p. 36
Chapter 3Listen Up!p. 40
Activity 16Body Bubblesp. 42
Activity 17Practicing Patiencep. 44
Activity 18I Get It!p. 46
Activity 19Are They Interested? Decoding Body Language Cluesp. 48
Activity 20The "Spreading Care" Experimentp. 51
Chapter 4Making Friendsp. 55
Activity 21Word Saladp. 56
Activity 22Reframing Thought Bubblesp. 58
Activity 23Finding My Awesomeness in Threesp. 61
Activity 24What Do I Tell Myself?p. 63
Activity 25How Do Others See Me?p. 64
Activity 26What Ingredients Are in a Friend?p. 66
Activity 27Map It Out!p. 68
Activity 28Dos and Don'ts for Making Friendsp. 70
Activity 29Double Dutchp. 72
Chapter 5Keeping Friendsp. 77
Activity 30How Sensitive Am I?p. 78
Activity 31Common Social Rules vs. Sensitive Rulesp. 81
Activity 32When Three's a Crowdp. 84
Activity 33The Friend Playbookp. 85
Activity 34Did You Hear?p. 88
Activity 35Let's Compromise!p. 90
Activity 36But We? re All Doing It!p. 93
Activity 37What Do I Stand For?p. 96
Activity 38To Tell or Not to Tell?p. 98
Chapter 6In School And Out Of Schoolp. 102
Activity 39I Spy With My Little Eyep. 103
Activity 40I Double Dare You!p. 105
Activity 41Connect the Dotsp. 107
Activity 42Random Acts of Kindnessp. 109
Activity 43Who, What, When?p. 111
Chapter 7At Home And In Other Homesp. 115
Activity 44Sharing Experimentp. 116
Activity 45The Should or Shouldn't Gamep. 118
Activity 46Privacy, Please!p. 121
Activity 47I Aim to Impress!p. 123
Activity 48Serving Up Good Table Mannersp. 125
Activity 49Can I Give You a Hand?p. 127
Activity 50Collage of My New Talentsp. 130
Resourcesp. 133
Indexp. 134
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