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Everyday Social Skills

Everyday Social Skills
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Description

Develop students' social awareness and decision-making skills with the Everyday Social Skills resource! This engaging activity features real-life scenarios where students must select the best response from multiple choices. Covering essential topics such as empathy, respectful communication, and positive behaviour, this resource is perfect for class discussions, role-playing activities, and social-emotional learning lessons.

Suitable for
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9HPFP04 9

Explore how to seek, give or deny permission respectfully when sharing possessions or personal space

AC9HP2P04 9

Practise strategies they can use when they need to seek, give or deny permission respectfully

AC9HP4P06 9

Explain how and why emotional responses can vary and practise strategies to manage their emotions

AC9HP6P04 9

Describe and demonstrate how respect and empathy can be expressed to positively influence relationships

ACPPS038 8.4

Investigate how emotional responses vary in depth and strength

VCHPEP093

Investigate how emotional responses vary in family situations and in friendship groups

PD2-1 old

Explores strategies to manage physical, social and emotional change

PD2-2 old

Explains and uses strategies to develop resilience and to make them feel comfortable and safe

PD2-3 old

Explains how empathy, inclusion and respect can positively influence relationships

PD2-9 old

Demonstrates self- management skills to respond to their own and others’ actions

PD2-10 old

Demonstrates a range of interpersonal skills that build and enhance relationships and promote inclusion in various situations

Differentiation

Modifications

•    Read scenarios aloud for students requiring literacy support.
•    Provide visuals or role-playing opportunities to help students understand different perspectives.
•    Use small-group discussions to allow students to collaborate and explore different responses.

EXTENSIONS

•    Encourage students to create their own real-life scenarios and discuss appropriate responses.
•    Use as a starting point for writing reflections on social interactions and decision-making.
•    Incorporate role-playing activities where students act out scenarios and explore different outcomes.

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