Social Skills Learning: Session plans and practical activities

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 situations that are not always taught in the home or school environment. Detailed instructions give staff guidance on how to deliver the sessions effectively.

The activities include:

• About me
• Rules
• Feelings
• Mixed feelings
• Boasting
• We’re all different
• Empathy
• Feeling good
• Honesty
• Emotions
• Saying “Thank You”
• Respecting differences
• Focus on feelings
• In someone else’s shoes
• Paying compliments
• How do you want to be treated by others?
• Listening
• Healthy eating
• Personal hygiene
• Growing pains
• Appropriate language
• What I have learned
• ‘Just for Fun’ activities throughout