Behavioral practice

Every kid has a point in time when they need either their parents and/ or teachers to support them with learning new behavioral skills.

Practical Practice Ideas for developing a variety of social emotional skills.

Taking Turns and Being Patient

Please take a moment and practice these skills at school and at home by:

Playing a Game

Reminding me to wait my turn

Asking me what

I can do while I wait for my turn

Having rules and Following rules

Please take a moment and practice these skills at school and at home by:

Asking your student why rules are important

By playing a game with rules

By creating new rules

Feelings and Emotions

Please take a moment and practice these skills at school and at home by:

Asking your student to name as many feelings as they can

Encourage your student to verbally name their feelings

Verbally expressing your feelings as the parent/teacher

Asking your student to identify the feelings of others in a story or on television

Have your student show you what different emotions look like

Using “I” statements

Please take a moment and practice this skill at school and at home by:

Having you student use “I” statements throughout the week (e.g. “I feel…”, “I want…”, “I think…”)

Ask student why it is important to use “I” statements

Ask student in what setting they should use “I” statements

Anger

Please take a moment and practice recognizing Anger at school and at home by:

Asking what your students body look like when they are Angry.

Ask your student to explain the Grouchometer

Ask your student where they are on the Grouchometer throughout the week

Words and there meanings

Please take a moment and practice these skills at school and at home by:

Asking your student what kind of messages words send.

Ask your student to give examples of “Nice” words

Ask student why people may say “Not Nice” words

Anger

Asking what your students what they should do when angry

Ask your student to explain things that may be triggers for Anger

Ask your student what they can say if they are Angry

Practice “Stop and Think” to calm down

Teasing

Ask your student, “What does teasing look like?”

Ask your student what are their options for dealing with teasing (ignore, agree, tell adult, ask, “Why did you say that?” Say, “I want you to stop”).

Role-play situations and ask your student what they would say or do in these situations.

Consequences

Recognizing that there may be both positive and negative consequences.

Have your student list positive and negative consequences throughout the week.

Role-play scenarios and have your student state appropriate consequences.

Play a board game that has consequences

Problem-Solving

Role-play disagreements and ask “what does each person need?”

Have students consider consequences

Have your student make the best choice or make a plan to help with problem solving.

Reflect on whether or not the plan worked