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Topic “Social Skills”
Activities to develop early turn taking skills
| Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Roll - a ball |
| To extend this activity, you could add extra people to roll the ball to (small group).
|
Running a craft group to develop friendships and communication
Neil Thompson
This provides suggestions for developing friendships and communication skills through running a craft group: particularly suitable for adults with a range of learning disabilities.
Created 21 July 2015.
Initiation prompt cards
Examples of prompt cards you could use to help a child initiate - includes the main part of a sentence which the child may need to fill in using a name. Example activity.
Created 18 October 2012; updated 8 December 2015.
Robert's Friend
One day there was a boy called Robert. He was starting at a new school. On his first day, he met lots of children in his class. At playtime, he went outside with everyone else. Some children played football. Some children played hopscotch. Some children ran around and played tag. Robert wished he could play. He didn’t know anybody yet.
Phrases cards for emotions game
Created 18 October 2012; updated 30 April 2022.
1-6 Grid
Grid containing the numbers 1 to 6. This can be used in a number of games - for example this emotions game.
Created 18 October 2012; updated 30 April 2022.
Sources of Information, Support and Additional Resources
various contributors
Created 10 October 2012; updated 1 June 2024.
Games and activities to help develop social skills
various contributors
Created 2 May 2012; updated 23 March 2022.
Games and activities to help develop social skills
It can be difficult for some children to identify and understand social cues. To help develop the social growth of these children, there are lots of fun ways to help improve their social skills.
Smiley face group progress sheet
Neil Thompson
Quick therapy/lesson evaluation sheet - using a rating scale of four smiley faces.
The idea is for the child/person to evaluate themselves in terms of how well they were able to do the activity. This helps the person running the activity to select harder or easier activities as time progresses - keeping them at a level where there is generally a high degree of success.
Created 16 February 2012; updated 16 July 2015.
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