Social Skills, Behavior Skills

**Winner of the Mom's Choice Award Gold Seal** Put an end to arguing or negotiating with youngsters by teaching them how to accept "No" for an answer. Instead of wheedling or pleading, teach them how to disagree appropriately. The steps for each skill...

Part of the Mom's Choice Award-Winning Best Me I Can Be Series!! Share this story with children who have difficulty staying focused long enough to complete assignments or who insist they have a better way to do things! Kids in grades K through 6 will...

Part of the Mom's Choice Award-Winning Best Me I Can Be Series!! No more lame excuses or empty apologies! Help kids in grades K through 6: Accept responsibility for their actions by understanding how and when to ask for permission Make sincere apologies...

Part of the Mom's Choice Award-Winning Best Me I Can Be Series!! Do you know a young person who tends to argue or give excuses when you are trying to correct behavior? Or a student who misinterprets praise and compliments? Teach them the social skills...

Eye rolls, pouty faces, and angry declarations. That’s how Isaac reacts when he disagrees with his coach, his mom, and his friends. He acts rude, dismissive, and disrespectful. When he can’t be team captain, Isaac stomps away and threatens...

Part of the Mom's Choice Award-Winning Best Me I Can Be Series &Recipient of National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval Introduce students in grades K through 6 to the most basic of social skills with this humorous story about RJ and his very rough...

My name is Gus... but most people call me "Gas." I wish it was because I could run really fast, but it's not... and I don't. As educators and parents, we've all been there. Gas is passed and a variety of snickers, giggles, and negative comments ensue...

Opal is so overwhelmed, she’s stress-squirting ink blots! Despite having eight tentacles and an ocean’s worth of energy, she’s struggling to manage all her commitments – homework, art projects, sports, parties and friends. With...

Black-and-white reproducible illustrations of 20 school social skills and procedures. These black-and-white worksheets for elementary-age students can be downloaded and printed as a handout for each student to color. Use the handout as reminders of...

There are many reasons that children tattle. It’s developmentally appropriate in young children, and most will grow out of it as they mature. But for some, tattling becomes reinforcing, and they miss their chance to develop their own...

Helping children learn the importance of self-care while they're young will increase their likelihood of managing their physical and mental health later in life. These activities will help drive home the message of learning to R.E.S.E.T. from the...

Honesty is the best policy. Right? Sure, of course it is. But what happens when someone is a little too honest, and offers unsolicited - and way too much - information that may be hurtful to others? That's what happens when RJ struggles with his social...

All children need to share and take turns if they are going to get along with others and be successful.  But sharing can be a difficult skill for young children to learn.  These downloadable activities can help you teach children the importance...

At some point, most people have become annoyed when someone interrupts them. For children, this might be because they are really young, too impulsive, or have just never been taught how to interrupt appropriately. Award-winning author and school...

Self-monitoring is the ability to observe and evaluate one’s behavior. Give students the working knowledge of learning how to pay attention, stay on task and follow instructions with these five downloadable activities from Bryan Smith's How Did You...