Four Posters for the Classroom and Treatment Room

Four Posters for the Classroom and Treatment Room

By Michelle Garcia Winner

The idea for the Social Thinking posters came from repeated requests by educators for explicit visual information they could use in the classroom to reinforce some of the core Social Thinking concepts. Teaching in a classroom requires that students not only attend to what they are learning but also be actively engaged in appropriate social behaviour for that environment. These posters help keep that learning on track by providing a constant visual reference of key social concepts.

All four posters provide information in a lighthearted way, encouraging humour and interaction in teaching Social Thinking and related skills. They provide an avenue for teachers and students to engage in concrete, explicit discussions about defining the variables that encourage more appropriate Social Thinking in the classroom. Not just for students with social learning challenges, the teaching concepts on these posters can help ALL students become better social thinkers and classroom participants. A perfect learning tool for the classroom, a therapy room, or even in the home.

Coping with Boring Moments: Helps students understand the expected and unexpected behaviours related to boredom. Dimensions: 36" width x 24" height. Also sold separately.

Being Part of a Group: Outlines the four steps of perspective taking that are at the heart of our social thinking and keep us working together as a group. Dimensions: 24" width x 36" height. Also sold separately.

Social Behavior Mapping (dry-erase poster): A visual support that helps students connect the dots between their own and others' thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. The dry-erase surface enables this poster to be used and reused across the day and across situations. Dimensions: 24" width x 36" height. Also sold separately.

Social Behavior Mapping (poster with content): A sample map filled out to give students a visual support for the expected and unexpected behaviours involved in lining up to leave the classroom. Dimensions: 24" width x 36" height. Also sold separately.