Social Skills

Superflex Series Get Started BundleAuthors: Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke, Kari Zweber Palmer, Stephanie MadrigalIntroduce the Superflex Series with these six super engaging cornerstone products that teach children the basics of social observation, social & self-awareness, and self-regulation while making social learning fun! Begin with You Are a Social Detective! 2nd Edition storybook and the You Are a Social Detective! Teaching Curriculum & Support Guide, which teaches kids...

Authors: Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela CrookeUse these colourful Superflex stickers at home, at school, or on the go! These stickers are to be used in association with lessons from Superflex Curriculum Superflex and the Team of Thinkables are within each of us and give us powers to figure out how to adapt our behavior based on what’s going on in different situations. Use Thinkable Stickers to: Encourage a social learner to call on the powers of their SuperflexEach Thinkable adds to one’s...

Authors: Pamela Crooke and Michelle Garcia Winner (original Superflex concept by Stephanie Madrigal)The all NEW Superflex Takes Flight board game is the latest product extension in the award-winning Superflex® Curriculum. The superhero theme serves as a backdrop for engaging students in imaginative and motivating game play that explores thoughts, feelings, intentions, and actions as they learn strategies to increase self-awareness, social problem solving, flexibility, and self-regulation. The...

by Stephanie Madrigal and Michelle Garcia Winner New Edition! Updated & ExpandedFor more than a decade, the practical, motivating, and kid-friendly Superflex Curriculum has been a core resource for teaching students about flexibility, self-awareness, social interpretation, metacognition, executive functions, and self-regulation. This updated and expanded Superflex® 2nd Edition Kit: Curriculum, Storybook, and Visuals augments the available resources and enhances support for educators,...

By Michelle Garcia Winner Motivate kids to talk about how these 14 sneaky characters use their powers to get in the way of our flexible thinking and doing. The imaginary characters on this poster represent the most common challenges in thinking and doing that we ALL experience. For example, Worry Wall shows the common feeling of worry. Body Drifter represents how when we get distracted or don’t notice the group plan, our bodies can drift from the group, leaving others confused! These...

Author: Beverley ThirkellThis resource provides practical and visual counselling techniques for children and adolescents across the age range. The techniques remove the need for wordy explanations and long conversation, while giving opportunities for children and adolescents to explore their thoughts and feelings, many of whom may find it hard to express themselves. This resource is particularly helpful for those with social and communication disorders, language problems, autism spectrum...

Authors: Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell, Kathy Hearsey, Beth ReynoldsTasks Galore: Book 3 (Blue): Making Groups MeaningfulThis book aids teachers, parents and therapists in applying structured teaching techniques within classroom groups, school specials and even parties!Designing meaningful home and school group activities involve integrating IEP goals, individualising structure and communication and teaching rules.Tasks Galore Publishing Inc. was created to provide parents and professionals with...

Authors: Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell, Kathy Hearsey, Beth ReynoldsTasks Galore – Book 4 (Green) – Let’s Play – Structured Steps to Social Engagement and Symbolic PlayTasks Galore Let’s Play, the fourth book in the popular resource series for parents, teachers, and therapists, utilises play as the program for learning. There is more and more evidence that direct teaching of play skills can increase young children’s symbolic understanding and, thus, have an impact on their imitation, language,...

Authors: Laurie Eckenrode, Pat Fennell, Kathy Hearsey, Beth ReynoldsTasks Galore: Book 5 (Grey): Literature-Based Thematic Units (includes accompanying boardbook: I’m Hungry, I’m Hungry, What shall I do?)The fifth book in the popular resource series for parents, teachers, and therapists, integrates instruction across core curriculum areas by utilising multi-sensory learning.Using the accompanying storybook as a guide for creating literature-based thematic units, the authors have designed...

Author: Anne VizeThis indispensable reference title provides teachers, early childhood professionals and others in education settings with accurate and timely information about a wide range of disabilities and special or additional needs which can exist in childhood. It focuses on disabilities and conditions that exist from birth or which present during the early to middle childhood phase (up to the end of primary school).The ‘red flags’ are a pointer to critical information that you may not...

By Lori Ann CopelandThis companion guide provides a series of 10 lesson topics with more than 50 activities and handouts to help children learn self-regulation and impulse control skills. The program features fun and memorable lessons with activities that teach concepts and skills children can apply to their day-to-day lives. These lessons can be presented to children in classrooms and small groups or to individuals who may need more intensive help with self-control issues. The digital files...

60 practical ideas and strategies to promote and develop the mental health and well-being of girls with autismBy Tina RaeBuilding on and serving as a companion to Dr Tina Rae’s best selling The ASD Girls’ Wellbeing Toolkit, these cards present a range of user-friendly, practical ideas and strategies to promote and develop the mental health and well-being of girls with autism. They are intended to reinforce and further develop a range of self-help skills and strategies emanating from Positive...

Author: Tina Rae & Amy SuchThere has been a recent increase in awareness of the need for timely and appropriate diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in girls and young women. Without such a diagnosis and the relevant support systems being put in place, young women are at high risk of developing mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders.The 30-session programme is in three sections: Me & My Mental Health; Relationships &...

2 user-friendly resources to promote and develop the mental health and well-being of girls with autismBy Tina Rae & Amy SuchThere has been a recent increase in awareness of the need for timely and appropriate diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in girls and young women. Without such a diagnosis and the relevant support systems being put in place, young women are at high risk of developing mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders.This...

Written by Brooke RossIllustrated by Skye McBainWritten from the perspective of an eight-year-old child, The Boy with a Different Brain offers readers a beautifully honest and uncensored account of exactly what it feels like to be friends with a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).Through descriptions of everyday situations and some of the more common ASD quirks, the narrator seeks to break down the stigma associated with ASD and build upon their friend’s very unique set of strengths,...

Ages: 4-11Format: CD Data Disc (MAC and Windows Compatible)Flash Player Lessons with PDF Worksheets and PostersBy: Susan BowmanThese wonderful, supplementary, interactive mini-lessons can be used on any digital white board such as "SMART" Board™ or Promethean Board™ or on a computer. Kids will love these animated lessons, the great sound effects and narration. Lessons include:Recipe for Friendship - Select ingredients to add to the pot to create a recipe for friendship.Are You My True...

Help children know what is about to happen or why they need to do something, for instance ‘Put Away’ then ‘Home time’These symbols can be used in conjunction with the Curriculum fan.The At School Time To Fan is useful for all visual learners, those with communication difficulties and those with English as a second language.All fans are available with a popper, keyring or on a lanyard.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest point.This item is not a...

Visual symbols to convey common activities undertaken in the bathroom. Use the petals in whatever order is appropriate for your own bathroom routine.Show children one petal at a time or use to help them know what to do next.All fans are available with a popper, keyring or on a lanyard.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest point.This item is not a toy and should be used under supervision.