Social Skills

by Amy Kahofer and Jack Pranksy Illustrated by T.M. DuSablon The Power of Thought on Feelings, was previously titled What is a Thought?Why the title change?A core message of this beautiful poem is how our thoughts impact our feelings and that we can learn to manage our thoughts to help us better manage our feelings. We felt the original title did not convey this message.What other changes were made to the book when the title changed?Small changes were made in the introduction and in the back of...

How to develop lifelong skills in social and emotional resilienceAges 11-18By Steve Burns This mammoth collection of quick, engaging and effective resources brings together techniques adapted from NLP, Life-Coaching and Positive Psychology to provide an essential and flexible classroom resource for teachers working with students to promote the key skills of social and emotional resilience. Comprehensive, accessible and tried-and-tested classroom lessons are provided and cross-referenced...

Authors: Leah Kuypers and Elizabeth Sautter Adapted from the colourful 2-page layout in The Regulation Station storybook, this 24” x 18” poster summarises lessons taught throughout The Zones of Regulation 2-Storybook Set. The poster is an in-the-moment reminder of the four steps needed to (1) recognise your feelings, (2) identify your Zone, (3) choose a tool, and (4) use the tool to help regulate your feelings experienced across different situations. Use the poster at home, school, or clinic to...

THIS ITEM IS DISCOUNTED AS IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, SCUFFED, CREASED OR DENTED IN TRANSIT OR IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS ITEM IS PERFECTLY USABLE BUT WILL HAVE SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE USB MAY NOT BE INCLUDED WITH THESE COPIES, HOWEVER A LINK TO THE DOWNLOADABLE HANDOUTS WILL BE INSIDE THE BOOK.RETURNS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS ITEM By Leah Kuypers, MA, OT, Autism SpecialistNew updated emotions illustrations!Inclusivity and representation of all learners are important to...

THIS ITEM IS DISCOUNTED AS IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, SCUFFED, CREASED OR DENTED IN TRANSIT OR IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS ITEM IS PERFECTLY USABLE BUT WILL HAVE SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE.RETURNS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS ITEM Ages: 5-11Pages: 152Format: 2-storybook set (shrink-wrapped)Published: 2021Authors: Leah Kuypers and Elizabeth Sautter The two children’s books in the The Zones of Regulation Storybook Set were created to provide an easy, kid friendly way to kick off and support lessons...

By Paula Cox and Farra CriswellTherapeutic Interventions Using Non-Therapeutic Games is a creative twist on the traditional practice of using games in therapy. This book takes games that everyone knows and loves and gives a concrete hands-on example of behavioural strategies for children from Key Stage 1 through to Key Stage 3. The sessions and activity pages can be used by anyone who is in the role of helping children determine appropriate behaviours.The sections within this book are divided by...

for Teaching Social Thinking and Related Skills to students with High Functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disability, ADHD by Michelle Garcia Winner This book builds on the basic philosophy offered in THINKING ABOUT YOU THINKING ABOUT ME. Created at the request of educators, therapists and parents to learn more about how to teach students with weak social cognition and related social skills (Asperger's Syndrome, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism, ADHD, NLD,...

THIS ITEM IS DISCOUNTED AS IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED, SCUFFED, CREASED OR DENTED IN TRANSIT OR IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS ITEM IS PERFECTLY USABLE BUT WILL HAVE SOME COSMETIC DAMAGE.RETURNS WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS ITEM for Teaching Social Thinking and Related Skills to students with High Functioning Autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disability, ADHD by Michelle Garcia Winner This book builds on the basic philosophy offered in THINKING ABOUT YOU THINKING ABOUT ME....

New Edition! Super Updates, Changes & Additions Imagine the fun possibilities with this visual teaching tool designed for ultimate flexibility and creativity in teaching and bolstering learning of the Superflex® curriculum and Social Thinking® concepts. These plastic-coated decks include 52 cards each with multiples of the updated UnthinkaBots (formerly Unthinkables), Thinkables, Social Detective, and Superflex characters with their images, names, and powers. Use a Thinkable card to say...

Thinking About YOU Thinking About ME is designed for people who live with or teach children or adults who struggle to consider the point of view or motives of others. This is a crucial skill and is needed to develop effective interpersonal relations but it is a hugely complex task to achieve for anyone with a social cognition disability. Following up on her first book, Inside Out: What Makes a Person with Social Cognitive Disorders Tick? Social Thinking expert Michelle Garcia Winner illuminates...

Ages: 10+Format: Bundle with GamesPublished: 2016Authors: Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke, Dominique Baudry, Linda K. MurphyThe social mind is dynamic. It changes and evolves continuously throughout the tween and teen years as kids begin to forge a stronger sense of self. But as they age, the social world also expands in its complexity. Expectations for how a child makes sense of the social world, socially responds, and behaves seem to suddenly shift and transform as more sophisticated...

60 user-friendly cards with practical ideas and strategies to promote and develop children’s attendanceBy Tina RaeA companion to Understanding & Supporting Children & Young People with Emotionally based School Avoidance (EBSA).Children and young people miss school for a variety of reasons – as a response to personal, family, school or wider environmental issues. Emotionally Based School Avoidance or Refusal (EBSA) is a pattern of absence where reluctance, or refusal, to attend or stay in...

Understanding & Supporting Emotionally Based School Avoidance Workbook, Discussion Cards and My Attendance Journal Set of 33 user-friendly resources to support Emotionally Based School Avoidance including Nasen Awards 2022 Shortlisted workbook Understanding & Supporting Children & Young People with Emotionally based School AvoidanceBy Tina RaeNow includes a FREE training webinar from Tina designed to provide an overview of the problems associated with school avoidance/phobia and also...

Understanding & Supporting Emotionally Based School Avoidance Workbook and Discussion Cards Set of 22 user-friendly resources to support Emotionally Based School Avoidance including Nasen Awards 2022 Shortlisted workbook Understanding & Supporting Children & Young People with Emotionally based School AvoidanceAuthor: Tina RaeChildren and young people miss school for a variety of reasons – as a response to personal, family, school or wider environmental issues. Emotionally Based...

These visual supports encourage the active use of 10 Social Thinking Vocabulary concepts that lay the foundation for social learning, which are fundamental to the social experience and are relevant across languages, cultures, and ages (starting at age 4). While they are a small set of our broader teaching platform, they are an important place to begin an individual’s discovery into their own social-emotional learning as well as discovering the social world that surrounds them, regardless of...

Ages: 4-7Format: PaperbackPublished: 2016Authors: Ryan Hendrix, Kari Zweber Palmer, Nancy Tarshis and Michelle Garcia WinnerNow for the first time in one great-value bundle! We Thinkers! is the premier social emotional learning series from Social Thinking® for helping social learners ages 4–7 develop foundational social competencies. These practice-proven, evidence-based materials are designed for both typically developing children and those with social learning challenges to strengthen social...

These five storybooks can be purchased here, or as part of the larger curriculum set that they were written to accompany, We Thinkers! Volume 1 Deluxe Package. If you have already purchased the Deluxe Package, there is no need to buy this set unless you want an extra set of the storybooks!Through the adventures of four likable characters, Evan, Ellie, Jesse, and Molly, children are introduced to and learn about complex social concepts in a language they can understand. Readers journey along with...

By Ryan Hendrix, Kari Zweber Palmer, Nancy Tarshis and Michelle Garcia Winner The We Thinkers! series helps children build foundational social competencies and essential life skills through stories, lessons, and play activities. The teachings help kids better understand themselves and others, develop self-awareness, perspective taking, social problem solving, and supports students’ social-emotional learning, relationship building, classroom learning, and academic performance. The material is...

These five storybooks can be purchased here, or as part of the larger curriculum set that they were written to accompany, We Thinkers! Volume 2 Deluxe Package. If you have already purchased the Deluxe Package, there is no need to buy this set unless you want an extra set of the storybooks!In Volume 1 Social Explorers of our Social Thinking early learner series, children were introduced to four likeable characters, Evan, Ellie, Jesse and Molly, and followed along in their adventures as they...

By Ryan E. Hendrix, Kari Zweber Palmer, Nancy Tarshis and Michelle Garcia WinnerThe We Thinkers! series helps children build fundamental social competencies and improve their social and academic performance. Teachers, clinicians, and parents give it rave reviews!We Thinkers! Volume 2 picks up where Volume 1 left off. The concepts across the series are sequential. It's important to use Volume 1 before moving on to Volume 2.In Volume 2 Social Problem Solvers we explore how to figure out the social...