Ready-To-Use Social Skills Lessons and Activities for Grades 7 - 12

Ruth W. Begun, M.S., is president of The Society for Prevention of Violence (SPV), a nonprofit organization founded in 1972 dedicated to reducing asocial behaviors in children and adults through education.

• Listening 1 Being a Good Listener 12 Listening to Directions 5Conversing3 Starting a Conversation – How Would You Start? 94 Starting a Conversation – What Would You Say? 135 Asking for Help in Class 176 Asking for Help When Needed 22Using Persuasion7 Convincing Others to Do Right 268 Convincing Someone to Do the Right Thing 31Dealing with Feelings9 Knowing Your Feelings 3510 Recognizing and Accepting Your Feelings 3911 Expressing Your Feelings 4212 Expressing Empathy for Others 4613 Expressing Affection – How Do You Do 5014 Expressing Affection – Words of Affection 5515 Understanding Fear 5916 Managing the Emotion (Fear) 64Using Self-Rewards17 Rewarding Yourself 6818 Rewarding Yourself for Achievement 72Helping Others19 Responding to a Need for Help 7620 Feeling Good About Helping 80Solving Conflicts Peaceably21 Using Negotiation to Settle Differences 8422 Using Negotiation to Deal with Peer Pressure 88Self-Control23 Staying Calm Under Stress 9224 Recognizing Loss of Self-Control 9625 Avoiding Trouble with Others 10026 Making Wise Decisions 10527 Avoiding Fights 10928 Settling Differences Without Fights 113Keeping Your Composure29 Dealing with Embarrassment 11730 Managing Embarrassing Situations 121Dealing with Peer Pressure31 Coping with Being Left Out (Sex, Drugs) 12632 Responding to Persuasion 130Responding to Failure33 Identifying Reasons for Failure 13434 Managing Failure 138Dealing with an Accusation35 Reacting to an Accusation 142Dealing with Group Pressure36 Resisting Negative Pressure (Values Ranking) 14637 Making Your Own Judgements 150Problem-Solving38 Deciding What Caused a Problem 15439 Analyzing and Solving a Problem 158Goal-Setting40 Setting Goals for the Future 16241 Setting Career Goals 166Gathering Information42 Using Multiple Resources 17043 Identifying Resources 174Setting Priorities44 Prioritizing Activities 17845 Putting Things in Order 182Decision Making46 Making a Decision 186Getting and Keeping a Job47 How to Apply for a Job 19048 How to Conduct Yourself During a Job Interview 19449 How to Keep a Job 19650 How to Become a Supervisor 19851 Code of Job Ethics – Part of Job Skills 201Social Skills Task ReviewPart I: Social Skills-Related Questions in Worksheet Form 204Part II: Review of Social Skills Terms 209Transparency Master for Class Display 210AppendixBook References Related to the Activities 211