{"product_id":"life-skills-activities-for-special-children-grades-k-5-paperback","title":"Life Skills Activities for Special Children, Grades K-5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarlene Mannix\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best-selling book for teaching basic life skills, fully revised and updated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers teachers and parents a unique collection of 190 ready-to-use activities complete with student worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help exceptional students acquire the basic skills needed to achieve independence and success in everyday life. Each of the book's activities focuses on specific skills within the context of real-life situations and includes complete teacher instructions for effective use, from objective and introduction through optional extension activities and methods to assess student learning. The book includes numerous reproducible parent letters which can be sent home to help parents reinforce these lessons while children are away from school.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA revised and updated edition of the classic book for teaching basic life skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 190 complete activities with reproducible worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions for developing independence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers ideas for developing practical skills to deal with identity theft, cell phone manners, budgeting, eating healthy meals, using credit cards, time management, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMannix is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eSocial Skills Activities for Special Children, Writing Skills Activities for Special Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCharacter Building Activities for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 150 ready-to-use lessons with reproducible worksheets to help children develop the basic skills necessary to experience independence and success in everyday life \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Best-selling Book on Life Skills, Completely Revised and Updated!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised and updated second edition offers teachers and parents a unique collection of more than 150 ready-to-use activities that will help exceptional elementary-aged students acquire the basic skills needed to achieve independence and success in everyday life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the book's activities focuses on specific skills within the context of real-life situations. \u003ci\u003eLife Skills Activities for Special Children\u003c\/i\u003e is organized into four main sections and offers a handy resource of carefully paced, fun-to-do activities including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS\u003c\/b\u003e The activities in this section help special children learn the skills they need to communicate basic information to others, use a cell phone, estimate prices of items on sale, set personal goals, tell time, expand reading skills, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERSONAL INDEPENDENCE\u003c\/b\u003e These challenging activities include new lessons on personal grooming, eating healthy snacks, getting enough sleep, what to do when you are sick, and organizing a room. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMMUNITY AND INDEPENDENCE\u003c\/b\u003e This section includes a wealth of activities such as how to get around the community safely, places to visit, what to do if you get lost, safe Internet sites, and how to behave properly in public. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS\u003c\/b\u003e These activities help students develop the social skills they need to interact with the people around them, speaking up, working with others, knowing when to let something go, building friendships, and how to start a conversation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also contains easily modified parent letters that present an overview of each lesson, a Skill Sheet that can be used to rate a student's progress, and lessons that direct the teacher step-by-step in teaching each skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDARLENE MANNIX, M.A.\u003c\/b\u003e, has 26 years of experience as a classroom teacher and has taught both general education and special education. She is the best-selling author of numerous books for special educators including \u003ci\u003eSocial Skills Activities for Special Children\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWriting Skills Activities for Special Children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10.9 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343639994470,"sku":"9780470259375","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/T0VKUmh2a2NxdmRBOU0xcEJ6WFlkdz09.webp?v=1774943421","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/life-skills-activities-for-special-children-grades-k-5-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}