Staff library
Open a topic. Teach it today.
Every unit here is ready to run — the lesson plan, the wall charts, the cards you hold up, and the competition that ends the week. Written for students ages 12–16 on the spectrum, and for the staff who teach them.
Tracking the year
Mark every student in September, then score once a month and watch the rows climb.
Communication
Being understood, and understanding other people.
Four subjects · eight lessons
Social Awareness
Reading a situation, knowing who people are to you, and everything that carries a conversation before anyone speaks.
- Reading the room / situation
- Social categories
- Social initiations
- Non-verbal communication — gestures, body language, facial expressions, giving others a turn, tone of voice
Six weeks · 18 files
Language Skills
The words themselves — asking, answering, and being followed.
- Asking a question the right way
- Answering in a full sentence
- Staying on topic
- Tone of voice
- Following directions
- Telling what happened
Five skills · 11 files
Asking for Help
The skill that carries all the others.
- Know when you need help
- Choose who to ask
- Ask clearly
- Wait for help
- Handle a no
Daily living
Looking after yourself, and handling a hard moment.
Five skills · 11 files
Perspective Taking
Other people know, feel and see things differently than you do.
- Others think something different
- Guess how someone feels
- Ask instead of assuming
- What he already knows
- How it looks to them
Five weeks · 18 files
Hygiene
Daily routines taught as fixed steps in a fixed order.
- The shower routine
- Teeth and mouth care
- Hands and nails
- Clean clothing
- Daily grooming
Five skills · 14 files
Table Manners
Taught at the table itself, in the same words every meal.
- Sit properly at a table
- Use the correct utensil
- Eat neatly and calmly
- Keep yourself and the table clean
- Polite table behaviour
Five weeks · 16 files
Anger Management
Catch it early, cool down, say it in words, repair it after.
- Noticing the warning signs
- What sets me off
- Cool-down tools
- Using words instead
- Making it right after
Out in the community
Skills for outside the building, where getting it wrong costs more.
Five skills · 11 files
Money and Shopping
From reading a price tag to walking out with the right change.
- Read a price tag
- Pay with cash
- Check your change
- Make and use a shopping list
- Ask for help in a shop
Five skills · 12 files
Street and Travel Safety
Fixed routines that hold up when a student is distracted or frightened.
- Cross the street
- Walk safely with a group
- If you get lost
- Safe helpers and strangers
- Carry your information
How every lesson runs
Same six parts, same order, every session — 30 to 40 minutes. Table Manners is the exception: it is taught at the table itself, during real meals.