Five skills for being out of the building. Every one is taught as a fixed routine, because a routine holds up when a student is distracted, rushed, or frightened — which is exactly when it is needed.
5Skills
StagedHow to teach
3Worksheets
12–16Ages
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PDFAll-Day PlansOne page per skill — what the morning teacher, afternoon teacher, social worker, para and principal each doDownload
WORDComplete Teaching GuideAll five skills in one document — editableDownload
PDFStaff Phrase CardEvery phrase on one page. Print one per staff memberDownload
PDFMy Contact CardFill in, cut out, carry — two per sheet, one spareDownload
PDFSkill TrackerOne per student — five tries plus a column for doing it aloneDownload
PDFPrint PackEvery printable in this unit, in teaching order — one file to send to the copierDownload
PDFWhere to StartPlacement checklist — tick what he already does, and it tells you which skill to teach firstDownload
PDFFamily SheetsOne send-home sheet per skill, carrying the exact phrases to parentsDownload
PDFIEP Goal WordingThree goals per skill, with the tracker named as the data sourceDownload
Skill by skill
Cross the Street
Stop, look, listen, walk — the same four steps whatever the light says.
WORDSkill 1 Guide“Stop at the curb.” — editableDownload
PDFDo / Not Yet PosterStopped at the curb beside stepping out on a phone — photo posterDownload
PDFCrossing ChartThe four steps — for the classroom wallDownload
PDFWorksheet: Crossing the StreetOrder the steps, then four true-or-falseDownload
Walk Safely With a Group
Staying with the group, walking away from the road, stopping at every corner.
WORDSkill 2 Guide“Stay with the group.” — editableDownload
PDFDo / Not Yet PosterWith the group beside out in the road — photo posterDownload
If You Get Lost
Stop and stay — walking makes it worse. Then find someone working.
WORDSkill 3 Guide“Stop where you are.” — editableDownload
PDFDo / Not Yet PosterStanding still beside searching a crowd — photo posterDownload
PDFIf I Get Lost ChartThe four steps — for the wall and to send homeDownload
Tell a Safe Helper From a Stranger
One clear line: nobody safe asks you to leave with them.