Unit 1. Four subjects broken into eight lessons — reading a situation, knowing who people are to you, starting a conversation, and the five parts of non-verbal communication. Every lesson runs the same shape, so the boys know what is coming.
4Subjects
8Lessons
45Minutes each
12–16Ages
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PDFUnit OverviewThe four subjects and eight lessons on one pageDownload
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 lesson to teach firstDownload
PDFAll-Day PlansOne page per lesson — what the morning teacher, afternoon teacher, social worker, para and principal each doDownload
PDFFamily SheetsOne send-home sheet per lesson, carrying the exact phrases to parentsDownload
PDFIEP Goal WordingThree goals per lesson, with the tracker named as the data sourceDownload
Subject by subject
Subject 1
Reading the Room / Situation
Students look for clues in a place — how loud it is, what people are doing, what is happening — and change their own behaviour to match.
Everything for Lesson 1Lesson plan, posters, cards and sheets in one file — opens ready to printPrint the whole lesson
WORDLesson 1 Lesson Plan“Reading the Room / Situation” — editableDownload
PDFLesson 1 Lesson Plan (PDF)The same lesson, ready to read on a phone or tabletDownload
PDFThree Clues ChartWall poster plus the student sheet for the three clue questionsDownload
PDFDo / Not Yet PosterPausing in the doorway beside walking straight in — photo posterDownload
PDFTALK NOW / WAIT SignsFull-page pair plus a cut-apart set for each studentDownload
PDFSituation Cards12 cards with the answer printed small at the bottomDownload
PDFScan the Scene — memory game15 situations, 30 cards — match the situation, compare the behaviour. Teacher key includedDownload
Subject 2
Social Categories
Students sort the people in their life into rings, and match the greeting, the distance and what they share to the right ring.
Everything for Lesson 2Lesson plan, posters, cards and sheets in one file — opens ready to printPrint the whole lesson
