Social Skills Classes
*PROGRAM FEE EACH CLASS $80
Mondays -Wednesdays and Fridays
11:30am-12:30pm / 5:00pm- 6:00pm
1. Communication Skills
- Starting and maintaining conversations
- Asking and answering questions
- Using appropriate tone and volume
- Expressing needs and feelings
- Active listening
2. Social Interaction Skills
- Turn‑taking
- Sharing
- Joining group activities
- Understanding personal space
- Reading social cues (facial expressions, body language)
- Building friendships
3. Friendship Skills
- Making new friends
- Keeping friendships
- Respecting boundaries
- Showing empathy
- Handling disagreements respectfully
4. Emotional Regulation
- Identifying emotions
- Coping strategies (breathing, breaks, grounding)
- Managing frustration or anxiety
- Staying calm in social situations
5. Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
- What to do when confused or overwhelmed
- How to ask for help
- Making safe and appropriate choices
- Handling unexpected changes
6. Community Behavior Skills
- Appropriate behavior in public places
- Waiting in line
- Ordering food
- Using manners
- Navigating community settings safely
7. Safety & Awareness
- Stranger safety
- Understanding boundaries
- Recognizing unsafe situations
- Staying with the group
8. Daily Social Routines
- Greetings and farewells
- Small talk
- Group participation
- Following directions
9. Interaction Bingo Game
Description: Participants play a social-interaction version of Bingo where peers take turns calling out numbers, responding to prompts, and interacting with one another throughout the game.
Skills Practiced:
- Socialization: Encourages talking, listening, and engaging with peers.
- Group Participation: Promotes turn-taking, waiting, and following group rules.
- Communication: Participants call numbers, respond to peers, and practice clear verbal communication.
- Attention & Focus: Staying engaged while listening for numbers and interacting.
- Confidence Building: Speaking in front of the group in a fun, low-pressure activity.
10. Kahoot Game – Social Group Activity
Description: Participants engage in an interactive Kahoot trivia game where they answer questions using tablets or phones while participating as a group. The activity encourages friendly competition, teamwork, and communication as peers react to questions, celebrate correct answers, and support one another.
Skills Practiced:
- Socialization: Participants talk, laugh, and interact naturally while playing.
- Group Participation: Everyone joins the same game, follows group rules, and stays engaged.
- Communication: Encourages verbal responses, asking for help, and discussing answers.
- Turn-Taking & Patience: Participants wait for each question and follow the game pace.
- Attention & Focus: Staying alert to questions, timers, and group reactions.
- Technology Skills: Using devices, selecting answers, and navigating simple digital tools.
- Confidence Building: Celebrating correct answers and participating in a fun, low-pressure environment.
