Social Language: Middle & High School Bundle

For years I’ve searched for social skills resources for older students. Although there are tons of programs for younger students, effective materials that were engaging and age appropriate for middle and high school students were difficult (if not impossible) to find! I finally decided to create my own curriculum that is based on years of working with this age group with social skill and pragmatic language difficulties. The finished result is a resource that you and your students will find easy to use (this means NO PREP for you!), systematic, engaging and effective!

This growing bundle contains detailed lesson plans, visuals, supplemental activities, worksheets and role-play scenarios. Each lesson is designed to last between 30 – 60 minutes and is appropriate for speech therapists, school counselors, school psychologists, and other special education personnel. You can do these lessons in a social skills group setting, in a whole classroom setting, or during a speech therapy / counseling session as needed.

The bundle will grow as I add more target skills. You can save by buying in at the bundle price. Save even more by buying in early as the price will increase as units are added.

I have also made individual sections available for purchase (click on each topic below to get to individual lesson bundles). The topics covered in this curriculum are as follows:

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

1. Personal Space

2. Tone of Voice

3. Body Language

EMOTIONS

1. Understanding emotions

2. Controlling emotions

3. Identifying triggers

4. Controlling reactions

5. Communicating emotions

FRIENDSHIP

1. Understanding friendship

2. Listening to friends

3. Giving advice

4. Resolving conflicts

5. Maintaining friendships

EXPRESSING YOURSELF EFFECTIVELY

1. Understanding Communication

2. Positive Communication

3. Empathetic Listening

4. Assertive Communication

5. Saying “No”

CONVERSATION SKILLS

1. Conversation Rules

2. Initiating a Conversation

3. Maintaining a Conversation

4. Changing Topics

5. Ending a Conversation

PERSPECTIVE TAKING & EMPATHY (added 10/2019)

1. Understanding Perspective Taking

2. Values & Perspective Taking

3. Understanding Different Perspectives

4. Values & Perspective Taking

5. Perspective Taking & Empathy

I welcome any suggestions for other topics that you would like to see covered (Growth Mindset and Vocational Readiness are topics I thought might be worth adding in the future).

If you like this resource, please leave some feedback. If you feel that there is room for improvements, please let me know so that I can make the necessary changes and post a revised product!