Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs

Author: Mannix Darlene

Edition: 3

Number Of Pages: 512

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Help students with special needs thrive with over 160 updated educational activities
In the newly revised Third Edition of Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, teacher and author Darlene Mannix delivers a unique collection of over 160 updated activity sheets with related exercises, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help students gain basic skills necessary for independence and success. Each activity sheet focuses on a specific skill in a real-world context and includes teacher directions for objectives, introduction, optional extension activities, and assessment methods. This crucial book includes: Activity sheets and corresponding introductions in a wide variety of critical life skills such as interpersonal, communication, academic and school, practical living, and more Coverage of leisure activities and the importance of finding fulfilling hobbies and pastimes Tools to help students build their self awareness and understand their strengths and weaknesses
Perfect for special educators, general education teachers, school counselors, and psychologists, Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs will also earn a place in the libraries of other professionals working with special needs children, as well as the parents of those children.

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Help students with special needs thrive with over 160 updated educational activities!
In the newly revised Third Edition of Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, teacher and author Darlene Mannix delivers a unique collection of over 160 updated activity sheets with related exercises, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help students gain basic skills necessary for independence and success.
“Return of a classic…. updated for today’s youth. A comprehensive compendium of proven activities for middle and high school students.”
—NICK ELKSNIN, PhD, NCSP, Retired Visiting Professor of Education, the Citadel and co-author of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills at School and Home
“Darlene shares practical ready-to-use content for teachers of general and special education students in need of social-emotional supports and modern-day living strategies. This book offers guidance and direction on how to address difficult topics with students from drug use to safe use of the internet to obtaining a job in the working world. A great resource to help today’s students begin learning those tough ‘adulting’ skills!”
—SUE BERES, M.Ed, Educational Diagnostician

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Help students with special needs thrive with over 160 updated educational activities!
In the newly revised Third Edition of Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, teacher and author Darlene Mannix delivers a unique collection of over 160 updated activity sheets with related exercises, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help students gain basic skills necessary for independence and success.
“Return of a classic…. updated for today’s youth. A comprehensive compendium of proven activities for middle and high school students.”
―NICK ELKSNIN, PhD, NCSP, Retired Visiting Professor of Education, the Citadel and co-author of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills at School and Home
“Darlene shares practical ready-to-use content for teachers of general and special education students in need of social-emotional supports and modern-day living strategies. This book offers guidance and direction on how to address difficult topics with students from drug use to safe use of the internet to obtaining a job in the working world. A great resource to help today’s students begin learning those tough ‘adulting’ skills!”
―SUE BERES, M.Ed, Educational Diagnostician

About the Author

DARLENE MANNIX, M.S. has 30+ years of experience as a classroom and resource teacher. She has taught both general education and special education, and has worked with students ranging from learni

Release Date: 29-06-2021

Package Dimensions: 26x302x1110