Making Friends, PreK–3: A Social Skills Program for Inclusive Settings

Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction: Welcome to the Wanna Play Program Guidelines for Curriculum Success How to Use this Book Social Interaction Checklist Unit 1: Discovering Social Skills Lesson 1.1: What Are Social Skills? Lesson 1.2: Making New Friends Lesson 1.3: Building Friendships Lesson 1.4: Relationships With Different Types of Friends Unit 2: Using Appropriate Eye Contact for Interaction Lesson 2.1: What Is Eye Contact? Lesson 2.2: Looking to Talk Lesson 2.3: Looking to Listen Lesson 2.4: Looking to Learn Lesson 2.5: Interest in Others Unit 3: Social Skills for Interacting With Friends Lesson 3.1: Fun With Friends Lesson 3.2: Sweet Words/ Kind Words Lesson 3.3: Safe Body/ Body Safety Lesson 3.4: Playing Together Unit 4: Appropriate Body Behavior Lesson 4.1: Introduction to Body Awareness Lesson 4.2: Body Needs--Strengths and Weaknesses Lesson 4.3: Personal Play Space Lesson 4.4: Body Privacy Lesson 4.5: Modesty/Hygiene Lesson 4.6: Appropriate Bodies in Different Environments Unit 5: Appropriate Emotional Behavior Lesson 5.1: What Are Emotions and How Do We Show Them? Lesson 5.2: Choosing How We React Lesson 5.3: Staying Calm When We Don't Get Along Lesson 5.4: Appropriate Ways of Sharing Our Emotions Unit 6: Appropriate Behavior in a Group Lesson 6.1: Listening in a Group Lesson 6.2: Socializing With Peers in a Group Lesson 6.3: Learning in a Group Lesson 6.4: Following Directions in Groups Unit 7: Playing Games Lesson 7.1: Sportsmanship/Cheering and Encouragement Lesson 7.2: Going First Lesson 7.3: Who Won? Lesson 7.4: Playing Friends' Games Lesson 7.5: Outside Games Lesson 7.6: Indoor Games Appendix A: Friendship Cards Appendix B: Worksheets and Materials