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Sample Age-appropriate Lesson - Intermediate
Level: Intermediate
Skill: Deal with Frustration
Goal: To improve skills for expressing feelings
Objective(s): To demonstrate self-control when confronted with frustrating situations.
Process Steps:
1. Stop and think, "How does my body feel?"
2. Take a deep breath.
3. Assess why you feel like this.
4. Realize choices you can make:A) Say, "I feel frustrated because. . ."
B) Ask someone for help.
C) Find something else to do.
D) Relaxation.5. Do it.
Advance Organizer
Teacher presents poster with picture cues and written process steps.
Gain Attention:
"We are going to use this poster to help us remember the process steps to use when we feel frustrated."
Review:
"Who will tell me the steps? You can look at the poster." (elicit student responses)
Practice and Roleplay with Feedback
Verbal Practice:
Teacher covers the process steps, one at a time. After each step is covered, elicit student responses. "Now you can't see one step. Who can tell me all the steps, even the one I covered up?" (elicit student responses, until all steps are covered)
Post Organizer
Review:
"Show me you know the steps. I want each of you to draw the pictures for each step on your paper. Keep them in the right order.
Any questions?"
Preview:
"Tomorrow I will model the use of the process steps."
Social Skills Curriculum Guide, 1992
Special School District of St. Louis County