Description

Help students practice communicating their needs, asking for help, and navigating everyday social situations with these slides! This lesson connects communication and self-advocacy to real situations at stores, restaurants, libraries, and other community locations.

The lesson uses simple language, clear examples, multiple-choice questions, and realistic scenarios to support classroom discussions and comprehension.

This comes with:

• Google Slides™ presentation (You will download a PDF that has a link you will click to make a copy of the Google Slides to your Google Drive™). From there you can move around or delete pages depending on your students’ needs. (If you need this activity in PowerPoint, Google Slides allows you to easily convert to a PPT file!)
• 24 slides
• Direct instruction in student-friendly language
• Real-world examples
• Multiple-choice comprehension questions
• Scenario-based practice
• A final review of important reminders

Students will learn:

• Getting someone’s attention respectfully.
• Asking for help, information, and directions.
• Ordering food and explaining an incorrect order.
• Waiting in line and sharing public spaces.
• Responding when someone is busy or unavailable.
• Declining offers and saying “no.”
• Seeking support when an interaction feels uncomfortable.
• Ending an interaction.

This lesson is ideal for:

• High school special education classrooms
• Transition programs
• Life skills instruction
• Social skills lessons
• Functional health and safety instruction
• Small-group instruction
• Morning meetings
• IEP goal practice