• Life Skills Activities for Special Children, 2nd Edition

Life Skills Activities for Special Children, 2nd Edition

Author(s) Darlene Mannix
ISBN10 047025937X
ISBN13 9780470259375
Format Paperback
Pages 400
Year Publish 2009 August

Synopsis

The best-selling book for teaching basic life skills, fully revised and updated

This book offers teachers and parents a unique collection of 190 ready-to-use activities complete with student worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help exceptional students acquire the basic skills needed to achieve independence and success in everyday life. Each of the books activities focuses on specific skills within the context of real-life situations and includes complete teacher instructions for effective use, from objective and introduction through optional extension activities and methods to assess student learning. The book includes numerous reproducible parent letters which can be sent home to help parents reinforce these lessons while children are away from school.

  1. A revised and updated edition of the classic book for teaching basic life skills
  2. Includes 190 complete activities with reproducible worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions for developing independence
  3. Offers ideas for developing practical skills to deal with identity theft, cell phone manners, budgeting, eating healthy meals, using credit cards, time management, and much more
  4. Mannix is the best-selling author of Social Skills Activities for Special Children, Writing Skills Activities for Special Children, and Character Building Activities for Kids

About The Author:
Darlene Mannix, M.A., has 26 years of experience as a classroom teacher and has taught both general education and special education. She is the best-selling author of numerous books for special educators including Social Skills Activities for Special Children, Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, and Writing Skills Activities for Special Children.