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Monster Skills: Life Skills With Monster Friends Autism/ADHD/Neurodiverse

Completed by 48 learners
Ages 6-11
Live Group Class
In this online course, students will learn about different life skills and strategies for managing them with the help of cute monster friends. Great for Autism/ADHD/Neurodiverse learners. #superstar #summerschool
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(10 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
3-6 learners per class
45 min

What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

This course will explore a different life skill each session and is geared toward students with Autism and ADHD, along with other children with impacted social/adaptive skills. Each class will begin with a check-in and sharing for students to identify emotions and celebrate successes. We will then listen to a story related to the skill for the session to build background knowledge and introduce vocabulary. There will be an activity related to the story that we will complete as a group, and then I will introduce a social story that uses cute, friendly monsters in real life situations. We will then participate in another activity around the social story, and end the session with either a game or song depending on the time. 

*In this on-going class, students can start with the sessions at any point and experience all of the material as it will be repeated over time.

In working with children with special needs over the course of my career, I understand that there may be students who do not want to turn on cameras or microphones, or may be reluctant to participate at all initially. This is fine. I will work around the needs of each individual child and continue to invite and include them in our discussions and activities. Some students just want to communicate through emojis and thumbs up/down to begin with and we will work with that while having a goal to increase engagement over time. One caveat, I will need each student to turn on the camera for a moment at the beginning of each session, so I can visually see that they are in attendance. 

Week of June 19th: Perseverance- this will focus on how to keep trying when things are hard and the power of YET
Week of June 26th: Following Rules- students will learn about the importance of rules and why we follow them
Week of July 3rd: Math Strategies- we will talk about strategies for overcoming frustration and some math strategies to use
Week of July 10th: Learning From Mistakes- we will talk about learning from mistakes, that mistakes are okay, and the power of YET

Learning Goals

Each session, students will come away with a better understanding of the topic of the week and some strategies for using the introduced skill in real life situations.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
There are monsters utilized in the lessons, but these monsters are cute and silly, so should not frighten students. However, knowing children on the autism spectrum can perseverate on specific topics or items, parents should be aware that these characters will be in our lessons. Please contact me if you need to see an example.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined September, 2021
5.0
10reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Washington Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
As a mother of 4 children with special needs, I have a lot of experience working with children on life skills and social needs. I am also a certified Special Education teacher and have taught children life skills and social skills for the last 24 years. I have worked with a variety of diagnoses, including: autism, ADHD, traumatic brain injury, Down Syndrome, intellectual disability, specific learning disabilities, and more. 

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