In this ongoing class students will be welcomed to join classes and may leave at any time.   Parents are charged for classes on Sunday. Nearpod will be used with the lessons to help reinforce  itthe skills being taught.  Instructions for parents to join Nearpod are in the classroom. It will be very important for students to be logged in to Nearpod a few minutes before class begins for the best experience for learners.

Classroom Survival Skills
Weekly topics will include:  
Listening skills and Asking for Help When Needed
Saying Thank You, Bringing Materials to Class and Following Instructions 
Completing Assignments and Contributing to Discussions
Learning How to Ask Questions, Ignoring Distractions and Making Corrections 
Deciding on Something To Do, Setting a Goal, and Building Self-Esteem 

Friendship Making Skills
Weekly topics will include:
Introducing Yourself, Beginning a Conversation and Ending a Conversation
Joining in, Playing a Game and Asking a Favor from Others
Offering Help to a Classmate, Giving a Compliment and Accepting a Compliment
Suggesting an Activity to Engage In, and also Sharing and Apologizing

Skills for Dealing with Feelings:
Weekly topics will include:
Knowing Your Feelings, Expressing Your Feelings and Recognizing Another's Feelings
Understanding of Another's Feelings, Expressing Concern for Another and Techniques for Dealing with Anger
Dealing with Another's Anger, Dealing with Fear and Rewarding Yourself

Skill Alternatives to Aggression:
Using Self-Control, Asking Permission and Responding to Teasing
Avoiding Trouble, Staying Out of Fights and Problem Solving
Accepting Consequences, Dealing with an Accusation and Negotiating

Skills for Dealing with Stress
Weekly topics will include:
Dealing with Boredom and Deciding What Caused a Problem and Answering a Complaint
Dealing with Losing and Being a Good Sport
Dealing with Being Left Out, Dealing with Embarrassment and Reacting to Failure
Accepting "No", Saying "No" and Relaxing
Dealing with Group Pressure, Dealing with Wanting Something That Isn't Yours
Making a Decision and Being Honest

The way class is formatted it does not build on each other and no prior knowledge from previous weeks are required. Students may join at any time. 

Classes are in no way meant to be therapeutic, they are instructional only.  

Classes will be interactive on Nearpod and may have slides, youtube video clips, discussion and games for review.