FriendZee: A Social Skills Game

Description

Ages: 7-11Grades: 2-6

Students enjoy learning social skills in the fun, safe atmosphere of a game format as they practice responding to everyday situations at two levels of difficulty. This game is for students with social and pragmatic deficits due to autism spectrum disorders, nonverbal learning disorder, behavioral disorders, and/or emotional disorders.

There are 200 game cards. Two levels of questions on each card allow you to teach to your students' ability level. The question cards are organized by eight skill areas:

• Body Languageinterpreting and using facial expression and posture accurately
• Tone of Voiceuse the right tone of voice for the communication intent
• Listeningrecall the main idea and details of spoken messages
• Inferringmake accurate inferences about locations, actions, and events from the information provided
• Giving Informationpractice telling about yourself, answering questions, giving explanations
• Imaginationimprove perspective-taking and flexible thinking by telling what you would do in pretend scenarios
• Asking Questionsgenerate questions in response to depicted situations and problems
• Problem Solvinggenerate solutions to problems and express them clearly

The flexible game format lets you practice specific skills by focusing on selected categories of questions, developing teamwork in playing with partners, and role-playing situations for realistic interaction.

COMPLETE KIT INCLUDES: 18" x 18" folding game board, 175 game cards, 25 problem-solving cards, 6 pawns, die, and instructions, all in a sturdy storage case. ( 1992)