Social Skills Development
Children in Pre-K to 4th Grade
A two-session program, to develop social skills, ethical values and concepts needed for a better performances in school and life. Children will acquire confidence in themselves, by building an appropriate structure in the areas listed below. The goals are meet through different activities, such as roll playing, songs, games with a parachute, individual and group creativity projects and discussions.
Area: Personal Qualities
a) Responsibility
b) Self-esteem
c) Sociability
d) Self-management
e) Integrity and honesty
f) Communication of knowledge, ideas, feelings and concerns
Area: Thinking Skills
a) Creative Thinking
b) Decision Making
c) Problem Solving and Accomplishing Goals
d) Organization and Processing of Symbols
e) Integration of New Knowledge and Skills
Area: Basic Skills for Learning
a) Motivation
b) Attention
c) Memory
d) Motor skills
e) Perceptual skills
f) Oral and written language
Area: Basic Skills to Deal with Stressful Situations
a) Awareness of feelings
b) Tolerance
c) Cooperation
d) Communication of feelings, such as anger, fear, etc.
e) Confidence on security figures in the school system, government and family
f) Awareness of multiculturalism and bilingualism.
g) Adjusting to diversity
h) Patience
g) Friendship