





Students often need extra support when it comes to mastering social skills. That’s why we created Elementary Social Skills. This comprehensive curriculum and assessment teaches socially-valid skills through animated video-modeling episodes, teacher-delivered lesson plans, and student activities. In Elementary Social Skills Elementary, students follow the adventures of four fun, relatable animated characters as they learn to cooperate, listen, respect personal space, express emotions appropriately and more. Each target social skill is introduced and illustrated in a 2- to 3-minute animated episode and is part of a series of six days of lessons that include methods for differentiating instruction, generalization activities and homework assignments. Elementary Social Skills Elementary is designed for students who have a minimum language level of 4 years.
TEACHTOWN SOCIAL SKILLS ELEMENTARY PROGRAM TARGETS 5 KEY BEHAVIORAL DOMAINS

The social skills featured in TeachTown Social Skills are critical to students’ well being. These skills help optimize classroom learning and school safety for students with special needs and diagnosed with ASD. TeachTown Social Skills can help these students focus on building positive peer relationships. At a time when the issue of bullying has become such an important part of the conversation, this program can help students cope with bullies and lessen the likelihood that they will become bullies themselves. Integrated throughout each volume of TeachTown Social Skills are themes that help students build confidence, make good decisions, and become successful students — all of which contribute to creating a safe and secure school environment.
Each Target Social Skill Contains
- An animated episode that is 2-3 minutes in length
- 5 sequential teacher-driven lessons
- 1 extension activity lesson plan
- 1 homework assignment
- 1 comic book activity
- 1 worksheet
- Visual Supports
- Online Assessment
- Data Reporting/Data Forms
Five Behavioral Domains of TeachTown Elementary Social Skills:

- Ask Before Interrupting Play
- Be Still and Quiet in Line
- Follow Fire Drill Instructions
- Listen When the Teacher Talks
- Play by the Rules
- Raise Your Hand Before Speaking Out
- Sit When the Teacher Says
- Use a Quiet Voice Inside
- Use Lunchtime Manners
- Wait to Speak Until Called Upon

- Ask Before You Hug
- Be a Good Listener
- How to Join Friends During Playtime
- It’s More Fun to Share
- Look When Saying Goodbye
- Respect Personal Space
- Respond When You Are Greeted
- Say Why You’re Mad
- Sometimes Things Break by Accident
- Take Turns with Toys

- Ask an Adult for Help
- Be Nice When You Lose
- How to Cheer Yourself Up
- Know When to Take a Break
- Say Why You’re Sad
- Sometimes Friends Don’t Want to Play
- Speak Up for Yourself
- Stay Calm When the Schedule Changes
- Take Deep Breaths to Stay Calm
- Try Again When You Make a Mistake

- Make a Request
- Change Topics Politely
- Ask About Others Interests
- Wait to Enter a Conversation
- Initiating A Conversation
- How to Say No
- Apologize When You Make a Mistake
- Tell the Truth
- Continuing a Conversation
- How to End a Conversation

- Stay Positive
- Help Solve a Problem
- Ask a Friend for Help
- Including Others
- Helping Others
- Comfort Sad Friends
- Compliment Others
- Respect Differences
- Making Up After a Disagreement
- Thinking About Others
Day 1: Priming
Prepare students to learn the skill
Day 2: Introduction
Introduce animated video model
Day 3: Social Comic
Students create comic books and retell the story
Day 4: Perspective Taking
Guide students on taking the characters’ perspectives
Day 5: Generalization Lesson
Teach across environments, people and materials
Day 6: Extension Activity
Guide students in predicting and implementing alternate solutions
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Each target social skill includes one Interactive Activity. This is an activity that the student can work on independently to improve their comprehension of the TeachTown Elementary Social Skills episodes and their ability to make inferences about social situations. The Interactive activities are designed to supplement the teacher-driven lesson plans, and can be assigned as individual in-class activities or as homework.
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The students will watch clips of the animated episode and will answer 5 multiple choice questions (interspersed between clips) about the target skill. Each response option is paired with a picture for visual support.
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The questions and response options will be read aloud to them, so even students who are not fluent readers will be able to access this activity.
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Data will be collected on their correct responses out of a possible 5 and reported. This allows teachers to use this activity for progress monitoring.

