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Navigating the Social Playground Lesson Plan

Teach the golden rule and safe, respectful behavior by focusing on keeping private parts private, respecting privacy, no guns at school, using kind hands, and kind words.

This updated lesson equips the student with essential social and safety skills, emphasizing respect, personal boundaries, and proper behavior to ensure a safe and caring school environment.

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Preparation and Materials Review

30 minutes

Step 1

Session 1: Introducing the Golden Rule

25 minutes

Step 2

Session 2: Understanding Kind Hands

25 minutes

Step 3

Session 3: Using Kind Words

25 minutes

Step 4

Session 4: Keeping Private Parts Private

25 minutes

Step 5

Session 5: Respecting Personal Privacy

25 minutes

Step 6

Session 6: Creating a Safe School Environment

25 minutes

Step 7

Session 7: Role Play – Applying the Golden Rule

25 minutes

Step 8

Session 8: Consolidating Body Boundaries

25 minutes

Step 9

Session 9: Practice Respecting Privacy

25 minutes

Step 10

Session 10: Reinforcing School Safety

25 minutes

Step 11

Session 11: Review – Being a Kind Friend

25 minutes

Step 12

Session 12: Final Role Play and Game

25 minutes

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Welcome to the Social Playground!

Introduce the overall topic, capturing excitement with visuals from Toy Story and NumberBlocks. Emphasize fun and learning.

What Are Social Norms?

Discuss what social norms are using simple language and images from Toy Story characters interacting in friendly ways.

Understanding Personal Space

Use engaging visual aids to explain personal space with a graphic of a 'space bubble'. Demonstrate and guide the student in understanding boundaries.

Using Polite Language

Introduce polite language and greetings. Show images or short animations of characters saying hello and please.

Waiting for Your Turn

Focus on turn-taking with visual cues from a game or a simple round-robin illustration. Mention exciting elements from NumberBlocks.

Empathy and Helping Others

Illustrate empathy and understanding through images from Toy Story showing characters caring for one another.

Review: All About Social Norms

Review all key points. Engage the student by asking questions and encouraging a quick recap using visuals from both Toy Story and NumberBlocks.

Let's Play and Practice!

Conclude with high energy and excitement for the final role-play and game session. Emphasize that learning social norms is fun!

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Lesson Plan

Safety First: School Social Norms for a Respectful Environment

Teach safety and respectful social norms at school by focusing on no finger guns, respecting others' feelings, and using appropriate language regarding body parts.

This lesson ensures a safe and respectful school environment by addressing behaviors and language that promote inclusion and prevent misunderstandings.

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Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Preparation and Materials Review

30 minutes

Step 1

Day 1: Understanding School Safety

25 minutes

Step 2

Day 2: Respecting Others' Feelings

25 minutes

Step 3

Day 3: Appropriate School Language

25 minutes

Step 4

Day 4: Reinforcing No Finger Guns

25 minutes

Step 5

Day 5: Review and Practice – Safety at School

25 minutes

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Navigating the Social Playground: Mastering School Social Norms

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