DAILY LIVING SKILLS
Topic
Story 1: Looking and Feeling Great – This story focuses on the
importance of being clean in order to be happy and healthy. Students will read
story, discuss daily routines and answer corresponding comprehension questions.
Topic
Story 2: What’s Wrong With Me? –This
story focuses on a young lady who neglects her morning grooming routine in
favor of playing computer games. Students will ready story, discuss the
importance of being clean every day and
answer corresponding comprehension questions.
Article
1: Taking Care of My Body –This article
focuses on the daily personal hygiene routines of bathing, washing hair,
brushing teeth and shaving. The importance of doing these things on a regular basis
is stressed. Students will read article and complete a “Grooming Needs Chart.”
This activity expands upon the understanding of grooming routines by developing
an awareness of how often common grooming activities should occur. This lesson
will be extended by having individual students demonstrate how to perform a
given grooming task.
Article
2: If My Clothes Could Talk – This article focuses on the
importance of keeping your clothes clean. It stresses the need to wash, fold
and store clothes. The need to wash and mend clothes is addressed. Students
will participate in an activity called “What Will People Say About Me?” in
which students will discuss differences in two pictures (one well-dressed,
well-groomed individual, one non well-dressed, well-groomed individual).
Article
3: Look At Those Hands –This
article is about the importance of clean hands and nails, for health and
appearance purposes. Students will discuss how a person might feel is someone
with dirty hands or nails wanted to shake their hand or serve them food.
Students will also participate in an activity in which they will learn how to
keep fingernails clean.
Rights and Responsibilities - It is important for students to understand their individual rights. It is also important to understand that with the privilege of individual rights, comes personal responsibility. This month's topic is related to being clean. Students will discuss specific individual rights and role-play scenarios depicting rights and responsibilities.
Problem Solving Game –This lesson's game is designed to foster discussion about common daily events or situations. Students will be lead through a problem solving process by answering a series of questions about each scenario on the game board.
Social Trivia - This daily lesson offers students the opportunity to discuss social skills. Questions may include: (1) What is a good way to act in this situation? (2) What is a good thing to say? (3) How can the wrong response interfere with friendships or relationships with others?
Everyday Communication - This lesson addresses the important skill of communication. Each month, a poster is presented introducing a skill for building effective communication in a variety of daily situations at work, at home and in the community. This month's poster topic is "Asking a Question."
WORK SKILLS
Job
Exploration
- Students will explore jobs within 2 different job categories. They will
discuss the job category, location and specific job title. The students will
indicate preferences on a checklist. They will also be given 2 help wanted ads
to read and discuss. After reading and discussing both help wanted ads,
students will select the job that most closely matches their preferences and
skills. Students will apply for this job in a later lesson.Applications and Interviews - Students will complete application for job selected in previous lesson and role-play corresponding job interview.
Job Interest Surveys – Patient Care, Housekeeping, Building and Automotive jobs are explored this month.
Work Attitudes - Students will role-play job scenarios. This month's topics include Be Dependable, Be Part of the Solution and Always Do Your Best Work.
Classroom
Vocational Activities
- Students will participate in simulated work activities.
FUNCTIONAL MATH
What’s
in My “Wallet?
– This
activity presents opportunities for counting out various amounts of money in a
person's wallet. Provided are daily scenarios that require students to count
the money available and determine if there is enough to make a designated
purchase.
Time
Matters – The activities in this lesson focus on
understanding time and planning a schedule.
Money Matters – This activity simulates the real-world experience of paying bills and balancing a checking account.
3-Way Planning - This lesson provides a story that focuses on a strategy for money management called 3-Way Planning. The concept of 3-Way Planning is to determine priorities for spending and saving money. The three components are: (1) Money for something you need now. (2) Money saved short term for something special. (3) Money saved for a long-term purchase or emergency. In addition to the story, students are presented with real-life budgeting situations.
FUNCTIONAL READING
Each
week students will read an adapted article based on their current instructional
level. They will complete corresponding activities, including following a
recipe. This month's topics include Elephant Sanctuary, World Snow Day, Special
Printer and Super Bowl.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan.
9, 12, 13 – Midterm Exam Schedule – Dismissal @ 12:49 (NO Community Based Work)
Jan.
19 – In Service Day – No School for Students
Jan.
20 – 3rd Marking Period
begins
Week
of Jan. 26 – CBI Trip – location TBD
*Mon/Tues/Thurs - Avenues
*Tues/Fri - Ashland Library
*Weds/Thurs - Food Shop @ MAC
*Weds/Fri - Child Development
*Thurs - Sosar Physical Therapy
*Mon/Weds - Boyers/Laundromat
*Selected students only
