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Use the activities in this Self-Advocacy Skills BUNDLE | Social Problem Solving Worksheets & Scenario Cards resource to elevate your students' confidence to effectively self-advocate in any situation and practice their social problem solving skills!

I work on improving self-advocacy skills daily with my high school students. My goal is to improve their executive functioning skills to foster independence speaking up and advocating for themselves to get the help they need in all settings.

I wanted a way to help them not only learn to self-advocate, but to do it effectively. Many of my students have learned to express themselves over the years, but are vague in their expression and forget to include enough detail. They haven't quite mastered what to say in different situations to ask for help and inform others exactly what they need. This leaves others confused and the students' needs unmet.

This self-advocacy lesson breaks speaking up into a simple and easy-to-follow self-advocacy formula. Students will quickly learn the 3 steps of the formula and be able to:

- Understand self-advocacy and locate self-advocacy details within various statements and questions.

- Discriminate between self-advocacy statements/questions that are effective and detailed/specific and those that are too vague and do not tell others what you need and how they can help you.

- Apply this self-advocacy formula to various problem solving scenarios at home, school, work, in the community, as well as during seasonal and holiday situations. Students will learn to problem solve what to say in various functional scenarios and settings.

This Self-Advocacy BUNDLE includes:

• Self-Advocacy (Intro Lesson & Practice Activities) - Lesson and Practice Activities for Older Students to Learn Essential Foundational Skills for Effective Self-Advocacy in any setting with any communication partner
• Self-Advocacy at HOME - Self-Advocacy at Home Social Problem Solving Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy At SCHOOL - Self-Advocacy at School Social Problem Solving Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy At WORK - Self-Advocacy at Work Social Problem Solving Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy in the COMMUNITY - Self-Advocacy in the Community Social Problem Solving Scenario Cards Expansion Pack
• Self-Advocacy SEASONS & HOLIDAYS - Self-Advocacy Seasonal and Holiday Social Problem Solving Scenario Cards Expansion Pack

* A Color and a B&W version of each resource

* Mini-lesson/Self-Advocacy Formula

* Self-Advocacy Formula Template

* Many examples to model effective use of the self-advocacy formula

* Worksheets to understand and recognize effective self-advocacy

* Scenarios to practice using the self-advocacy formula - written tasks and role play scenario cards included

* All resources are printable and have been designed to easily be used digitally on any interactive whiteboard or with any digital annotation tool or app.

I am seeing significant improvement in my own students now that they are using this self-advocacy formula. Breaking it down into its parts and then practicing expressing themselves with detail is getting much easier for them! I hope it does the same for your students!

Thank you for your interest! Enjoy!

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• Self-Advocacy VISUAL AID - For All Ages
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• Nonverbal Communication Social Cues Dice Games - Dice Games with a Focus on Facial Expressions, Tone of Voice, and Intonation
• Classmate BINGO - BINGO Game Customized to Your Students
• Data Collection Sheet & Attendance Sheet BUNDLE - Quickly & Easily Keep Months of Data on 1 Sheet / Log Attendance for the Entire School Year on 1 Sheet
• Master Email Skills - Formal Email Writing with Scenarios, Parts of an Email, Email Templates, Email Time Management, Public vs. Private, Online Safety Skills

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This SEL Executive Functioning Skills | Self-Advocacy Perspective Taking Nonverbal Cues BUNDLE includes 5 of my favorite and most used resources in one discounted bundle!

I am a high school speech language therapist in a special education school. I work with many students who find social emotional learning and executive functioning skills challenging.

My students often come to me with social problems or challenges they face in their real lives. With the help of the materials in this bundle, we are able to dive deep into each situation and problem solve through each one. This equips them with confidence to understand and face similar social situations moving forward.

This Bundle Includes:

1. Self-Advocacy VISUAL SUPPORT Asking for Help Sentence Starter Prompts SEL Skills

2. Self-Advocacy Activities & Games | Social Problem Solving Picture Scenario Cards

3. Self-Advocacy Skills + Life Skills Problem Solving Scenarios for Older Students

4. Perspective Taking Social Problem Solving Scenarios SEL Activities & Visual Aids

5. Nonverbal Communication Social Cues Facial Expressions Tone of Voice Dice Games

These resources are useful for middle school and high school students and include mini lessons, visual supports, practice activities, and scenario cards.

Your students will grow in a variety of areas:

- self-advocacy, self-awareness, self-regulation, self-control, understanding, social awareness, social inferencing, situational awareness

- self-expression, empathy, maturity, professionalism, responsibility, relationships, friendships, and self-esteem

Thank you for your interest! Enjoy!

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• Self-Advocacy BUNDLE - Lesson, Visual Supports, and Scenario Cards for Older Students - Scenarios covering a variety of situations that could arise at home, in school, in the community, at work, and during different seasons and holidays.  
• Master Email Skills - Formal Email Writing with Scenarios, Parts of an Email, Email Templates, Email Time Management, Public vs. Private, Online Safety Skills
• FALL/WINTER If You Could Only Choose One BUNDLE - Social Questions Opinion Sharing Game - Includes Classic Edition, Fall/Halloween, Fall/Thanksgiving, and Winter Editions

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This Self-Advocacy Worksheet Activities Games & Scenario Cards | Social Problem Solving MEGA BUNDLE will set you up with everything you need to help your students learn, practice, and master self-advocacy skills! It is packed with ready-to-go, no prep visuals, templates, scenario cards, worksheets, practice activities, task cards, and games at a HUGE discount!

Teach your older students to effectively self-advocate in any setting or situation. I am a high school speech language therapist in a special education school. I work with many students who find social emotional learning and executive functioning skills challenging. One way we tackle this is by practicing self-advocacy skills. My goal is to foster independence speaking up and advocating for themselves to get the help they need in all settings.

Both engaging and effective, with the resources included in this bundle, you will see a huge boost in your students' confidence. It is designed to increase your students' ability to express themselves and be assertive regarding their feelings, wants and needs, accommodations, asking for help, self-regulation and sensory needs.

This Self-Advocacy MEGA BUNDLE includes the following 10 resources:

• Self-Advocacy Life Skills Worksheet Activities & Social Problem Solving Scenarios - Intro Lesson, Self-Advocacy Formula, Formula Template, Practice Activities/Worksheets, and Scenario Cards
• Self-Advocacy at HOME - Self-Advocacy at Home Scenario Cards Expansion Pack - Formula, Template + 40 Scenario Cards
• Self-Advocacy At SCHOOL - Self-Advocacy at School Scenario Cards Expansion Pack - Formula, Template + 40 Scenario Cards
• Self-Advocacy At WORK - Self-Advocacy at Work Scenario Cards Expansion Pack - Formula, Template + 40 Scenario Cards
• Self-Advocacy in the COMMUNITY - Self-Advocacy in the Community Scenario Cards Expansion Pack - Formula, Template + 40 Scenario Cards
• Self-Advocacy SEASONS & HOLIDAYS - Self-Advocacy Seasonal and Holiday Scenario Cards Expansion Pack - Formula, Template + 40 SEASONAL & HOLIDAY Self-Advocacy Problem Solving Scenario Cards: 20 Spring / Summer Seasonal & Holiday + 20 Fall / Winter Seasonal & Holiday
• Self-Advocacy VISUAL AID - Visual Support Simplified For All Ages - Includes Self-Advocacy Sentence Starter Prompts
• Self-Advocacy Picture Card Practice Activities & Games - 5 Activities - 2 Task Card Activities and 3 Card Games
• Self-Advocacy Skills Practice Activity: Dice Game - Includes 36 different self-advocacy social problem scenarios + Blank Boards for Custom Games!
• Self-Advocacy Skills Practice Activity: BINGO Game - Includes 10 Different Colorful Boards for Big or Small Therapy Groups, 24 Different Self-Advocacy Social Problem Scenarios with Picture Scenes, PLUS 3 Blank Colorful Boards & a Blank Clue Sheet to create your own Custom BINGO Games!

I am seeing significant improvement in my own students now that they are using this self-advocacy formula. Breaking it down into its parts and then practicing expressing themselves with detail is getting much easier for them! I hope it does the same for your students!

Thank you for your interest! Enjoy!

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• Master Email, Phone, and Voicemail Skills - Formal Email Writing with Scenarios, Parts of an Email, Email Templates, Email Time Management, Public vs. Private, Online Safety Skills / Phone Call and Voicemail guided lessons and examples, visual aids, formulas, templates, scripts, practice activities, and scenarios
• Perspective Taking To Guide Actions and Words - SEL Perspective Taking Skills Activities | Lesson, Visual Aids, 80 Scenario Cards
• Nonverbal Communication Social Cues Dice Games - Dice Games with a Focus on Facial Expressions, Tone of Voice, and Intonation

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Use this Email Phone Voicemail Skills Practice | Social Life Work Communication Etiquette BUNDLE to help your students MASTER the art of the email, phone call, and voicemail! This comprehensive, easy-to-follow communication skills unit will build your students' social, life, and workplace communication skills, increase confidence, and ease communication anxiety. Through guided lessons and examples, visual aids, formulas, templates, scripts, practice activities, and scenarios, you will easily and effectively teach your students how to successfully navigate a variety of communication methods and social situations. Students will learn:

Email Skills:

1. How to write and reply to a formal and professional email in formal settings such as school or work
2. Parts of an email
3. Proper email etiquette and social rules
4. Online safety - what is okay/not okay to share & red flags to look out for in digital content
5. Improved executive functioning skills via self-monitoring, digital time management and email organization practice activities

Phone Call Skills:

1. How to make a phone call and take notes
2. How to create a general phone call script (as necessary)
3. How to answer a phone call and take a message for someone else
4. How to understand and navigate different types of phone calls (using inferencing, predicting, problem solving, and executive functioning skills)

Voicemail Skills:

1. How to leave a voicemail message
2. How to create a general voicemail script (in preparation as necessary)
3. How to take notes to document voicemails they have left

* This resource is printable and has been designed to easily be used digitally on any interactive whiteboard or tablet with any digital annotation tool or app.

Suggested uses: 

Excellent for high school, college readiness, career readiness, job skills, life skills, formal communication, professional writing lessons and activities, professional communication - prepare your students and equip them with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to communicate professionally, effectively, efficiently, and safely via email, phone, and voicemail!

Thank you for your interest! Enjoy!

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• Social Emotional Learning and Executive Functioning Practice Activities BUNDLE - A Bundle of resources covering Self-Advocacy Skills, Perspective Taking, and Nonverbal Social Cues - lessons, visual supports, games, activities, and scenario task cards
• Self-Advocacy VISUAL AID - Self-Advocacy Sentence Starter Prompts For All Ages
• Self-Advocacy BUNDLE - Lesson, Visual Supports, and Scenario Cards for Older Students - Scenarios covering a variety of situations that could arise at home, in school, in the community, at work, and during different seasons and holidays.  

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