Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs [Paperback]

Darlene Mannix (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470259396 | ISBN-13: 978-0470259399 | Publication Date: December 30, 2009 | Edition: 2

Ready-to-use lessons for teaching basic life skills to adolescents with special needs

This book offers teachers and parents a unique collection of more than 200 worksheets to help adolescents with special needs build the life skills they need to achieve independence and succeed in everyday life. The book provides 22 complete teaching units focusing on basic life skills such as handling money, succeeding at school, using the Internet safely, getting and keeping a job, and much more. The book contains 90 reproducible worksheets for teaching students how to apply these life skills to real-life situations.

• A revised and updated edition of the classic book for teaching basic life skills to adolescents with special needs
• Includes complete teaching units with reproducible worksheets and discussion questions that teach basic life skills
• Offers ideas for fostering skills like using the Internet, handling money, succeeding at school, getting and keeping a job, and more
• Mannix is the best-selling author of Social Skills Activities for Special Children, Life Skills Activities for Special Children, and Writing Skills Activities for Special Children

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Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs

Second Edition

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, special educator and best-selling author Darlene Mannix offers teachers and parents a unique collection of illustrated activities complete with student worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help adolescents with special needs acquire the basic skills they need to achieve independence and success in everyday life. Each activity focuses on a specific skill within the context of real-life situations and includes complete teacher instructions for its effective use, from objective and introduction through optional extension activities and guidelines for student assessment.

Designed for quick and easy use, all of these ready-to-use materials are presented in an 8?" x 11" lay-flat format for easy photocopying and organized into six sections: Self-Awareness (knowing oneself, personal life choices), People Skills (relating to others, making friends), Academic and School Skills (reading, writing, math, study skills), Practical Living Skills (money, travel, living arrangements, shopping, eating, nutrition, exercise), Vocational Skills (finding a vocation, getting and keeping a job), and Problem-Solving Skills (making good decisions, using resources, setting goals, understanding risks). This new edition includes more than 50 all-new exercises covering everything from being flexible and understanding your disability to using cell phones, e-mail, the Internet, and debit/credit cards.

This book can be used equally well as an ongoing curriculum for daily life skills training in the classroom or as a go-to reference for teachers, homeschoolers, and therapists seeking help to address specific skill deficits.

About the Author

Darlene Mannix, M.A., has 26 years of experience as a classroom teacher and has taught both general education and special education. She is the best-selling author of numerous books for special educators including Life Skills Activities for Special Children, Social Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, and Writing Skills Activities for Special Children.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (December 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470259396
• ISBN-13: 978-0470259399
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.1 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Darlene Mannix, M.A., has 26 years of experience as a classroom teacher and has taught both general education and special education. She is the best-selling author of numerous books for special educators including Social Skills Activities for Special Children, Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, and Writing Skills Activities for Special Children.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas!, August 21, 1999

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This review is from: Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs (Spiral-bound)

I have used this book to plan lessons for my secondary students who have severe cognitive disabilities. My main problem with the book is that it relies heavily on worksheets and activities that require the student to be able to read. Since my students do not read, these worksheets were not appropriate for me. I was able, however, to adapt and modify the ideas to meet my needs. As a reference tool for ideas, it is a great book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource!, January 31, 2005

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Natalie Faiman "Speech Teacher" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs (Spiral-bound)

I am a speech therapist working with special needs kids in high school and junior high. This is a wonderful resource full of information I can use with all my kids. The book is clearly sectioned into activities and concepts which can go beyond classroom objectives and into real life situations. I really enjoyed activities geared towards the older population covering more sensitive subjects such as alcohol, suicide and sex. The special needs population needs more hands on information covering these topics and this book presented the material in a easy to understand and practical manner. I was also really impressed with the extension activities provided and short exercises given with every subject. What a timesaver!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, March 3, 2006

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Lindley Morrison - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs (Paperback)

I just started using this book 1 month ago with a developmentally handicapped class in our secondary school. I have been looking for months for suitable resources. I really recommend this book. The students are enjoying the discussions and completing the activities.