Mrs. Davis Academic Mastery Program (AMP)

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Social Skills Building Class

2ND SEMESTER-SOCIAL SKILLS SYLLABUS

Keep in mind topics are subject to change as specific situations may occur that may take priority and need to be addressed. Parental input is always welcomed!

Week 1-January 5^th

Video Review on manners, 1^st Semester Review and 2^nd Semester Overview

Week 2- January 12^th

Respecting Other’s Views, Opinions, Facts vs Opinions

Week 3-January 20^th

Don’t Be the Rule Police or Other’s Attorney. Anxiety Management

Week 4-January 26^th

When to tell on somebody when there is a problem.

Week 5-February 2^nd

Dealing with Peer Pressure-Avoiding Setups

Week 6- February 10^th

Getting Attention in Positive Ways and Managing with Obsessive Traits.

Week 7-February 17^th

Modesty/Avoiding Bragging

Week 8-February 23th

Using the Phone and Making Plans

Week 9-March 2^nd

Reading Girl’s Signals

Week 10-March 9^th

Asking Someone Out on a Date and Do’s and Don’ts on a Date

Week 11-March 16^th

Harassment/ Sexual Harassment/ and Appropriate Touching

Week 12- March 23^rd

What is a rumor? What is a rumor vs fact?

Week 13-March 30^th

Review

Spring Break- April 6-17

Week 14-April 20^th

Problem Solving

Week 15-April 27^th

STAR TESTING

Week 16-May 4^th

STAR TESTING

Week 17-May 11^th

Summer Jobs- Applying and the Interview Process

Week 18-May 18^th

Do’s and Don’ts on the Job

Week 19-May 26^th

Review

Week 20- June 1

Finals

New to the Academic Mastery Program (AMP)

Students in the Academic Mastery Program (AMP) are required to follow all the Grossmont High School rules and expectations as given in the Grossmont High School Student Handbook. However, we understand in the AMP that social situations on a comprehensive high school campus and in society can be confusing, frustrating and scary.  The goal of the Social Skills Building Class is to help students naviagate social situations and be able to adjust to unexpected situations. Incoming Freshman will be the first to start this new piolet program and in the future more classes will be added for the upper grades.

Students will participate in scenarios, real life situations, and other activities to develop needed skills to navigate social situations. Students will be expected to complete outside assignments with family memebers to help enforce new skills.

Fall/Winter 2008 Syllabus

Week 1 – August 18

Introductions/Class subject matter

Class rules development

Tone of Voice

Week 2 – August 25

Greetings

Listening Position/Don’t be a Space Invader

Anxiety/Stress 5 point scale

Week 3 – September 2

Staying on Topic

Interrupting

Week 4 – September 8

Maintaining a Conversation

Taking Turns Talking

Asperger Video

Week 5 – September 15

Starting a Conversation

Teasing – How to deal with it/Stop doing it

Week 6 – September 22

Joining a Conversation

Week 7 – September 29

Ending a Conversation

Review

Week 8 – October 6

Asking a Question When You Don’t Understand

Saying “I don’t know”

Week 9 – October 13

Introducing Yourself & Others

Getting to Know Someone New

Week 10 – October 20

Introducing Topics of Interest to Others

Giving Background Info About What You’re Saying

Week 11 – October 27

Shifting Topics

Don’t Talk Too Long

Week 12 – November 3

Sensitive Topics

Week 13 – November 10

Complimenting Others

Week 14 – November 17

Practice: Using Your H.E.A.D.

Practice: T.G.I.F.

Week 15 – November 24

Practice For Thanksgiving

Week 16 – December 1

Taking Turns, Playing a Game

Dealing With Losing

Dealing With Winning

Week 17 – December 8

Review

Week 18 – December 15

Final Exam Week

The Four Steps of Communication

1. Thinking about people and what they think and feel

a. Ask yourself, “What are the people near me interested in?”

b. How do they feel about what your are saying?

c. What are you doing to show you are interested in them when they are talking?

2. Being aware of your physical presence as well as the physical presence of others

a. Your body position shows who you want to talk to (or who you don’t want to talk to).

b. Your body movements show what you plan to do next. This communicates messages to people, even if you are trying to communicate.

c. Your body language and facial expressions communicate how you feel about things and people around you.

3. Using your eyes to think about others and see what they are thinking about.

a. The directions of people’s eyes lets others see what they might be thinking about.

b. We use our eyes to help figure out how other people feel, what they are thinking about, and if they are interested in other people they are with.

4. Using your langauge to relate to others.

a. Talk about things that are interesting to others.

b. Ask questions to find out aobut people; make comments to show interest.

c. Add your own thoughts to connect your experiences to other people’s experiences. Stay on the topic.

d. Adjust your language to what the group or other person is talking about.