{"product_id":"life-skills-activities-for-special-children-isbn-9780470259375","title":"Life Skills Activities for Special Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best-selling book for teaching basic life skills, fully revised and updated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book offers teachers and parents a unique collection of 190 ready-to-use activities complete with student worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help exceptional students acquire the basic skills needed to achieve independence and success in everyday life. Each of the book's activities focuses on specific skills within the context of real-life situations and includes complete teacher instructions for effective use, from objective and introduction through optional extension activities and methods to assess student learning. The book includes numerous reproducible parent letters which can be sent home to help parents reinforce these lessons while children are away from school.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA revised and updated edition of the classic book for teaching basic life skills\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 190 complete activities with reproducible worksheets, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions for developing independence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers ideas for developing practical skills to deal with identity theft, cell phone manners, budgeting, eating healthy meals, using credit cards, time management, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMannix is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eSocial Skills Activities for Special Children, Writing Skills Activities for Special Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCharacter Building Activities for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Basic 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230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 10.4: What About Drugs? 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 10.5: Avoiding Unhealthy Habits 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 10.6: Dangerous Situations 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 10.7: Following Safety Rules 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 10.8: Getting Enough Sleep 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Community and Independence 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Community Places and People 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParent Letter #11 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkill Sheet #11: Progress Report 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 11.1: Restaurants 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 11.2: Shopping Mall 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 11.3: The Park 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 11.4: Houses of Worship 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 11.5: Movie Theater 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson 11.6: Sporting Events 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