How do I teach social skills to a first grader?
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Your special education teachers, especially if you have one in your school (you certainly should have at least one in your district) who focuses on behavior disorders, should have information on behavioral and social skills task analysis, along with interventions that may be effective for each step.
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Instill a sense of work ethic and self confidence. Sounds easy enough huh? Let me break it down.......\n1. Read to them daily\n2. Stay involved in their education\n3. Support their teachers\n4. Do homework with them\n5. Positive Reinforcement\n6. Make school a priority in the home and their life\n7. Set aside time every day for school work. The same amount everyday no matter how much homework they do or do not have.\n8. Keep education going throughout the summer with fun education settings like camps or sports. \n9. Keep them physically active. Video games and TV shorten a child's attention span making school more difficult\n10. Keep them on a low sugar diet. Healthy eating aids in memory and concentration.\n\nHope this helps!
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Try being a little bit more strict, not to the point of being harsh though. Just let them know that you are their teacher, and they need to stay on task. Also be consistent with your punishings. For instance, if one week you punish a lot of children for talking, and the next week you slack off a little bit, then they may get the idea that its okay to talk whenever they want to. Hope this helps. =)
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Go to class one day with a big duffel/sports bag. Put anything in the bag - old newspapers, soft toys, you name it. Right at the top of the bag, put something that you think might interest your students - depending on their age and sex it might be a newly released CD, or a favorite sports magazine, or the latest in hand held PS2's. Make sure the bag is zipped closed. As you enter the classroom put the bag somewhere very obvious (but within easy reach of yourself). \nStart your class in the normal way, and somewhere within the first 5 minutes mention to them that you have a bag of goodies you want to use for today's class. But you first have to deal with some grammar/vocab/etc. Handle the class like you normally would. Maybe remind them that you have to finish the work to get to the bag with stuff. Make sure your face gets all excited when you mention the bag - they might start to wonder what is in the bag. Try to ignore the rowdy ones and concentrate on the well behaved ones. If the class gets very rowdy, just touch the bag, or maybe just take a sideways glance at it. Make sure your kids see this. \nNow, if the class didn't behave like you would have wanted them to behave, end the class (when time is up) with a sentence like, "Oh, I'm so sorry we didn't have time to look at what's in the bag. Act like they're not in class with you, open the bag, take out the noce goody at the top (zip up again and don't let them see what's at the bottom of the bag), and start paging through the magazine/take out your diskman and listen to the CD (making sure they see the cover)/ or do whatever you want to  with the goodie. \nDON'T say anything to them after that. Just shrug your shoulders if they have any comments.\nNow, say they were good, you could use that article in your class just before time's up. \nFor the next lesson they have with you, again bring your bag. This time make sure you have something they are really keen about, and that you have a plan on how to incorporate it in your classroom. Follow the same procedure as the first lesson. (If you used a CD the first time, maybe come to class listening to it over your diskman, or play it on the classroom CD player until they start to arrive for class.) Again, if they're not good - no bag. \nKeep this up for at least 4/5 lessons. Sometime during these 4/5 lessons, tell them that they didn't have time to work with the bag's contents, so that means they will have to do extra homework - the reason for this is that the contents of the bag would have helped them to understand something better/practice a grammar concept/practice some vocabs. But because they didn't get to the bag, they have to do extra homework to make up for the lack of practice.\nTry it. I used it on a few classes at different schools, with different age groups, and in all instances, it worked by the 3rd lesson. \nTo keep them on their toes afterwards, why don't you plan for some type of fun activity once every 4/5 lessons. Maybe help them to learn their favorite song's words. Let them bring their own CD's to class and have a listen to the CD day - be sure to have them rate each other's CD's and say why they like it/don't like it (all in good English, of course). \nTry not to involve the director or another teacher, if possible. This will show them that you can't handle them and they will feel totally in control Even if some are punished by the director, they will become martyrs, and you will be able to get less out of them. Always try to handle the problems without losing your cool. They like seeing teachers squirm - it is a natural drug for them! \nGood luck, and if you try it, let me know how it worked.
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kiss a little butt.\ngo to her and point out your own "weaknesses" and ask her how she would change/or handle different situations. bring a pad and take notes. \ninvite her into your room for a demo lesson.\nresearch whatever she wants you to do and become better at it.\n\nread  "tools for teachers"  great for classroom management and teaching strategies. good luck.
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One year old- one minute time out. Sit her down for that minute away from other kids and explain to her what she did wrong. Do it consistantly- every time! When you let her up if she hurt some one have her say she is sorry and if she can't say that yet give a hug or kiss.\n\nPlease don't teach a child not to hit by hitting them. That just teaches them they can hit as long as they are bigger or tougher than the person they're hitting.
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Practice social skills.  How?  Join clubs that interest you.  Be involved in your church or synagogue's youth group.  During lunch, sit with people who you know from your classes.  Ask them before you sit down, "Could I sit with you?"  Each time it will be easier.  Also, people LOVE to talk about themselves.  Ask people questions--"How long have you been playing the trumpet?"  "What did you do for Thanksgiving?"  If you ask questions, then the other person will be doing most of the talking, and he/she will think you are a great conversationalist!
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Work with a professional to help her develop language skills.  No matter how good your intentions, you can't do it on your own.\n\nBeyond that, try to find non-verbal means of expression like drawing or painting.  Kids with language delays can become frustrated when they have something to say but can't say it.  Be creative and try to tell stories with her through painting, clay, or anything else she enjoys.  She's not going to be like everyone else, at least in the early years, so don't expect her to be.  Try to find things she enjoys and develop these as much as possible.\n\nI also think depending on the severity of the delays it might be, as the first poster suggested, a good idea to teach her sign language (and of course learn it yourself, too).  Most kids will speech delays catch up eventually, but sign language may provide a way for her to express herself in the interim.
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Spend a little less time with them at a time, until you just don't see them very often. If they ask you to do something with them and you don't want to go, tell them that you're doing something else. Eventually they probably won't ask anymore. Meanwhile, find some new friends to hang out with. If you spend more time with your new friends, your old friends will get the picture. Don't walk up to your friends and say "I'm not going to be friends with you anymore," because that will just make them mad, they won't listen to you, and you'll sound like you're in the first grade.
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Talk about anything and everything to Everyone you come across, small talk or whatever, they are just like you(human). Most people are sociable and will talk back and make conversation, if they don't, then its their problem. Practice. Keep Trying. good luck.\n\nI Agree With Superscribe below me. " The book How to win friends and influence people, by Dale Carnegie, would be a good start." It's a Really Great Book.
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The most important thing for a child in kindergarten is social skills. Once they have the concept of sharing, being kind, listening and not talking when someone else is, then you can work on the academics like letters, numbers and reading. Most kids starting kindergarten can't read, but should know how to read and print their own name. Knowing the alphabet and recognizing the letters and the sounds they make will give your child a head start.\n\nDon't stress out about this too much. ALL kids in kindergarten and grade 1 are at different levels. They will level out eventually!
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social like interacting with other people, you have to learn how to work with others and get along even though you may have differences, is that your question?  anyway, pre-school for kids that need a social adjustment before they get to kindergarten.  going back to college (me) at 35 years old for a social adjustment (learning how to deal with other people that are over 4 years old)
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I expect there will be many answers suggesting that it isn't too early to rub textbooks against one's pregnant belly, but I think one can relax quite a bit; as a retired teacher, here's my suggestion:\n\nThe most important first lesson a child can learn is how to be socialized.  You can be sure the other kids will let him know what's ok, and what isn't!  This is the purpose of any organized education before First Grade.\n\nSome people like to get a start on teaching the alphabet before 1st G., but, because when we are very young our attention span is small and our retention is slight, I don't think there's much use in drilling the alphabet until the age of 5 or 6.  Really.  \n\nHere's when I would suggest that you get serious:  2d or 3d G.  Pay attention to what interests the child; observe how his mind works:  does he think analytically?  Deductively?  Intuitively?  (At all?  ...Sorry, couldn't resist).\n\nI'd start making exciting materials available to him as he begins to show interest:  building toys for the analytically inclined; colorful age-appropriate magazines for the introspective, and so on.  Tailor the item for the child's special interest; and yet, be sure to add subjects that are new and exciting from time to time!
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you should try to put him in a day care or a place where there are a lot of kids around and where he doesn't have you to hide behind talk to the teachers there or who ever is in charge and tell him what his problem is. they are usually very good at making activities so that the kids become friends and stop being so shy.
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I am a pre-school teacher and my advice to you is to have lots and lots of Patience. Try to remember that they are just children and take it from me it is hard  to do that at times(bless their little hearts)! Stay on their level and make their learning experience fun, fun, fun! Most of all, love them and remember they look up to you.
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All of the answers that you have been given so far are good!!  I am an elementary teacher and one thing that I would ask is that you teach your child how to follow directions. You would be suprised how many children have a hard time listening and following simple directions.
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Try this on for size...Whisper this sentence into one of the kids ear. "My father told my brother that his monkey was digging in the back yard". Now have this student whisper the same sentence to the student next to them and so on until it reaches the last student. Have that student then tell you what he was told. You will be surprised at the answer you get. This works really well with kids age 10 to 15.