Social Skills and Daily Living Skills Homework
Social Skills
This is just a start... More to come with links to help you out!
- Participate in a sport or activity through the school, community center, religious organization of your choice, or Special Olympics.
- Eat 1 meal a week off of your "fine china" (even if its not!) and pretend like you are royalty. Practice perfect table manners.
- Visit a retirement home or hospital to cheer up people without a family. Play board or card games with them.
Activities of Daily Living
Again, just a start. These activities focus more on personal independence.
- Have a schedule that your child follows in the evening and on weekends. If you need help creating one, please let me know. It can be a loose, flexible schedule. Just something for them to reference to allow independence.
- Chores!!! Have them help you around the house and earn money, toys, or activities / outings!
- Age appropriate chores include:
- Make beds, change sheets, and clean bedroom
- Set and clear table
- Wash dishes, load / unload dishwasher
- Assist with laundry in the laundry room
- Assist with cleaning of bathroom and other rooms that require cleaning supplies
- Prepare simple meals / snacks with permission only, supervision for use of sharp/power items only.
If you are going to give chores, I would use a chore chart. They can be basic, like this one:
OR if you need something more personalized, I can meet with you after school to design something to meet your needs.
One thing I like about this life skills checklist is it is divided into 4 age groups (4-7; 8-12; 13-15; 16-18). You can look at the different skills your child currently has, and decide which list you would like to work on.
What I would do is: print it off, and cut the "Age" part off. Then go through it and check off everything that my child already knows how to do WITHOUT ANY HELP. Then, I would meet with my child and let them know when they learn to do 5 items, they will get a reward. This shows the child WHAT they are working for.