Teaching Social Skills Through Sketch Comedy and Improv Games : a Social Theatre® Approach for Kids and Teens Including Those with ASD, ADHD, and Anxiety. / Shawn Amador.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Teaching Social Skills Through Sketch Comedy and Improv Games â#x80;#x93; A Social Theatreâ#x84;Ø Approach for Kids and Teens including those with ASD, ADHD, and Anxiety, by Shawn Amador; Breakdown Chart by Social Thinking® Profile Level and Target Skills; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. History of Social Theatreâ#x84;Ø; Social Theatreâ#x84;Ø in Classrooms, Afterschool Programs, and Therapeutic Environments; Research-based Practice; Modified Improv Games for Different Ability Levels; â#x80;#x9C;My Ideaâ#x80;#x9D; Versus â#x80;#x9C;Our Ideasâ#x80;#x9D; as Building Blocks; Setting the Purpose and Motivation; 2. The Creation of Groups.

Social Thinking® Social Communication Profile: Helpful in Developing Social Theatreâ#x84;Ø Therapy GroupsSmall Group Format (for Therapy Groups); Classroom Group Format; 3. The Collaborative Script-writing Process; Important Trends to Remember; First Step: Brainstorming Rules; Second Step: Two Questions to Brainstorm; Third Step: Preparation for Evaluating, Increasing Cognitive Flexibility; Fourth Step: Group Ideas from Brainstorms; Fifth Step: Validating Each Otherâ#x80;#x99;s Ideas While Evaluating, and Re-writing; Sixth Step: Role Assignment; 4. Activities/Skits to Teach Joint Attention and Focus.

The Martha GamePlaying Boo; Mirroring; Foundation Improv Activity; Background of Slow Motion Snowball Fight; Slow Motion Snowball Fight; Dance Party; Mindfulness with Others: Scarf Jugglingâ#x80;#x94;1-2-3 Throw; Blanket Folding; Self-monitoring and Adjusting Behavior through â#x80;#x9C;Room Chiâ#x80;#x9D;; â#x80;#x9C;The Buzz Killâ#x80;#x9D;; Go White Sox????; That Magic Isnâ#x80;#x99;t Real!!!; 5. Practicing Recognition of Social Cues; Using Stage Levels; Conversational Reciprocity Improvisational Game; Practicing and Understanding â#x80;#x9C;Awkwardâ#x80;#x9D;; Questionâ#x80;#x93;Comment format from Superflex Curriculum®; Teach the Skill of Entering a Group.

Chairs!!!Why Did You Do That?; Wanna Hang Out?; Match the Feelings (Pairs with â#x80;#x9C;Stop Chasing Me!â#x80;#x9D;); Stop Chasing Me!; Feelings Recognition Sequence; Call Me When Youâ#x80;#x99;re Down; By Accident or on Purpose?; By Accident or on Purpose?; 6. Practicing Self-Regulation Skills; â#x80;#x9C;Emotional Copingâ#x80;#x9D; Exercises; Feelings Charades; Levels of Emotions; Feeling or Action?; Voice Levels Activity; Understanding, Teaching, and Discussing Cognitive Distortions; The Missing Bunny; Being Flexible; The Small Change; Magnification and Minimization; Matching Reactions Improv; Big Problem or Little Problem?

Chain Reaction and â#x80;#x9C;Projectionâ#x80;#x9D;Chain Reaction; 7. Practicing Perspective Taking; Using Magic to Teach Perspective Taking; Magicianâ#x80;#x99;s Code; The Puppeteer Improv Game; Hello Jello!; 8. Performing When Anxious and Shyâ#x80;Œand Clowning!!!!; Decreasing Performance Stress Levels; Clowning, a Powerful Tool, with Caution; Setting Rules for When Clowning Should and Should Not be Used; Graduated Exposure and Character Development; Catch That Fly!; Leap Frog; Hide and Seek; Scary Movie; Clown Surgery; 9. Being Confident to Defeat Bullying; Practicing Styles of Communication and Assertiveness Skills.

Styles of Communication Activity.

Learn how to develop social skills in children and teenagers with fun and entertaining activities based on improv comedy and sketch writing. Based on 17 years of experience and research, the games and group exercises in this book will help children and teens develop social awareness, confidence and joint attention. Includes example scripts.

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