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Teaching Social Skills Through Sketch Comedy and Improv Games : A Social Theatre Approach for Kids and Teens Including Those with ASD, ADHD, and Anxiety

By: Amador, Shawn.
Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018Copyright date: 2018Description: 1 online resource (146 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781784508203.Subject(s): AUTISM | ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) | ANXIETY | CHILDREN | ADOLESCENTS | SOCIAL SKILLS | THEATRE | EDUCATIONAL GAMESGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: Read this eBook
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Intro -- Teaching Social Skills Through Sketch Comedy and Improv Games; A Social Theatre; Approach for Kids and Teens including those with ASD, ADHD, and Anxiety, by Shawn Amador -- Breakdown Chart by Social Thinking A Profile Level and Target Skills -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. History of Social Theatre -- Social Theatre; in Classrooms, Afterschool Programs, and Therapeutic Environments -- Research-based Practice -- Modified Improv Games for Different Ability Levels -- My Idea Versus Our Ideas as Building Blocks -- Setting the Purpose and Motivation -- 2. The Creation of Groups -- Social Thinking -- Social Communication Profile: Helpful in Developing Social Theatre; Therapy Groups -- Small 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 Others Ideas While Evaluating, and Re-writing -- Sixth Step: Role Assignment -- 4. Activities/Skits to Teach Joint Attention and Focus -- The Martha Game -- Playing Boo -- Mirroring -- Foundation Improv Activity -- Background of Slow Motion Snowball Fight -- Slow Motion Snowball Fight -- Dance Party -- Mindfulness with Others: Scarf Juggling;1-2-3 Throw -- Blanket Folding -- Self-monitoring and Adjusting Behavior through Room Chi; -- The Buzz Kill; -- Go White Sox -- That Magic Isn't Real!!! -- 5. Practicing Recognition of Social Cues -- Using Stage Levels -- Conversational Reciprocity Improvisational Game -- Practicing and Understanding Awkward Questions -- Comment format from Superflex Curriculum A -- Teach the Skill of Entering a Group.
Chairs!!! -- Why Did You Do That? -- Wanna Hang Out? -- Match the Feelings -- Stop Chasing Me! -- Feelings Recognition Sequence -- Call Me When You're Down -- By Accident or on Purpose? -- 6. Practicing Self-Regulation Skills -- Emotional Coping 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 Projection -- Chain Reaction -- 7. Practicing Perspective Taking -- Using Magic to Teach Perspective Taking -- Magician's Code -- The Puppeteer Improv Game -- Hello Jello! -- 8. Performing When Anxious and Shy and 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 -- If You Want to be Cool -- Invisible Girl -- 7 Ways to Defeat a Bully -- You, Me, and Individuality -- 10. Social Theatre; How Can I Use It? -- School-wide and in the Community -- In Classrooms and Community Programs -- In Group Therapy, Clinical Settings -- Performance and Confidentiality -- In Smaller, Non-clinical Groups -- With Individuals in Educational or Community Settings -- Appendices -- References -- Index.
Summary: 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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Intro -- Teaching Social Skills Through Sketch Comedy and Improv Games; A Social Theatre; Approach for Kids and Teens including those with ASD, ADHD, and Anxiety, by Shawn Amador -- Breakdown Chart by Social Thinking A Profile Level and Target Skills -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. History of Social Theatre -- Social Theatre; in Classrooms, Afterschool Programs, and Therapeutic Environments -- Research-based Practice -- Modified Improv Games for Different Ability Levels -- My Idea Versus Our Ideas as Building Blocks -- Setting the Purpose and Motivation -- 2. The Creation of Groups -- Social Thinking -- Social Communication Profile: Helpful in Developing Social Theatre; Therapy Groups -- Small 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 Others Ideas While Evaluating, and Re-writing -- Sixth Step: Role Assignment -- 4. Activities/Skits to Teach Joint Attention and Focus -- The Martha Game -- Playing Boo -- Mirroring -- Foundation Improv Activity -- Background of Slow Motion Snowball Fight -- Slow Motion Snowball Fight -- Dance Party -- Mindfulness with Others: Scarf Juggling;1-2-3 Throw -- Blanket Folding -- Self-monitoring and Adjusting Behavior through Room Chi; -- The Buzz Kill; -- Go White Sox -- That Magic Isn't Real!!! -- 5. Practicing Recognition of Social Cues -- Using Stage Levels -- Conversational Reciprocity Improvisational Game -- Practicing and Understanding Awkward Questions -- Comment format from Superflex Curriculum A -- Teach the Skill of Entering a Group.

Chairs!!! -- Why Did You Do That? -- Wanna Hang Out? -- Match the Feelings -- Stop Chasing Me! -- Feelings Recognition Sequence -- Call Me When You're Down -- By Accident or on Purpose? -- 6. Practicing Self-Regulation Skills -- Emotional Coping 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 Projection -- Chain Reaction -- 7. Practicing Perspective Taking -- Using Magic to Teach Perspective Taking -- Magician's Code -- The Puppeteer Improv Game -- Hello Jello! -- 8. Performing When Anxious and Shy and 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 -- If You Want to be Cool -- Invisible Girl -- 7 Ways to Defeat a Bully -- You, Me, and Individuality -- 10. Social Theatre; How Can I Use It? -- School-wide and in the Community -- In Classrooms and Community Programs -- In Group Therapy, Clinical Settings -- Performance and Confidentiality -- In Smaller, Non-clinical Groups -- With Individuals in Educational or Community Settings -- Appendices -- References -- Index.

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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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