Adulting skills workbooks for young people with special needs by award winning Author/Educator Susan Traugh. The budget friendly Daily Living Skills series has been heralded by teachers, parents and educators as the most effective transitional curriculum materials available.
Adulting skills workbooks for young people with special needs by award winning Author/Educator Susan Traugh. The budget friendly Daily Living Skills series has been heralded by teachers, parents and educators as the most effective transitional curriculum materials available.
With teachers moving to distance teaching and communities on lockdown, Sheltering in Place: Coping with COVID-19 from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills is the tool you need to help students organize their lives while confined to their homes.
Sheltering in Place provides instruction in adult living skills and transition skills for both mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to live independently by being able to create a balanced daily schedule in this time of crisis.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated Indicator 13 skills and transition skills needed for adult independence. Carefully researched information on the virus and behavior during lockdown are provided in a calm, reassuring manner.
Written on about the 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up activities/worksheets/quizzes to check for comprehension.
Lessons include:
What is COVID-19?
What is social distancing/sheltering in place?
Flattening the curve
Stopping the spread
Hands/Elbows/Face/Space/Home
Myth busters
Building a daily schedule
Meals/work/exercise/destressing/sleeping
What to do when worry takes over
And more
Introduce your students to the Daily Living Skills series with this informational power point presentation.
The presentation explains WHY students will be using the program (to gain transition skills) and then explains HOW to use the Unit Checklist, Answer Key and Parent Letters.
Use this presentation for your students, or as a Back-to-School or Parent Presentation for the community.
Clear, concise and student-friendly, this presentation will set the stage for a successful implementation of this Life Skills Program.
Practicing Patience is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills include: What is patience, Why we become impatient, Why practice patience, 5 physical reasons we become impatient, My Triggers, Why and so for my triggers, How not to feed the frenzy, 10 Tools to becoming patient 1) Count to 10, 2) Take a breath 3) Take a time-out 4) Act out 5) Know your priorities 6) Just wait 7)Visualize 8) Practice gratitude 9) Laugh and Love 10) Think before you speak. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Building Character, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for many workbook is also available for purchase on this site.
Who Am I? Career and College is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike to explore career aptitude. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The component workbook is written on a high third/low fourth-grade level with airy pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills - Who Am I? Career and College include: What life skills do I have/need questionnaire, Jung Briggs-Myers Typology test, what’s my learning modality and how to enhance my style, preferred learning environments, analyzing my strengths and weakness, obstacles in my path and overcoming them, creating a mentor group, creating a support system, Internet support, creating an action plan, career aptitude test and analysis, short term goal setting, and long term goal setting. Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet.
A preview of this book is provided with the workbook sale site, or sample the series with our free book, Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Who Am I?, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management and Transportation.
Managing Stress is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike needed for adult living. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Written on a high third/low fourth-grade level with airy pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence.
Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills–Managing Stress include:
What is Stress?
Good Stress/Bad Stress
Symptoms of Stress
50 Ways to De-Stress
How to Handle Stress
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Exercise Zaps Stress
Relaxation Techniques
Cognitive Distortions
Containing Worry
Connecting
Resources
When to Get Help
Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book Doing Laundry.
Some titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include:
Who Am I?, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting and Stress Management
A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting up a transition program, pre-and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book.
A Powerpoint presentation is available free on this site to introduce your class/parents/administrators to the program.
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Here is the entire collection of Cleaning House materials:
1. Standard Workbook
2. Interactive Workbook
3. Cleaning the Living Spaces video
4. Cleaning the Kitchen video
5. Cleaning the Bathroom video
6. Cleaning the Bedroom video
7. Changing the Sheets video
Practicing Self-Advocacy is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills and life skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Practicing Self-Advocacy provides adult living skills for special needs teens to meet transition mandates. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand what self-advocacy is, and how to advocate for themselves in school and the workplace alike. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills and transition skills needed for adult independence.
Written on about the fifth-grade level*, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills’ Practicing Self Advocacy include:
What is Self-Advocacy?
Why Care about Self-Advocacy?
Using Honey vs. Vinegar
ADA vs. IDEA
Elements of Self-Advocacy
Knowing Yourself
Knowing Your Needs
Knowing How to Get What You Need
Disclosing Your Disability
Requesting Accommodations
Document Disabilities
Reasonable Accommodations
Undue Hardship
Accommodations at School/Workplace
How to Ask for Accommodations
Practice Sessions to Learn How to Ask
Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates for parent involvement.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book, Doing Laundry.
*Due to legal language, this book’s vocabulary scores higher than most books in the series. However, every “big” word is defined and/or illustrated to keep comprehension levels accessible.
Becoming Likeable* is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 or higher installed in order to take advantage of all the interactive features of this workbook. This is a free program that can be downloaded from: https://get.adobe.com/reader/.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Becoming Likeable include:
Why’s It Matter?
How Can I Tell (if I’m Annoying)?
Ten Keys to Likeability
Key 1-Don’t Compete
Key 2-Ask Questions
Key 3-Pay Attention
Key 4-Be Positive
Key 5-Smile
Key 6-Don’t Judge
Key 7- Open Up–A Little
Key 8-Be Who You Are
Key 9-Touch
Key 10-Bring Value
The Unspoken Rule–Have Integrity
Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Building Character, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
*For consistency’s sake the preferred English spelling of “likeable” is used throughout this book. While it is not the PREFERRED American spelling, it is considered an acceptable spelling.
A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting-up a transition program, pre- and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book.
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Seeking Employment is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike meeting federal mandates for transition services. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition goals and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence.
Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension.Real-worldd activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Seeking Employment include:
Becoming Employed
What Kind of Job do I Want?
Getting Ready–What to Bring
How to Complete a Job Application
Plan of Attack
The Interview
Writing a Post-Interview Letter
Job Shadowing
A Word about FaceBook
Beware of Craig’s List
Time is Money
Employer’s 10 Pet Peeves–Tardiness, Timeliness, Procrastination, Bringing Drama, Abuse of Sick Leave, Poor Hygiene, Phone Calls, Manners, Politics & Religion, Negativity, and Station Tidiness
Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key, and Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book, Doing Laundry.
Some titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Building Character, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
A PowerPointt Presentation introducing the program to students, parents, and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation, federal transition goal codes, and written definitions of each standard addressed in each book, written ITP goals for each workbook is also available for purchase on this site.
Independence Basics from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills workbooks to help students understand a variety of basic life skills needed to live an independent life in adulthood including how to Google, how to create a signature, what to carry when you leave the house, how to find your way home, location sharing, and dealing with strangers and dangerous situations. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Independence Basics provides instruction in adult living skills and transitional skills for both mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike and provides adult living skills for special needs teens to meet federal transition mandates, Indicator 13 requirements, and SCAN recommendations.
It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to live independently by providing them the background and knowledge to understand how to access community resources but can be further enhanced as a 5-book unit (with other books available soon) including Community Resources, Using the Library, Recreation Opportunities, and for teachers, Planning Field Trips.
Like the other books in this series, Independence Basics contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated Indicator 13 skills and transition skills needed for adult independence. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Independence Basics include:
What are Independence Basics?
How to Google
Don’t Leave Home Without It (These)
Your Personal Signature
Where You Live
Finding My Place in the World
Getting Home
Staying in Touch–Informing before You Leave
Buddy Systems
Emergency Numbers You Should Have
Disability ID Cards
Emergency SOS
Understanding Your Challenges–Reading an IEP
Adult-ing–Keeping Organized
Tracking Apps
Safe Location Sharing
Stranger Danger
Kinds of Lures
When Danger Isn’t a Stranger
Listen to Your Gut
Three Steps to Stay Safe
Safe Words
Fair Fighting is part of Susan Traugh’s 20-volume Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. The “Fair Fighting Five” rules (No violence; stay here (and now); listen; no blame/no games; emerge as equals) and practice sessions are provided in easy, airy lessons covering each rule in a clear, concise manner. Written on a high third/low fourth grade level with airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Fair Fighting include: Why people fight; the value of fighting; what kind of fighter are you?; fair fighting five; no violence; no property damage; cuss words; alternatives to violence; staying in the here and now; listening to hear; listening to problem solve; creating win-win solutions; emerging as equals.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include:
Building Character
Cleaning House
Doing Laundry
Dress for Success
Everyday Manners
Fair Fighting
Getting a Paycheck
Grocery Shopping
Kitchen Basics
Making Conversation
Making Meals
Managing Stress
Nutrition
Paying Bills
Safe Dating
Staying Healthy
Time Management
Transportation
Voting
Who Am I? College and Career
Mini-Bundle Packs of 4-5 books units on:
Cooking
Social Skills
Dating
Homemaking
A bundle pack with ten of the books is also available.
Coming Soon: Complete Bundle Pack including all 20 books, Teacher’s Manual and Introductory Power Point Presentation.
Decision Making is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike.
Like all books in the series, Decision Making contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence.
Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Decision Making include: What is a Decision? Why Plan? 8 Steps to Decide (Know your purpose; Gather facts; Determine standards; Brainstorm; Evaluate; Choose Best Choice; Review) Avoiding Bias; The Teen Brain; Judgment calls; and Group Decisions. Additionally, this books provides a student grading sheet, answer key and Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Building Character, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
Both Making Meals and Cleaning House have accompanying video modeling provided free on this site or on You-Tube.
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for each workbook is also available for purchase on this site.
Hygiene for Girls is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand the reason for and steps necessary for staying clean and healthy.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and U.S. Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Hygiene for Girls include: What is hygiene, the Sanitary Seven, Why should I brush my teeth, How to floss, Washing my hair, Taking a shower, Clipping my nails, Applying deodorant, Stopping smelly feet, Wearing sunscreen, Wiping your bottom, How to wash your hands, Zapping zits, Washing your clothes, and girl stuff like Shaving, Feminine discharge, Pads and tampons, and removing make-up. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likeable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Building Self-Motivation, Buying Insurance, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Creating Self-Confidence, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Outdoor Chores, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Washing Dishes, Who Am I? College and Career, Work Games
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents, and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for most of the workbooks is also available for purchase on this site.
Buying Insurance is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand the reason for and steps necessary to buy various kinds of insurance needed for adult living.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Buying Insurance include: what is insurance, how it works, insurance vocabulary, comparing plans, medical, dental and vision, life, renter’s and homeowner’s, what is my stuff worth, auto/liability/ comprehensive and collision, how to get the best rates and how to buy insurance. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likeable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career, Work Games
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents, and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for most of the workbooks is also available for purchase on this site.
Transportation is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Written on a high third/low fourth grade level with airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills–Transportation include: Highway grid system, reading a map, traffic signs, bicycle safety, public transit/trains, public transit/buses, driver’s license practice game, sample DMV tests, cooling road rage, ticket etiquette–how to treat a cop, designated drivers, and emergency preparedness. Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Who Am I? (Career and College Aptitude), Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management and Transportation.
Nutrition is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Written on a high third/low fourth grade level with airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills–Nutrition include: The food pyramid, serving size, food labels, value of vitamins, divide your plate, calorie counting, calculating your weight, nutrition tracker, exercising, free fitness, eat on the cheap, and daily meal planning. This new edition leaps from 41 pages to 67 and includes information on “ChooseMyPlate” meal planning, tracking and videos along with lessons on overcoming reluctance and insights on emotional eating. Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet.
Nutrition, Kitchen Basics, Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning make an excellent cooking unit.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include:
Building Character
Cleaning House
Doing Laundry
Dress for Success
Everyday Manners
Fair Fighting
Getting a Paycheck
Grocery Shopping
Kitchen Basics
Making Conversation
Making Meals
Managing Stress
Nutrition
Paying Bills
Safe Dating
Staying Healthy
Time Managment
Transportation
Voting
Who Am I? College and Career
A Teacher’s Manual providing written ITP Goals and a class grading sheet along with program management tips is provided on this website.
A Power Point presentation for students, parents and/or administrators is provided here to outline and explain the program in a quick but comprehensive manner. The Power Point is free.
Videos for Making Meals and Cleaning house are also included for free on this website.
Outdoor Chores is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to perform basic chores outside.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Outdoor Chores include how to: take out the trash; sweep; pull weeds; mow the law; rake leaves; blow leaves, wash windows; clean rain gutters; wash the car; clean up after a chore and ladder safety. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likeable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for the workbooks is also available for purchase on this site.
Becoming Self-Aware is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is the first of the Self-Knowledge Bundle Pack which includes Becoming Self-Aware, Building Self-Esteem and Creating Self-Confidence.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Becoming Self-Motivation include: What is Self-Motivation?; Kinds of Motivation; Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation; 4 Kinds of Motivation: Myths about Motivation; Your Success is in Your Hands; Hard is a Chance; Hard Work is Good; Let’s Hear it for Persistence!; Choosing a Goal; Friction; Motivation Havit Worksheet; The Goldilocks Rule; What to do About Obstacles and My Goal Chart. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Building Character, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for MANY workbook is also available for purchase on this site. (Note: The Teacher’s Manual is due for revision. If you buy now, you will be notified when the book is revised and offered a free update.)
Becoming Self-Aware is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is the first of the Self-Knowledge Bundle Pack which includes Becoming Self-Aware, Building Self-Esteem and Creating Self-Confidence.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Becoming Self-Aware discusses how to take an honest look at ourselves and how to present your best self. Lessons include: What is self-awareness? My Presentation; My Personality: My Emotions: My Attributes; My Triggers; Saying ‘no’ to Bad Behavior; Admitting Mistakes; Quieting My Innter Critic; Why, Why, Why?–Getting to the Bottom of It; Who Am I? The unit also includes a Self-Awareness Journal Template to record insights and progress. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Building Character, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for MANY workbook is also available for purchase on this site. (Note: The Teacher’s Manual is due for revision. If you buy now, you will be notified when the book is revised and offered a free update.)
Celebrating Holidays is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike.
Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information.
Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills Celebrating Holidays discuss the reason for the holiday, how to behave on the holiday, and allows students to explore how to celebrate the holiday. Twelve federal holidays are used, including: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates.
A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry.
Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Building Character, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career
A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site.
A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for MANY workbook is also available for purchase on this site.