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.
The Social Skills Bundle is the bundle pack you’ve been asking for containing four Daily Living Skills units focusing on social skills and designed for mild-to-moderately affected special needs high school students, but appropriate for any young person wanting transition and independent living skills. This transition to adult life program provides in-depth lessons on the following social skills:
Everyday Manners
Making Conversation
Fair Fighting
Safe Dating
All units have a lesson/quiz format to constantly check for comprehension, a complete grading sheet, answer key, parent verification letters to document compliance with federal standards, and airy, third-grade reading level pages. All workbooks meet Indicator 13 requirements of the federal transition standards.
The Social Skills Bundle is the bundle pack you’ve been asking for containing four Daily Living Skills units focusing on social skills and designed for mild-to-moderately affected special needs high school students, but appropriate for any young person wanting transition and independent living skills. This transition to adult life program provides in-depth lessons on the following social skills:
Everyday Manners
Making Conversation
Fair Fighting
Safe Dating
All units have a lesson/quiz format to constantly check for comprehension, a complete grading sheet, answer key, parent verification letters to document compliance with federal standards, and airy, third-grade reading level pages. All workbooks meet Indicator 13 requirements of the federal transition standards.
The Tables of Contents for each workbook are included in the “Preview” section of each individual book on this site. To preview the program format, tone, and reading level, download the free unit—Doing the Laundry—which is also available on this site.
The College and Career Bundle Pack is a cost-saving bundle pack to help walk your students with special needs through the life skills and transition skills needed to manage a career or post-secondary education in adult life.
WHO AM I? COLLEGE AND CAREER—This book allows students to examine their IEP’s, advocate for themselves, analyze their learning styles and explore job aptitude. (Pgs. 44)
GETTING A PAYCHECK—Students explore time sheets, gross and net pay, types of deductions, employer expectations, and budgeting. (Pgs. 60)
TIME MANAGEMENT—Learn what kind of time manager they are, why they procrastinate, methods to overcome, prioritizing, how to stop worrying and more. (Pgs. 53)
MANAGING STRESS—Learn the difference between good/bad stress, the benefits of good stress, four major methods of coping with “bad” stress, 50 ways to de-stress and more. (Pgs. 58)
DRESS FOR SUCCESS���Looks at basic hygiene, ideas on bathroom organization, hints on organizing time/supplies for easy dressing, (also business attire and “appropriate” dress), clothes storage, hanger use, etc.—(Pgs. 41)
TRANSPORTATION—You can’t have a job if you can’t get to it. Learn about the highway grid and finding your way, public bus and train services, how to study for a driver’s license, bicycle safety, police etiquette, road rage and emergency road equipment. (Pgs. 46)
Like all the other bundle packs, you can save 10% or more by purchasing books in bundles.
If you are unfamiliar with the series, please download our free sample, “Doing Laundry” on this site to see the format and tone used in all the books in this series or preview pages on the individual titles of each book which are also offered on this site.
2022/23 Complete Bundle - Part 3: includes 20 Daily Living Skills titles. l. Designed for mild to moderately affected special needs high school students, but appropriate for any your person wanting independent living skills. These materials meet Federal Mandates for transition services for special needs teens and indicator 13 requirements.
Download the free videos that come with Making Meals and Cleaning House and you will have a multi-year living skills program with everything you need from soup to nuts.
This money-saving bundle provides nearly all the books in the series (new books become available every 1-2 months) and, when purchased in this bundle are priced at a 20% discount.
Written on a high third/low fourth-grade level, each unit is filled with airy pages and lots of bullet-point facts and information so that reluctant readers can use the program independently. Yet, while supporting their ability level, this program also honors the humor and sensibilities of teens and young adults. Each 2-4 page lesson has a quiz or activity for students to check comprehension and each is focused on helping students determine their needs and desires for the program.
The 321-page Teacher’s Manual is also available with this bundle for teachers who prefer this support. The manual contains tips for implementation of the program and program management along with written ITP goals for each workbook, a class grading system for most units and notes (as needed) for most workbook. (The Teacher’s Manual is revised each summer to add new books written that year–you will be notified.)
Finally, a PowerPoint Presentation is also provided (free separate download) on this site which will allow you to introduce the program to students, parents and/or administrators in a quick, yet comprehensive manner.
All units have a lesson/quiz format to constantly check for comprehension, a complete grading sheet, answer key, parent verification letters to document compliance with federal standards and airy, third-grade reading level pages.
2022/23 Complete Bundle - Part 2: includes 20 Daily Living Skills titles. Designed for mild to moderately affected special needs high school students, but appropriate for any your person wanting independent living skills. These materials meet Federal Mandates for transition services for special needs teens and indicator 13 requirements.
Download the free videos that come with Making Meals and Cleaning House and you will have a multi-year living skills program with everything you need from soup to nuts.
This money-saving bundle provides nearly all the books in the series (new books become available every 1-2 months) and, when purchased in this bundle are priced at a 20% discount.
Written on a high third/low fourth-grade level, each unit is filled with airy pages and lots of bullet-point facts and information so that reluctant readers can use the program independently. Yet, while supporting their ability level, this program also honors the humor and sensibilities of teens and young adults. Each 2-4 page lesson has a quiz or activity for students to check comprehension and each is focused on helping students determine their needs and desires for the program.
The 321-page Teacher’s Manual is also available with this bundle for teachers who prefer this support. The manual contains tips for implementation of the program and program management along with written ITP goals for each workbook, a class grading system for most units and notes (as needed) for most workbook. (The Teacher’s Manual is revised each summer to add new books written that year–you will be notified.)
Finally, a PowerPoint Presentation is also provided (free separate download) on this site which will allow you to introduce the program to students, parents and/or administrators in a quick, yet comprehensive manner.
All units have a lesson/quiz format to constantly check for comprehension, a complete grading sheet, answer key, parent verification letters to document compliance with federal standards and airy, third-grade reading level pages.
2022/23 Complete Bundle - Part 1: includes 20 Daily Living Skills titles including the 321 page Teacher’s Manual. Designed for mild to moderately affected special needs high school students, but appropriate for any your person wanting independent living skills. These materials meet Federal Mandates for transition services for special needs teens and indicator 13 requirements.
Download the free videos that come with Making Meals and Cleaning House and you will have a multi-year living skills program with everything you need from soup to nuts.
This money-saving bundle provides nearly all the books in the series (new books become available every 1-2 months) and, when purchased in this bundle are priced at a 20% discount.
Written on a high third/low fourth-grade level, each unit is filled with airy pages and lots of bullet-point facts and information so that reluctant readers can use the program independently. Yet, while supporting their ability level, this program also honors the humor and sensibilities of teens and young adults. Each 2-4 page lesson has a quiz or activity for students to check comprehension and each is focused on helping students determine their needs and desires for the program.
The 321-page Teacher’s Manual is also available with this bundle for teachers who prefer this support. The manual contains tips for implementation of the program and program management along with written ITP goals for each workbook, a class grading system for most units and notes (as needed) for most workbook. (The Teacher’s Manual is revised each summer to add new books written that year–you will be notified.)
Finally, a PowerPoint Presentation is also provided (free separate download) on this site which will allow you to introduce the program to students, parents and/or administrators in a quick, yet comprehensive manner.
All units have a lesson/quiz format to constantly check for comprehension, a complete grading sheet, answer key, parent verification letters to document compliance with federal standards and airy, third-grade reading level pages.
Here is the assessment tool tied to the Daily Living Skills series that you have been asking for.
This assessment package has been updated to include all the assessment tools offered in the Daily Living Skills program. They include:
Parent/Student Priority Inventory: This tool allows parents and, separately, students to describe the kinds of skills they are hoping to attain in the transition process. Each fills out what skills they believe the student already has acquired, what they want to learn, and what is less important to them so that you fulfill the federal mandate to seek family/student involvement in the transition process.
Pre- and Post-Assessments: Three tests make up this bundle with an additional page in each to provide National Standards. Each can be used as a pre-and post-test with students either self-reporting or demonstrating skills per your preference. Skills are grouped by purpose, aligned with individual workbooks and tied to National Standards for Transition. Each section of the test has a code for the standards met by the book and a complete definition of the standard in the key for ease in tying goals to IEP’s.
The tests are:
Job Skills–
Professional dress, seeking employment, interviewing skills, getting a paycheck, time management, college and career, overcoming failure, managing stress, unwritten work rules, and voting.
Social Skills–
Making conversations, safe dating, everyday manners, fair fighting, becoming likable, building character, self-awareness, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-motivation, practicing patience, and decision making.
Adult Living Skills–
Cleaning house, doing laundry, paying bills, transportation, staying healthy, buying insurance, outdoor chores, hygiene for girls/guys, and cooking.
Transition Progression Plan: Once you have completed your testing and engaged the student and family in skills preferences, this 3-6 year planning guide allows you to create a seamless plan to meet needed and preferred skills over the course of the transition period. By keeping a handy record of what topics student has mastered and what they still need to work on, you can avoid duplication and make the most of the time the student has in transition. Additionally, should the student change schools, this plan can follow them to their new location for seamless instruction.
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The new interactive digital Daily Living Skills Catalog for the school year, 2021/22 is designed to give an you an easy way to view the over 150 products in my store. These interactive books, videos and PowerPoint lessons allow you to quickly make appropriate, well-informed and economical decisions for your needs. Every product in the catalog is linked to its corresponding page in my store making your browsing experience easy and time saving.
Coping with COVID and Distance Learning 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. 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.
With teachers moving to distance teaching and communities on lockdown, Coping with COVID and Distance Learning from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills is the tool you need to help students organize their lives while confined to their homes. This version of the book has clip-art that is a little more literal for students who may need that support.
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 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’ Sheltering in Place include:
What is COVID-19?
What is social distancing?
Why shelter in place?
Flattening the curve
Keeping the numbers in perspective
Stopping the spread
Hands–wash them
Elbows–cough into them
Face–don’t touch it
Space–keep your distance
Home–stay there if you can
What are essential workers/services?
Myth busters
What to expect when you SIP
Building a daily schedule
Making regular meals
Creating work time, exercise time, personal time
De-stressing and devotional time, sleep time
Slipping in household chores
Keeping a gratitude journal
What to do when worry takes over
Resources
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.
In the spirit of us all helping each other, this book is offered free of charge. Please help spread this offering by distributing it to your friends and colleagues.
Washing Dishes 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 washing the dishes. 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 goals 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 Washing Dishes include:
Why we wash dishes
How components of dishwashing work
Know your tools
Methods of washing dishes (hand-washing vs. dishwasher)
Preparing the workspace
Steps to washing
Cleaning the sink
Sanitizing the sponge
Dealing with knives
Pots and pans
Pros and cons dishwasher vs. hand-washing
Loading a dishwasher
Understanding dishwashing soap
Choosing a cycle
Finishing the job
Unloading the dishwasher
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, 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, Hygiene for Girls, Hygiene for Guys, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Picking Produce-Fruits, Picking Produce-Veggies, Practicing Patience, Practicing Self-Advocacy, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career, Work Games
Using the Telephone 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. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand how to use the telephone. This workbook serves 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 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’ Using the Telephone include:
Telephone manners
How to answer the phone
Leaving a message
Talking to a receptionist
Calling for take-out
Ordering a pizza
Making a reservation
Making a doctor’s appointment
Renewing a prescription
Ordering a service (car repair, haircut)
Dialing 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, 811
How and when to use 911
Understanding reverse 911
Responding to Amber Alerts
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, 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, Hygiene for Girls, Hygiene for Guys, 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
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.
Practicing Mindfulness is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills workbook series offering life skills and transition skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Practicing Mindfulness provides adult living skills for special needs teens to meet federal transition mandates. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to live independently by learning to address their behavior and control their emotions. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Research shows that regular practice of mindfulness can help students regulate their emotions, improve symptoms of ADHD, depression, and anxiety, improve cognitive skills, decrease emotional outbursts, and even provide pain relief for chronic conditions.
Like the other books in this series, Practicing Mindfulness 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 the 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’ Practicing Mindfulness include:
What is mindfulness?
Meditation vs Mindfulness
Trying to cope/Containing stress
Benefits of relaxation
Mindfulness builds brains
Beginning mindfulness
Before you begin know this
How to start
Your mindfulness playlist
Mindful videos
Mindful walking
Relaxation visualization
Mindful reading
Mindful writing
Mindful messaging
Mindful drawing/coloring
Mindful music
Mindful listening
Mindful errands/mindfulness in everyday life
Creating my own Mindful Playlist
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.
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
Fact or Fake News? 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. Fact or Fake News? provides adult living skills for special needs teens to meet transition mandates. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand how to spot fake news and alternative facts.
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 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 Fact or Fake News? include:
Vocabulary list
How Did We Get Here
Fake News is Not New
Fake News Can be Dangerous
10 Ways to Tell if it’s Fake
Check the Domain
Check the Date
Check the Quotes
Check the Comments
Check the Author
Check Your Blood Pressure
Look at the About Us
Reverse Search the Image
Get a 2nd Opinions
Ask as “Expert”
Fake News and Bias
How Biased is My News
How Do You Convince the Other Guy
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.
Community Resources from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills workbooks help students understand how to use the various community resources available in most towns and counties to meet federal life skills and transition skills mandates. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Community Resources 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.)
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. 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 'Community Services include:
What are community services?
In what town, city hub, or county would I find services
Etiquette in government buildings
The Library
The DMV
Public transit
Adult education, community colleges, vocational training and DOR
Post office
Social security office
Social services department
Community center resources
Police/Sheriff departments
Fire department
When do I call and who do I call?
Urgent care and emergency rooms
What if I need help?
Emergency resources hotlines
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.
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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.
These engaging videos are part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills—Making Meals series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. 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 U.S. 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. Videos are meant to be used in conjunction with the workbook. Videos for this book include:
Microwave Safety
Microwave Oatmeal
Microwave Popcorn
Microwave Mac N Cheese
Microwave Bean Burritos
Microwave Hot Dogs
One-Pan Pasta
One-Pot Soup
One-Pan Cake
Videos are moderately paced, step by step and “clutter-free” so that students can focus on the skills being presented. Comprehension worksheets for each video are provided in the workbooks.
Lessons in Daily Living Skills—Making Meals include: Recipes and comprehension-testing worksheets for all the recipes listed above. Additional recipes include Oven-Baked Chicken, Chicken and Rice, Sensational Salads, Lovely Lentils and Apple Crisp. All recipes use the “Cheap and Healthy Foods” discussed in the “Nutrition” book of the series. Finally, healthy alternatives to higher fat and sugar recipes are discussed. Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet.
Combined with “Kitchen Basics,” “Nutrition,” “Grocery Shopping,” and “Making Meals,” these workbooks and videos provide an intensive and comprehensive unit on cooking and health.
This cost-saving bundle pack will allow you to provide your students with hands-on help with the myriad skills needed to live independently. Couple this bundle with the “Cooking” bundle for a complete HomeEc experience.
CLEANING HOUSE—This video-modeled unit gives step-by-step instructions on how to clean each room of the house along with checklists and simple quizzes to check for understanding. Videos may be downloaded for free from this site. Videos included in this series include:
Cleaning the Bathroom,
Cleaning the Kitchen,
Cleaning the Bedroom,
Changing the Sheets, and
Cleaning the Living Spaces. (Pgs. 45)
DOING LAUNDRY—This book is offered “free” on TPT. You may download it to see the format and tone of the rest of the series. It covers sorting, spotting, laundry room organization, how to use the washer, how to use the dryer, special clothing needs, folding clothes, finding lines of symmetry, hanging clothes, storing clothes. (Pgs. 36)
STAYING HEALTHY—Students learn home health care and when to call for help. Lessons include websites to plug-in symptoms, levels of care, when to call 911, creating a doctor/prescription/diagnosis information sheet, over the counter medications and their uses, BRAT diet, liquid diet, and RICE. (Pgs. 39)
OUTDOOR CHORES–Students learn how to pull weeds, mow lawns, rake leaves, wash windows, clean gutters, sweep, and more. Ladder safety is also discussed. (Pgs. 67)
PAYING BILLS—Teaches how to budget, how to manage weekly paychecks to pay monthly bills, bill charts, financial advisors percentage recommendations, how to write a check/use an ATM, organization of bill-paying tools. (Pgs. 41)
Like all Daily Living Skills workbooks, this series is written on a high third/low fourth grade level and targeted to the mild-to-moderate population (although, you’ll see in the ratings, many teachers of students with moderate-to-severe disabilities have used the program successfully.) All vocabulary is defined immediately in context so students build confidence in the information. Pages are light and airy with lots of bullet-points and pictures, and are set with a tone that is friendly, yet respects the sensibilities of this age group. Every book contains an answer key and Parent Letter explaining what transition skills you are addressing along with suggestions for parent follow-up at home in compliance with federal mandates.
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Lessons can easily be used in a “buy today/use today” fashion with no training and little preparation. Or, if you are a newer teacher or new to special education, the DAILY LIVING SKILLS TEACHERS MANUAL gives information on classroom organization and set-up along with Indicator 13 support and a variety of written ITP goals for each workbook.
If you are unfamiliar with this series, download the free “Doing Laundry” workbook offered on this site to see the format and tone used in all the books in this series. You may also check out the preview pages for each individual title also offered on this site. Please note: the price for this bundle pack includes the “free” Doing Laundry book also offered at no charge.
