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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.

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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.
Seeking Employment - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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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.
Practicing Patience - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Practicing Patience - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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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.
Paying Bills - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Paying Bills - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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Paying Bills 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–Paying Bills include: Budget sense, young person’s planner, bill paying calendar, monthly bill chart, writing checks, using an ATM, keeping a register, real life money issues (cars, insurance, etc.) cost of credit cards, saving, and filing a 1040 EZ. 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?, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management and Transportation.
Overcoming Failure - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Overcoming Failure - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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Overcoming Failure 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. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information written on a 3/4 grade level for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teen 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-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Series’ Overcoming Failure include: Definition of failure The five major reasons people fail (We give up, We’re afraid, We make excuses, We don’t learn from our mistakes, We’re unprepared) Three lessons failure can teach us (perseverance, learn, change) The five steps to turn failure into success (Accept it, Look inside, Look outside, Adjust your attitude, and Grow success) Failure stories of famous people and how they used their failures to succeed.) In addition, this book 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, Employment Skills, 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 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.
Outdoor Chores - Daily Living Skills
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Outdoor Chores - Daily Living Skills

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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.
Making Conversation - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Making Conversation - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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Making Conversation is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering social skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike needed for adult living. This workbook serves 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 Making Conversation include: What is Conversation? Keys to Conversation How to Ask a Question Interests Or, What to Talk About Is it Appropriate? Tone of Voice Personal Space Eye Contact Body Language Joining In When People Say “No” Levels of Conversational Intimacy The Magic Words Receiving a Compliment Explaining my Disability Formal Greeting Ending a Conversation Also included are Parent Verification Letters to meet federal mandates for family involvement, 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?-College and Career, 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 and Making Conversation 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. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the product. Thanks!
Interviewing Skills - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Interviewing Skills - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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Interviewing Skills 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. 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. 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 Interviewing Skills include: Professional communication Manners matter Table manners Business manners Dress for success Voice & body language Telephone talk How to write a business letter How to write a resume Key business traits Getting references Resume cover letter Addressing an envelope Completing an application Getting Ready for an interview Interview basics Interview question game Employer fact sheets Additionally, this book 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, 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 A PowerPoint Presentation introducing the program to students, parents, and staff is available free of charge on this site. 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. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the product. Thanks!
Getting a Paycheck - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Getting a Paycheck - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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Getting a Paycheck is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills workbook series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike to meet federal mandates for transition skills and prepare students for employment and adult living. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader. This workbook serves as both a traditional print workbook and an interactive workbook for use with Adobe Acrobat. Getting a Paycheck 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. Lessons in Daily Living Skills’ Getting a Paycheck include: Whose Time is it? What’s an Emergency? Taking Breaks Social Security Cards Hourly or Salaried? Overtime Pay Periods Gross vs. Net Pay Deductions W-4 Forms Keeping the Job Bank Accounts Fiscal Responsibility Needs vs. Wants The 50/20/30 Rule Rainy Day Funds Cards Getting Out of Balance Credit Card Debt Your Credit Score Your W-2 Form Filing Your Taxes Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet 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. Download our interactive 2022-3 Catalog containing links to all our Daily Living Skills workbooks, powerpoints and videos. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the product. Thanks!
Dress for Success - 2 Workbook - Daily Living Skills
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Dress for Success - 2 Workbook - Daily Living Skills

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Dress for Success 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 transition goals and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader. 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 Dress for Success include: Hygiene Bathroom/closet organization Morning routines Creating an adult look Talk about tats Clothes shopping and budgeting Interview etiquette When to wash clothes Also included are Parent Verification Letters to meet federal mandates for family involvement, answer key, and grading sheet. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Additional titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series that might enhance this topic include: Hygiene for Girls, Hygiene for Guys, Nutrition, Interviewing Skills, Time Management and Doing Laundry. 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. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the produce. Thanks!
Fair Fighting Workbook-Daily Living Skills
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Fair Fighting Workbook-Daily Living Skills

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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 Workbook-Daily Living Skills
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Decision Making Workbook-Daily Living Skills

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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.
Buying Insurance-Daily Living Skills
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Buying Insurance-Daily Living Skills

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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.
Making Meals - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Making Meals - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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Making Meals 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–Making Meals include: Cheap and healthy choices, using the microwave, microwave safety, microwave popcorn/oatmeal/and burritos, making processed foods, one-pan pasta recipe, oven-baked chicken, chicken and rice with variations, soup recipes, saving soup fixes for mistakes, lentils, salads, kale chips, one-pan cake recipe, apple crisp and variations, making it healthy substitutions. Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet. A video-modeling DVD is also available to accompany this book. Step-by-step modeling of many recipes and techniques is included in the DVD which is sold separately. Recipes in this book use the “cheap and healthy” foods introduced in “Nutrition.” By combining “Kitchen Basics,” “Nutrition,” “Grocery Shopping,” and “Making Meals,” teachers can have a comprehensive and cohesive cooking unit for their students. 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?, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management and Transportation.
Celebrating Holidays-Daily Living Skills
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Celebrating Holidays-Daily Living Skills

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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.
Building Self-Motivation - Daily Living Skills
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Building Self-Motivation - Daily Living Skills

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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.)
Building Character - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills
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Building Character - 2 Workbooks - Daily Living Skills

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Building Character 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. Because “character words” such as trustworthy, motivated, and courageous are defined in the book, it kicks the vocabulary level up a little higher than the third grade level normally used in these books. But, each vocabulary word is thoroughly defined directly after word introduction and the overall “feel” of the book matches the rest of the series. Like the other books, 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. 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 Building Character include: What is Character?, Why Should I Care?, Changing the World, Why Should I Have to Change?, Golden Rule=Empathy, Ten Terrific Traits (Courageous, Positive, Grateful, Trustworthy, Kind, Best Effort, Persistent, Self Reliant, Sense of Humor, Balance), Weighting Character Traits, Balancing Conflicting Virtues, When Other People Behave Badly. 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, 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 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.