Social Skills Basics Checklist

Social Play

• Maintain proximity to peers within 1 foot.
• Take turns during simple games.
• Play associatively with other children.
• Respond to interactions.
• Use appropriate greetings.
• Invite others to play.
• Organize play by suggesting play plan.
• Follow another peers play ideas.
• Give up toys and materials to peers.
• Offer toys and materials to peers.

Emotions

• Identify likes and dislikes.
• Identify and label emotions in self.
• Identify emotions in others.
• Demonstrate affection.
• Demonstrate empathy toward peers.
• Uses tone of voice to convey a message.
• Allow others to comfort him/her.
• Deal with being teased in acceptable ways.
• Accept losing at a game without becoming upset.
• Deals with winning appropriately.
• Accept making mistakes without becoming upset or angry.
• Accept unexpected changes.
• Identify problems.
• Generate solutions.

Group Skills

• Seek assistance from adults and/or peers.
• Give assistance to peers.
• Use appropriate attention seeking behaviors.
• Remain with group.
• Follow the group routine.
• Accept interruptions/unexpected change.

Communication

• Initiate a conversation.
• Ask 'Wh' questions for information.
• Respond to 'Wh' questions.
• Make a variety of comments.
• Introduce him/herself to someone new.
• Maintain appropriate eye contact.
• Use an appropriate voice volume.
• Answer simple social questions.
• Answer questions about past events.
• Use mannerly words like please, thank you, and you're welcome.
• Give compliments regularly to others.