Social Skills Basics Checklist

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  • 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.

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