This 8 week group is designed to take students into the community on 3 different outings to reinforce academics, social skills and behavior at the highest level through real world settings. This program is in our Tier III for social skills and behavior . Working with community themes and then directly in community locations challenges students to access and apply their prior knowledge while maintaining appropriate behavior skills, as simple activities can take on a new level of complexity while working in continually changing and loosely structured environments.
Age : Middle, High School and Young Adults
Prerequisite Skills: Ambulatory, independent with bathroom skills, reading, writing and communication at the single word/phrase level. Able to focus on structured activities for 15-20 minutes.
Primary Focus: Social skills, social problem solving and real-life academics through the context of the community.
Group Highlights :
-3 lessons taught in the community
-4 technology lessons (i.e., websites, maps, word documents)
-Work with money and make financial transactions
-Role play and real life recreation Outing Structure :
Outing 1 will be at a different eatery such as Bliss Cupcakes where students will be given a pre-determined budget for ordering. Social skill language, eye contact and verbal skills will be heavily reinforced. Making a financial transaction, staying within budget and understanding a receipt will be taught for example, identifying the amount paid, tax, refund/exchange policy, change and store address and phone number.
Outing 2 will always be at a grocery store where students will reinforce the skills of reading and understanding aisles, finding items, identifying employees, check out and other points of importance.
Outing 3 will always be different such as going to Target, Walgreen's or, Goodwill. Social skills, problem solving, time management and financial transactions will be some of the many skills addressed.
For more detailed information on specific skills addressed, please visit “Goals and Objectives” and review a detailed lesson plan. Goals for Community Relations and Adaptations
Snap Shot of a Year for Community Relations and Adaptations
Detailed Lesson Plan |
 Liz & Sommer, Co-Founders |
