Planned Teaching

                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan

                                    "Greeting Others"

Introduce Skill

What does it mean to greet others?

What?

What is a greeting?

When?

When do you greet people?  How do you think they feel?

Who?

Who are some people you need to greet properly?

How does it make you feel when you are greeted appropriately?

Describe Skill Steps

1.  Look at the person.

2.  Use a pleasant voice.

3.  Say "Hi" or "Hello."

Rationale

When you greet someone appropriately, it makes the person you

Benefit

are greeting feel good.  You may make a new friend.  You may

Neg. Consequence

make someone who is feeling sad feel better.  When you smile

Concern

and greet someone, you are taking a positive step.

Request for

Repeat the steps.  Does this make sense?

   Acknowledgment

Practice

Have students pair up and greet each other in another

language.  (Sheets attached)

Have aides or other staff that are not usually in the room come

in and have the students practice with them.

Feedback

You did a great job of practicing "Greeting Others!"

(Praise specific steps followed and give specific feed back for

areas of improvement.)

Positive

Because you practiced so well, you have earned 10 minutes of

   Consequence

extra free time.  (or other positive consequences that are

appropriate for the time like penny candy or playing a game.)

Follow-Up Practice

Let the class know that you will be observing the class to "catch

them" using the skill "Greeting Others."  Continue to praise

correct use of the skill and re-teach as needed.