Planned Teaching

                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan

                                 "Introducing Yourself"

Introduce Skill

What is an introduction?

What?

What is included in an introduction?

When?

When is an introduction appropriate? 

Who?

Who needs to be able to introduce them self?  Why would you

need to be able to introduce yourself?

Describe Skill Steps

1.  Look at the person.  Smile.

2.  Use a pleasant voice.

3.  Offer a greeting.  Say "Hi, my name is...."

4.  Shake the person's hand.

5.  When you leave say, "It was nice to meet you."

Rationale

By introducing yourself, others will think you are friendly, mature,

Benefit

and self-confident.  OR  If you are new to a group or place,

Neg. Consequence

introducing yourself will let others know who you are so they can

Concern

call you by name.  OR  Introducing yourself will make a new

person feel more welcome.

Request for

Repeat the steps.  Does this make sense?

   Acknowledgment

Practice

Practice introductions using the skill steps.  Also, practice hand-

shaking.  Hand shakes should be firm:  not too soft or too hard.

Feedback

You did a great job of practicing "Introducing Yourself!"

(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 "Introducing Yourself."  Continue to praise

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