Life Skills

Links verified 3/6/10 return to career-technical index a site for teachers | a PowerPoint show | Adobe Acrobat document | a Word document sound | video format | interactive lesson | a quiz | lesson plan | to print Daily Living and Cooking Activities - prepare students for independent living, recipes and worksheets/ activities Do To Learn - learn about facial expressions and how to understand them Do To Learn - Create a room - move furniture into a logical manner to create a room Do To Learn - Picture Cards - picture cards to help make schedules, story strips and talking back cards. Do To Learn - Reminder Strips - help to remind someone how to perform a particular sequence. Do to Learn - Songs and Games - song and activities; street safety, time sequence, and more Index of Life Skills Articles - attempts at imparting some relevant knowledge that people should probably have some understanding of Life Skills - Free Presentations in PowerPoint format Life Skills for Vocational Success - You will find over 60 lesson plans to teach people life skills, as well as links to other rehabilitation and disability related sites. The designers of this site state that it is for the following people: Educators, counselors, job coaches, and other professionals working to increase the employability of people with disabilities, professionals working in Welfare Reform training centers, and anyone interested in teaching people life skills as a means to increasing the chance of vocational success. Life Skills Lesson plans - can be adapted for various age levels Higher skill levels found at this link Life Skills - from GCFLearnFree.org ; must create a user name and password, but tutorials are free. Everyday Life, Math and Money, Computer Skills and more! Life Skill Videos - learn how to take care of your personal hygiene Life Skills Wiki - online curriculum Life Skill Adapted Books and Materials - lessons and books with real life photos Make A Face - learn to read emotions from facial characteristics Glossary of Workplace Education Terms - definitions are relevant for ABLE providers of workplace education ReadPlease - Reads any text you see on your screen - all purpose text-to-speech software. Download the 2003 version (it’s free), not the Plus version for which there is a charge. Self Esteem - Lesson plan - Notice! Link to self esteem web site does not work! Self Help Picture Cards - print these and discuss with your students how to do things Sorting Out Feelings - Worksheet to print SymbolWorld - web site with material suitable for symbol readers of all ages