Social Skills Christmas Gratitude Activities SEL Holiday Kindness Good Manners

Description

Teach essential life skills with these social skills Christmas gratitude activities designed to help students practice gratitude, kindness, and good manners during the holiday season. This resource includes a colorful social story, provided in PDF, Google Slides, and Video versions, focused on receiving gifts politely, engaging role-play activities to reinforce positive social interactions, and customizable thank-you cards for students to express appreciation. Perfect for SEL lessons, these social skills Christmas gratitude activities support social-emotional learning and foster a culture of gratitude in the classroom or homeschool setting. Ideal for teachers, homeschoolers, and guidance counselors.

 

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This extra-helpful, high-interest resource includes the following printables and activities for teaching Christmas gratitude social skills:

✅ social  story- A colorful social story, written in kid-friendly language focusing on:

•Why receiving gifts can be tricky

•What emotions we experience when opening gifts

•Why it is important to show gratitude when receiving a gift

•Steps to take to make handling tricky gift situations easier

•Different ways to say thank you when receiving a gift

(SOCIAL STORY PROVIDED IN 3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS- PDF, GOOGLE

SLIDES AND VIDEO) a comprehension check page is included with the

google slides and video version.

✅ student reference cards- Perfect for meeting individual student needs Student reference cards provide students with multiple options for ways to say thank you when receiving gifts and presents

✅ role-playing activity- Concrete practice of skills with this fun and engaging game Students will practice giving and receiving gifts and role-play saying “thank you” and showing gratitude

✅ thank you cards– Set of 10 thank you cards (5 different kid-friendly designs) Use these thank you cards for students to share their gratitude with the gift-givers in their lives.

 

This is THE PERFECT RESOURCE for:

•Whole Class Instruction

•Small Group Instruction

•Individual Instruction

•SEL Instruction

•Time Fillers

•Morning Meeting

•Take-Home Review

•Class Meetings

•Students with autism

•Students with behavioral disorders

•Students struggling with this topic

You won’t be disappointed with the engagement level and the results of this resource!

As always, please contact me with any questions!

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Thank you so much,

Diane Romo