Life skills task boxes Halloween social scenarios problem solving cards

Resource Description

Halloween social skills scenarios problem solving task cards for life skills students are great for life skills task boxes for individual work or for small group discussion. Easy to print and go, and perfect for life skills, transition and special education students. The Halloween problem solving task cards help teach social emotional learning skills as well as encouraging a step by step problem solving approach.

They are ideal for supporting students to:

• Read a short narrative text
• Find the main idea
• Find the supporting details
• Share their ideas
• Listen to the point of view of others
• Write a response based on their own ideas
• Adjust their writing based on feedback and suggestions
• Build social and emotional skills
• Consider choices to make in real world situations
• Balance the pros and cons of a solution
• Name feelings and consider the feelings of others
• Develop effective responses to sensory overload situations
• Evaluate their ideas
• Express their thoughts and feelings to others

Print these Halloween social skills problem solving task cards and place them into a task box, place them around the room for a quick centers activity, or use them as a discussion prompt for pairs or small groups. The problem solving task cards are great for helping students with autism to identify and manage emotions in themselves and others and learn how to respond to triggers like loud noises and lots of people, as well as build their skills for social interactions and independent living needs.

What's inside?

There are 40 Halloween problem solving task cards to print and share or store in life skills task boxes.

There are 2 versions of the action plan for students to use individually or in pairs or small groups.

What to do:

1. Print and cut the Halloween social skills scenarios problem solving task cards using paper or card. Laminate for longer life.
2. Store in life skills task boxes for regular practice.
3. Read the cards individually or as a pair or small group.
4. Use the action plans (simple or more complex) to help students plan how to solve the problems.
5. Bring the class back together as a whole group to share their ideas and solutions, or swap and discuss with another student.

Support student learning by suggesting options they could use, such as talk to a friend, ask a trusted adult, think it through or wait a while.