SOCIAL SKILLS AND JOB SKILLS CURRICULUM

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Smile & Succeed For Teens Teaching Guide

Grades 6 - college. Looking for social and job skills curriculum? Now you can buy the SOFTCOVER Teaching Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens. This information-packed guide is created by teachers for teachers to help you teach effectively

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For teaching middle, high school and college students. Created by teachers for teachers! This softcover Smile & Succeed for Teens Teaching Guide will help you teach social and job skills curriculum for teens and...

• Easily and successfully help your students apply the techniques in Smile & Succeed for Teens.
• Assist your students in improving their critical communication skills for success in school, work, and life.
• Guide your students as they prepare for a job and help them get a positive head start in their career.
• Help students who have jobs or volunteer to quickly improve customer service and increase sales or donations.

FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES - ROLE-PLAYING AND MORE! INCLUDES REPRODUCIBLE WORKSHEETS FOR THE CLASSROOM.

This Teaching Guide is the Perfect Activity Guide for Teachers: Covers PEOPLE SKILLS, JOB SKILLS, COVER LETTER/RESUME. MOCK JOB INTERVIEWS. ELECTRONIC ETIQUETTE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, SALES, VOLUNTEERING SKILLS and more. 18 exercises for teaching the social skills and job skills in the book Smile & Succeed for Teens.

Social Skills Curriculum
Inside this supportive book you will also find indispensable tips, proven techniques, and "must-do-now" strategies. This valuable teaching guide generates immediate results for success in school, life, and work. In no time, you will be helping teens master priceless social skills, prepare for jobs, and give them each a head start in their careers. This is the perfect asset for those who want to help teens who are looking for a job, working, starting their own business, volunteering, or applying to college. You will teach them to make a powerful first impression that will positively impact their future for years to come!

This Teaching Guide is also an ideal church and youth groups (scouting, etc.) tool and can be used powerfully for nonprofits, businesses employing teens, and more.

Packed inside, you will find all you need to ensure that your students succeed in school, work, and life with this essential life skills curriculum for teens!

Perfect for social and job skills curriculum, career and technical education (CTE), special education, 21st Century Skills, and more. Grades 6-college.

35 pages (38 pages total) Softcover

PRE-READING ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1
INFORMATIONAL TEXT SCAVENGER HUNT
Navigate Smile & Succeed for Teens using important informational text features.
Exercise 2
ESSENTIAL PEOPLE SKILLS
Discover your students current knowledge of people skills commonly used at home, school, and work.
Exercise 3
EVALUATING PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
Communicating with adults is a vital skill. This exercise provides students the opportunity to share their experiences with adults and improve their communication skills.

READING ACTIVITIES

EXERCISE 4: Role Play Top Ten People Skills (Ch. 1)
Experience first-hand the difference great people skills make in your relationships with friends, family and customers. These important skills help transition teens into the world of work.
EXERCISE 5: Create a Flyer (Ch. 2)
Possibilities for young adults to create their own job and start their own business. Opportunities are endless. Explore student interest areas and skill sets while creating a business flyer.
EXERCISE 6: Build a Cover Letter and Resume (Ch. 2)
A professional-looking cover letter and resume will impress employers and often be what separates those who are called in for interviews from those who are not.
EXERCISE 7: Mock Interview (Ch. 2)
With great people skills, there is a better chance of getting a job. An effective interview will/may determine if you get the job.
EXERCISE 8: Keep Your Job (Ch. 2)
Keeping a job involves many skills that teens may already possess from home and school experiences. Relating those skills to the world of work adds even greater importance to these life-long skills.
EXERCISE 9: Overcome Stress Evaluation (Ch. 2)
Be your best in school, work, and life. Explore some easy ways to deal with stress.
EXERCISE 10: Master Electronic Etiquette (Ch. 3)
Presentation is everything—including when texting, sending emails, and using social media.
EXERCISE 11: Role Play Customer Service Skills (Ch. 4-6)
Role playing allows your students to experience first-hand how the customer feels when customer service is poor or non-existent versus when customer service is excellent.
EXERCISE 12: Answer the Phone with a Smile (Ch. 4)
Being comfortable talking on the phone in a professional manner is a critical skill for success.
EXERCISE 13: Role Play Fundraising Skills (Ch. 7)
It’s common for people to be afraid to ask for donations, but your current fundraising experiences can be used effectively for other good causes. Role playing allows your students to gain confidence and improve their fundraising skills so they can easily transition to helping nonprofits and other causes raise funds.

POST-READING ACTIVITIES

EXERCISE 14: Be a Mystery Shopper (Ch. 1-7)
Being a mystery shopper is educational and fun! It can be eye opening as students experience good and bad customer service and sales techniques.
EXERCISE 15: Service Learning Project (Ch. 7)
It is vital to get young adults involved in their own communities and the world beyond.

ASSESSMENT

EXERCISE 16: Make it Stick (Ch. 1-7)
Since much of the content in Smile & Succeed for Teens is new to students, ongoing training is critical. Consistent monthly or weekly review will ensure confidence using the techniques.
EXERCISE 17: Quotations, Illustrations, Computer Monitors, and Wired Tips (Ch. 1-7)
Inspirational quotes, illustrations, captions, and wired tips are found throughout the book and support the content of many sections.
EXERCISE 18: Book Review (Ch. 1-7)
Now it’s your students turn to rate this book! One of the best ways to assess how much content a student has retained from a book is to ask them to review it.

APPENDIX

LESSON WORKSHEETS

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5 Stars
"Must-have! The Smile & Succeed for Teens Teaching Guide is a valuable resource for anyone using the book. It contains eighteen varied exercises that can be used in many ways. Parents, teachers, youth group leaders, anyone working with teens or pre-teens on social skills/job skills/confidence building will find activities that support/extend/enhance the already valuable information found in the text of Smile & Succeed for Teens. Large groups, small groups, and one-on-one instruction is possible with all eighteen activities. The guide is very well organized and easy to use. The Table of Contents contains a thumbnail description of each activity and identifies the corresponding chapter(s) from the book. Each activity has an objective and detailed directions. All necessary Student and Teacher Resources are listed below the directions and are located in an Appendix of Reproducible Worksheets. All the work has been done for you! And there is something for everyone: from simply practicing phone etiquitte to completing a service learning project, this activity guide has it all. Bonus: Excellent quality in the guidebook itself...substantial cover and high quality paper."
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