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Life Skills Practice
Reproducible Activity Worksheets
Age Appropriate Level: Secondary, Adult
Product Type: Binder
Author: Ellen McPeek Glisan
Number of Pages: 238 pages
Reading Level: Grades 9-12
Copyright: 1999
An indispensable guide for preparing students for life after high
school, Life Skills Practice contains hundreds of 'real-life,'
'hands-on' scenarios that encourage student confidence in dealing
with a wide variety of everyday situations. This comprehensive
program is suitable for individuals with varying levels of ability,
and is written in a simple, user-friendly format.
The 192 reproducible activity worksheets can be taught in any order
and used for instruction or as study guides. They cover such
practical everyday activities as decorating a home, dealing with
illness, giving medical histories, using travelers' checks,
preparing tax forms, eating on a budget, making a savings plan, and
more.
Worksheet activities
• Making lists
• Filling in blanks
• Role-playing
• Filling out charts
• Matching vocabulary words to descriptions
• Using indexes
• Basic math exercises
The worksheets are divided into 8 units separated by tabbed sections
in a sturdy, 3-ring binder. Each unit contains a Teacher's Guide,
pre-test, and follow-up review: The Teacher's Guide includes a
complete Answer Key and creative suggestions for lesson enhancement.
Units (Click unit title to expand)
• Being an Employee
- Finding the Best Job for You
- Choosing the Best Company
- Being Part of a Team
- Putting Your Best Foot Forward
- Being a Good Employee
- Understanding Financial Forms
- Working with Common Job Skills
- Being Involved at Work
- Writing on the Job
- Knowing When and What to Sign
- Understanding Your Paycheck.
• Doing Your Banking
- Understanding Banks
- Reading and Writing in Money Amounts
- Getting Started
- Spending Your Money
- Dealing with Checks that Are Written to You
- Using a Check Register
- Balancing a Checking Account
- Understanding Savings Accounts
- Looking at Special Services
- Understanding Credit
- Cashing Your Paycheck.
• Getting Along with Others
- Responding to Others
- Voicing Opinions, Understanding Emotions
- Dealing with Different Moods
- Using the Telephone
- Making Friends
- Using Manners
- Showing Consideration
- Asking for Help
- Dealing with Peer Pressure
- Getting Along with a Roommate.
• Getting Organized
- Understanding Time Frames
- Understanding the Value of Time
- Looking Ahead
- Making Lists, Calling Companies
- Using Answering Machines
- Organizing Papers
- Finding Information in Books
- Having What You Need
- Using Comparison Shopping Charts
- Being Part of a Community.
• Making Decisions
- Reading Newspapers
- Interpreting Advertisements
- Reading Pictures
- Choosing an Apartment
- Spelling Names
- Dealing with Illness
- Living within the Law
- Giving and Accepting Help
- Dealing with Difficult Situations
- Knowing What to Keep
- Thinking and Deciding.
• Running a Household
- Planning Menus
- Cooking, Cleaning
- Dealing with Pest Control
- Doing Laundry
- Caring for the Environment
- Moving, Decorating a Home
- Dealing with Family Needs
- Handling Daily Routines
- Dealing with Children's School Needs.
• Understanding Forms
- Writing Clearly
- Completing Job Applications
- Sending Mail
- Signing on the Dotted Line
- Buying Insurance
- Renting
- Giving Medical Histories
- Taking Part in Free Drawings
- Filling Out Ownership Papers
- Learning about Credit Cards
- Preparing Tax Forms.
• Using a Budget
- Understanding Income
- Understanding Expenses
- Understanding Types of Stores
- Eating on a Budget
- Going Clothes Shopping on a Budget
- Enjoying Leisure Time on a Budget
- Going on Vacation
- Making a Savings Plan
- Spending Outside Your Budget
- Cutting Back on Spending
- Making Budget Decisions.
About the Author
Ellen McPeek Glisan has an M.S. in learning disabilities and started
teaching in a cross-categorical classroom in a small rural Northern
Illinois junior-senior high school. Writing complete programs that
had a clear purpose in the lives of her students became her passion.
She has created an entire line of School-to-Work materials for both
regular and special education classrooms for children and adults.
Related Products
• A Functional Curriculum Vol. 1
• A Functional Curriculum Vol. 2
• A Functional Curriculum Vol. 3
• Let's Talk About Life Skills 1 & 2
• Let's Talk About Life Skills 1
• Let's Talk About Life Skills 2
• Life Skill Lessons 6 book set
• Life Skill Readers Book
• Life Skills for Today's World 5 book set
• Personal Development for Success Series
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