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"Going to Visit Santa" Social Skill Story PPT"Going to Visit Santa" Social Skill Story PPT
Publisher
Positively Autism
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Grade
Pre-K - 3rd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Presentations
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Number of Slides
12
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"Going to Visit Santa" Social Skill Story

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Prepare learners with autism for a visit to Santa Claus with this social skill story that tells them what to expect, as well as explains how they should behave

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Concepts

autism, social skills, christmas, santa claus

Additional Tags

programs

Instructional Ideas

  • Print and laminate the pages, or load them onto a computer or tablet
  • Introduce only one or two pages at a time to reduce stress

Classroom Considerations

  • Part of a series of Christmas-themed resources designed for learners on the autism spectrum
  • The 12-page packet includes ads for materials for purchase; however, no purchase is nescessary to utilize the resource

Pros

  • Each page of the presentation features the same bold, red background
  • Only one image, either a photo or drawing, is included on each page

Cons

  • None

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