Autism Curriculum Resources for Elementary, Middle, & High School

For those who want extra teaching materials, Model Me Kids offers Teaching Manuals and Student Workbooks for use with its DVDs. These resources help teach social skills in a classroom, social skills group, at home, or other teaching setting, in conjunction with the Model Me Kids video modeling DVDs. See samples

Teachers: Use to help build your social skills curriculum to teach and apply skills presented in the videos.

Parents: Use to structure home-based instruction and reinforce skills presented in the videos.

Currently Available: Social skills curriculum materials for Time for School. (Sold Separately). Get release dates for other DVD materials by joining our mailing list

Note: The Student Workbook and the Teaching Manual are designed to be used together, along with the corresponding DVD.

Each Teaching Manual contains the following:

Lesson plans for each of the DVD chapters

At-Home activity plans to help facilitate generalization beyond the classroom

Student progress charts to track mastery of skills

Sample letters to parents to promote continuity between classroom and home

Each Student Workbook contains the following

Worksheets based on the lessons in the corresponding DVD

Activities that support the lesson plans in the Teaching Manual

At-home reinforcement charts to promote parent involvement in skills

Custom illustrations of images directly from the video to reinforce concepts taught - check out a sample illustration

Free Autism Teaching Tools

The page below contains free worksheets that may be downloaded. To download and save it to your computer, right-click on the graphic with your mouse and click Save Picture As. You may re-size the saved page to print as a worksheet, create Autism social skills activities, or use as needed.

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See also: Social Skills Curriculum

Time for School

Time for a Playdate

I Can Do It!

Free Autism Teaching Tools Courtesy of Model Me Kids®, Videos for Modeling Social Skills

Autism & Asperger's DVDs

Model Me Conversation Cues® Models nonverbal cues, how and when to start a conversation, maintain conversation, turn-taking in conversation, & more. Run Time: 68 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order
Model Me Friendship™ Models social skills involved in initiating and maintaining a friendship including: compromise, invite, handling rejection, team sports, empathy, and more. Run Time: 75 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order
Model Me Tips & Tricks™ Models social skills such as using tact, appropriate voice modulation, good hygiene, asking for help, sense of humor, and more. Run Time: 67 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order
Model Me Confidence & Bullying Prevention™ Models skills for building confidence and preventing bullying through self-advocacy, choosing friends, positive self-talk, and more. Bonus DVD on bullying geared toward parents, schools, and therapists, featuring Asperger's guru Nick Dubin. DVD, bonus DVD, plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order

Time for School™ Topics include: listen to the teacher, share, sit quietly, take turns, show interest in others, playground, & more. Run Time: 61 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 5-12 read more | order
Time for a Playdate™ Topics include: greet friend, losing, answer, play his way, eye contact, clean up, say goodbye & more. Run Time: 67 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 5-12 read more | order
I Can Do It!™ Models appropriate behavior in stressful situations, including waiting, transitions, birthday parties, handling criticism, & more. Run Time: 53 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 5-12 read more | order

Music Therapy Meets Video Modeling:

Model Me Faces & Emotions™ Demonstrates emotions and facial expression including happy, sad, tired, bored, & more. Narrated with songs by Music Therapist Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC. Run Time: 27 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 2-8 read more | order

Model Me Going Places™ Models appropriate behavior in community locations including the hairdresser, grocery store, dentist, doctor, mall, and more. Narrated with songs by Music Therapist Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC. Free supplementary iPhone/iPod app featuring locations from the DVD. Run Time: 42 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 2-8 read more | order

Teaching Manuals & Student Workbooks (Home and School)
The DVDs may be purchased alone. We also offer extra teaching resources for use with the DVDs: A teaching manual with lesson plans and progress charts. A social skills workbook with worksheets and activities. These may be used by parents in the home or by teachers/therapists in an educational setting.
Teachers: Use to build a social skills curriculum.
Parents: Reinforce skills presented in the videos.
Sold separately from DVDs.

Currently Available:
Time for School Teaching Manual: 132 non-reproducible pages, softcover
Time for School Student Workbook: 132 non-reproducible pages, softcover.

Model Me Conversation Cues Teaching Manual: 120 non-reproducible pages, softcover.
Model Me Conversation Cues Student Workbook: 140 non-reproducible pages, softcover.
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