Social Skills Embedded in A Language Arts Lesson

The next example is on in which the teaching of the social skills is embedded into a language arts lesson.

Sample 2

Subject: Language Arts, General Education Class

Grade: 6th

Topic: Adjectives: What are Adjectives?

Standards: Written Applications 2.2, 2.4b, Written and Oral Language, Grammar 1.2

Social Skills: Working in a Group, Sharing Materials

Strategies: Cooperative Learning Groups

Objective: 1. Students will identify what an adjective is.
2. Students will work in cooperative learning groups.
3. Students will use writing skills to incorporate adjectives into a story about a picture.
Materials: 5 pictures, 5 large pieces of poster paper, 5 different colored markers, paper and pencils for students.