1. Life Skills Vocabulary
This activity aims to introduce and define life skills for adulthood.
Discuss
Today we are going to talk about life skills! Life skills are things we do every day to take care of ourselves and help us live as independently as possible. They are everyday tasks – like cooking, getting dressed, or using money – that help us live, work, and take care of our daily needs. Life skills are things that we do every day without realizing we are doing them, but sometimes we need to learn how to do these skills with help or learn how to do them independently. Let’s take a second to review some vocabulary we are going to see today.
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Life Skills Vocabulary (PowerPoint). Feel free to modify the vocabulary list to meet the student’s needs.
Personal Care: Taking care of your body and staying clean and healthy.
Emergency: A serious situation where you need to act fast or get help right away, like a fire or someone getting hurt.
Safety Skills: Knowing how to keep yourself and others safe at home, school, or in the community.
Money Management: Keeping track of your money and using it in a smart way, like saving money, spending money wisely, and keeping it in a safe place like a bank or wallet.
Financial Planning: Making a plan for how to earn, save, and spend your money. This helps with making big purchases, paying large bills, and saving for an emergency.
Healthcare: Taking care of your health, like going to the doctor and using medicine when needed.
Social Skills: These are the skills we use to talk to others and get along with people. They help us make friends, work in a group, solve problems, and show respect.
Household Skills: These are the tasks we do to keep our living space clean, organized, and safe. It includes washing and folding clothes, cleaning the house, and taking care of other chores like cooking or organizing.
Community Skills: These are the skills we use to get around and use places in our community, like stores, buses, or libraries. It helps us know how to find what we need and ask for help when we need it.
Discuss
Now that we have learned some terms associated with life skills, let’s try to sort activities that we think would be associated with each of the words we learned. For example, what are some personal care skills that you already do to take care of your body? What are some money management you can do?
Interactive Opportunity
On the table spread out the category cards (personal care, safety skills, money management, healthcare, social skills, household skills, and community skills). Hand students a stack of picture cards with skills depicted on them. Have the students look/read each card and sort them accordingly.
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