Social Skills Lesson Design

Describe the inappropriate behavior: The inappropriate behavior is stealing. This

is where students are taking something that does not belong to them without
asking for permission. Once they have stolen they normally do not return the item
as well.

Rationale for a new behavior (why is it important to develop a new behavior) It is

important to develop a new behavior because while in the classroom it can be
dealt with, outside of school it is a criminal act and can be punishable by jail time.
This more severe crime is normally stemmed from minor offenses of stealing
then escalades quickly.

Describe the appropriate behavior (what skill does the student need to develop) If
the student wants something that they do not have, they must ask nicely for it
and return the item once they are finished with it.

1. Give a specific description of what stealing is in the academic setting.

2. Give an example of what stealing would look like in the school setting.
3. Next give and appropriate definition of how to posses a desired object in a
school setting.
4. Give a specific example of the correct way to get what you want in the school
setting.
5. Ask if there are any questions or misunderstandings of stealing and the correct
way to ask for something.

Model demonstration example (after the positive alternative behavior has been
identified and broken into its component parts, the next step is for the adult to
demonstrate or model the behavior; this can involve the student playing the role
of the other person involved, for example, the teacher or peer, while the person
assisting the student in developing the new skill will role-play the student using
the new skill.) Have students create a situation of the inappropriate way to take
something and the appropriate to take an item in the classroom or school.
Students will be assessed by the examples they select and the way they
demonstrate each behavior. (Ex: Student leaves their pencil on their desk and
when they get up to go to the bathroom one student takes it. Where instead they
should ask the student before or after they get back from the bathroom if they
can borrow their pencil.)
Student practice example (this will initially be done in the classroom or wherever
the training is taking place; student must have an opportunity to practice the new
behavior in a setting similar to that in which she will have to use it, for example, if
having issues with peer on playground then the new behavior would need to be
practiced on the playground with peers.) This can be done in the classroom
setting. An example would be a student leaving a snack from lunch on their desk.
When they get up to use the restroom somebody reaches over and outs the
snack in their backpack and keeps it for him or herself without asking.

Natural setting practice (if different than initial practice) In this case the natural
setting is the same as the initial practice.

Homework assignment: The homework assignment will be for students to

correctly define stealing in the classroom and define the appropriate way to ask
for something when needed. They will also need to provide three examples in
each case.

Individual or group reinforcement strategy: Every month no student reports

anything stolen or missing, there will be a reward for that class. EX: Homework
pass, Food, Bonus Points, etc.