Episode description

Boardgames and card games are perfect for supporting social and emotional development. Especially in this time of COVID, where people are worried about the social development of children, boardgames can really help encourage learning of crucial social skills, including winning & losing, turn-taking, sharing, and much more. Plus this week on the blog I dive into microgames, a genre of super fast, easy-to-learn games, thanks to teacher Richard Black.

✅ “Emotional Literacy” explained
✅ Why talking about your own emotions is important
✅ Sue reads an excerpt from the book, The Red Beast (check out my podcast where I interveiw the author here)
✅ How to use the Socially Speaking Boardgame at home & school
✅ How to make your own fun Emotion Game the whole family / class will love

Episode 126: Using Games to Teach – Part 1: All the Skills you can Learn
Episode 117: What you can Learn from Lived Experiences of Autism and ADHD (self-advocacy episode mentioned in the podcast)

Episode 76: How to Use The Red Beast to Teach Children About Anger with K.I. Al-Ghani

Episode 73: Top 10 Tips to use when Teaching Social Skills to Students with Autism

Epsiode 4: Promoting Social Understanding – Social Scripts

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