Planned Teaching  
                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan
 

How to Greet Someone

 
     
     
Introduce Skill This lesson is to be done several days before Open House.
What? What is a greeting?  When do you greet people?  Who are
When? some people you need to greet properly?  How do you
Who? think it makes people feel when they are greeted appropriately?
  How does it make you feel?  
     
Describe Skill Steps 1. Look at the person.  
  2. Smile.  
  3. Use a pleasant voice tone.  
  4. Make a verbal greeting.  
     
     
     
     
Rationale When you greet people in this way, they are more likely to think you
Benefit are friendly and they may even want to be your friend.
Neg. Consequence    
Concern    
     
     
Request for Do you undeerstand?  Tell me the steps.  
Acknowledgment    
     
Practice Have children greet each other one at a time.
  Have another adult or group of children come into the room
  and greet the students.  
     
     
Feedback You did a very nice job of remembering the steps of greeting
  someone.  (Praise specific steps followed correctly.)
     
     
Positive  Because you did such a good job of practicing, we'll start
Consequence right now on our "Welcome to My Desk" signs for Open House.
     
     
Follow-Up Practice Continue to greet all adults you pass in the hall.  At Open House you
  will all have the chance to show me that you remember the steps of
  How to Greet Someone.