SLP 139: Using Boardgames to Support Social & Emotional Development

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. What this podcast contains ✅ “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 Related Podcasts 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 Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below https://suelarkey.com.au/using-boardgames-to-support-development/ Join the facebook group specifically for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. https://elearning.suelarkey.com.au