Interviewing Skills is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Interviewing Skills include: Professional communication Manners matter Table manners Business manners Dress for success Voice & body language Telephone talk How to write a business letter How to write a resume Key business traits Getting references Resume cover letter Addressing an envelope Completing an application Getting Ready for an interview Interview basics Interview question game Employer fact sheets Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Building Character, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career A PowerPoint Presentation introducing the program to students, parents, and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting up a transition program, pre-and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book. A Powerpoint presentation is available free on this site to introduce your class/parents/administrators to the program. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the product. Thanks!

Making Conversation is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering social skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike needed for adult living. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Written on a high third/low fourth-grade level with airy pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Making Conversation include: What is Conversation? Keys to Conversation How to Ask a Question Interests Or, What to Talk About Is it Appropriate? Tone of Voice Personal Space Eye Contact Body Language Joining In When People Say “No” Levels of Conversational Intimacy The Magic Words Receiving a Compliment Explaining my Disability Formal Greeting Ending a Conversation Also included are Parent Verification Letters to meet federal mandates for family involvement, answer key, and grading sheet. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book Doing Laundry. Some titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Who Am I?-College and Career, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting and Stress Management and Making Conversation A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting up a transition program, pre-and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book. A Powerpoint presentation is available free on this site to introduce your class/parents/administrators to the program. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the product. Thanks!

Dress for Success is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Written on a high third/low fourth grade level with airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition goals and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Dress for Success include: Hygiene Bathroom/closet organization Morning routines Creating an adult look Talk about tats Clothes shopping and budgeting Interview etiquette When to wash clothes Also included are Parent Verification Letters to meet federal mandates for family involvement, answer key, and grading sheet. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Additional titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series that might enhance this topic include: Hygiene for Girls, Hygiene for Guys, Nutrition, Interviewing Skills, Time Management and Doing Laundry. A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting-up a transition program, pre- and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book. A Powerpoint presentation is available free on this site to introduce your class/parents/administrators to the program. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the produce. Thanks!

Managing Stress is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike needed for adult living. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Written on a high third/low fourth-grade level with airy pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills–Managing Stress include: What is Stress? Good Stress/Bad Stress Symptoms of Stress 50 Ways to De-Stress How to Handle Stress Healthy Lifestyle Choices Exercise Zaps Stress Relaxation Techniques Cognitive Distortions Containing Worry Connecting Resources When to Get Help Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book Doing Laundry. Some titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Who Am I?, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting and Stress Management A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting up a transition program, pre-and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book. A Powerpoint presentation is available free on this site to introduce your class/parents/administrators to the program. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the product. Thanks!

Practicing Self-Advocacy is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills and life skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Practicing Self-Advocacy provides adult living skills for special needs teens to meet transition mandates. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand what self-advocacy is, and how to advocate for themselves in school and the workplace alike. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills and transition skills needed for adult independence. Written on about the fifth-grade level*, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills’ Practicing Self Advocacy include: What is Self-Advocacy? Why Care about Self-Advocacy? Using Honey vs. Vinegar ADA vs. IDEA Elements of Self-Advocacy Knowing Yourself Knowing Your Needs Knowing How to Get What You Need Disclosing Your Disability Requesting Accommodations Document Disabilities Reasonable Accommodations Undue Hardship Accommodations at School/Workplace How to Ask for Accommodations Practice Sessions to Learn How to Ask Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates for parent involvement. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book, Doing Laundry. *Due to legal language, this book’s vocabulary scores higher than most books in the series. However, every “big” word is defined and/or illustrated to keep comprehension levels accessible.

Becoming Likeable* is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 or higher installed in order to take advantage of all the interactive features of this workbook. This is a free program that can be downloaded from: https://get.adobe.com/reader/. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Becoming Likeable include: Why’s It Matter? How Can I Tell (if I’m Annoying)? Ten Keys to Likeability Key 1-Don’t Compete Key 2-Ask Questions Key 3-Pay Attention Key 4-Be Positive Key 5-Smile Key 6-Don’t Judge Key 7- Open Up–A Little Key 8-Be Who You Are Key 9-Touch Key 10-Bring Value The Unspoken Rule–Have Integrity Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Building Character, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career *For consistency’s sake the preferred English spelling of “likeable” is used throughout this book. While it is not the PREFERRED American spelling, it is considered an acceptable spelling. A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting-up a transition program, pre- and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the produce. Thanks!

Independence Basics from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills workbooks to help students understand a variety of basic life skills needed to live an independent life in adulthood including how to Google, how to create a signature, what to carry when you leave the house, how to find your way home, location sharing, and dealing with strangers and dangerous situations. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Independence Basics provides instruction in adult living skills and transitional skills for both mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike and provides adult living skills for special needs teens to meet federal transition mandates, Indicator 13 requirements, and SCAN recommendations. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to live independently by providing them the background and knowledge to understand how to access community resources but can be further enhanced as a 5-book unit (with other books available soon) including Community Resources, Using the Library, Recreation Opportunities, and for teachers, Planning Field Trips. Like the other books in this series, Independence Basics contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated Indicator 13 skills and transition skills needed for adult independence. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Independence Basics include: What are Independence Basics? How to Google Don’t Leave Home Without It (These) Your Personal Signature Where You Live Finding My Place in the World Getting Home Staying in Touch–Informing before You Leave Buddy Systems Emergency Numbers You Should Have Disability ID Cards Emergency SOS Understanding Your Challenges–Reading an IEP Adult-ing–Keeping Organized Tracking Apps Safe Location Sharing Stranger Danger Kinds of Lures When Danger Isn’t a Stranger Listen to Your Gut Three Steps to Stay Safe Safe Words

Hygiene for Girls is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand the reason for and steps necessary for staying clean and healthy. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and U.S. Common Core Standard Compliant information. Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Hygiene for Girls include: What is hygiene, the Sanitary Seven, Why should I brush my teeth, How to floss, Washing my hair, Taking a shower, Clipping my nails, Applying deodorant, Stopping smelly feet, Wearing sunscreen, Wiping your bottom, How to wash your hands, Zapping zits, Washing your clothes, and girl stuff like Shaving, Feminine discharge, Pads and tampons, and removing make-up. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likeable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Building Self-Motivation, Buying Insurance, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Creating Self-Confidence, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Outdoor Chores, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Washing Dishes, Who Am I? College and Career, Work Games A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents, and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for most of the workbooks is also available for purchase on this site.

Transportation is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Written on a high third/low fourth grade level with airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills–Transportation include: Highway grid system, reading a map, traffic signs, bicycle safety, public transit/trains, public transit/buses, driver’s license practice game, sample DMV tests, cooling road rage, ticket etiquette–how to treat a cop, designated drivers, and emergency preparedness. Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Who Am I? (Career and College Aptitude), Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management and Transportation.

Outdoor Chores is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to perform basic chores outside. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information. Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Outdoor Chores include how to: take out the trash; sweep; pull weeds; mow the law; rake leaves; blow leaves, wash windows; clean rain gutters; wash the car; clean up after a chore and ladder safety. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likeable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for the workbooks is also available for purchase on this site.

Becoming Self-Aware is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is the first of the Self-Knowledge Bundle Pack which includes Becoming Self-Aware, Building Self-Esteem and Creating Self-Confidence. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information. Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Becoming Self-Motivation include: What is Self-Motivation?; Kinds of Motivation; Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation; 4 Kinds of Motivation: Myths about Motivation; Your Success is in Your Hands; Hard is a Chance; Hard Work is Good; Let’s Hear it for Persistence!; Choosing a Goal; Friction; Motivation Havit Worksheet; The Goldilocks Rule; What to do About Obstacles and My Goal Chart. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Building Character, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for MANY workbook is also available for purchase on this site. (Note: The Teacher’s Manual is due for revision. If you buy now, you will be notified when the book is revised and offered a free update.)

Celebrating Holidays is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information. Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Celebrating Holidays discuss the reason for the holiday, how to behave on the holiday, and allows students to explore how to celebrate the holiday. Twelve federal holidays are used, including: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Building Character, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for MANY workbook is also available for purchase on this site.

Safe Dating is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Written on a high third/low fourth-grade level with airy pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition goals and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Safe Dating meets these federal mandate standards: NS 3.1.3: Youth are given opportunities to ask questions and discuss sexual attitudes. NS 3.1.4: Youth develop interpersonal skills including communication, decision-making, assertiveness, and peer refusal skills, as well as the ability to create healthy relationships. NS 3.2.1: Youth develop ethics, values, and reasoning skills Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Safe Dating Workbooks Daily Living Skills include: Are You Ready? Who Do You Choose? Personal Values Building Consensus My Perfect Date Wish List The Wish List - Getting Real Choose Your Pond Where to Begin Online Dating Finding a Date 10 Tips to Safe Dating My Safe Dating Plan PDA’s Is it Appropriate? Why Not (Do It)? How to “not” Planner Setting Boundaries Avoiding Violence Asking for a Date Template Also included are Parent Verification Letters (to meet federal mandates for family involvement), answer key, and grading sheet. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. The Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides guidance for setting up the program, organizational tips, pre- and post-test assessments, written ITP goals for each book so that you may just paste them into the student’s annual IEP to meet transition goals, a class grading record sheet, and national standards code number and definitions for goals addressed in each book. Some titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Who Am I?—College and Career, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting and Safe Dating, Stress Management and Making Conversation

Making Meals is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. Written on a high third/low fourth grade level with airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-three page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills–Making Meals include: Cheap and healthy choices, using the microwave, microwave safety, microwave popcorn/oatmeal/and burritos, making processed foods, one-pan pasta recipe, oven-baked chicken, chicken and rice with variations, soup recipes, saving soup fixes for mistakes, lentils, salads, kale chips, one-pan cake recipe, apple crisp and variations, making it healthy substitutions. Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet. A video-modeling DVD is also available to accompany this book. Step-by-step modeling of many recipes and techniques is included in the DVD which is sold separately. Recipes in this book use the “cheap and healthy” foods introduced in “Nutrition.” By combining “Kitchen Basics,” “Nutrition,” “Grocery Shopping,” and “Making Meals,” teachers can have a comprehensive and cohesive cooking unit for their students. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Who Am I?, Cleaning House, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Kitchen Basics, Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Making Meals, Paying Bills, Staying Healthy, Time Management and Transportation.

Overcoming Failure is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information written on a 3/4 grade level for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teen maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Series’ Overcoming Failure include: Definition of failure The five major reasons people fail (We give up, We’re afraid, We make excuses, We don’t learn from our mistakes, We’re unprepared) Three lessons failure can teach us (perseverance, learn, change) The five steps to turn failure into success (Accept it, Look inside, Look outside, Adjust your attitude, and Grow success) Failure stories of famous people and how they used their failures to succeed.) In addition, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Building Character, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Employment Skills, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for each workbook is also available for purchase on this site.

Getting a Paycheck is part of Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills workbook series offering life skills and transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike to meet federal mandates for transition skills and prepare students for employment and adult living. These workbooks serve as both a traditional print version and an interactive version - using Adobe Acrobat Reader. This workbook serves as both a traditional print workbook and an interactive workbook for use with Adobe Acrobat. Getting a Paycheck provides instruction in adult living skills and transitional skills for both mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike and provides adult living skills for special needs teens to meet federal transition mandates, Indicator 13 requirements, and SCAN recommendations. Lessons in Daily Living Skills’ Getting a Paycheck include: Whose Time is it? What’s an Emergency? Taking Breaks Social Security Cards Hourly or Salaried? Overtime Pay Periods Gross vs. Net Pay Deductions W-4 Forms Keeping the Job Bank Accounts Fiscal Responsibility Needs vs. Wants The 50/20/30 Rule Rainy Day Funds Cards Getting Out of Balance Credit Card Debt Your Credit Score Your W-2 Form Filing Your Taxes Also included are Parent Verification Letters, answer key and grading sheet A Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides tips on organizing and setting-up a transition program, pre-and post-test assessments, class grading sheets, written ITP goals for each workbook to plug into annual IEP’s, and code numbers and definitions for federal transition standards for each book. A Powerpoint presentation is available free on this site to introduce your class/parents/administrators to the program. Download our interactive 2022-3 Catalog containing links to all our Daily Living Skills workbooks, powerpoints and videos. Follow me here and on Facebook at Transition 2 Life for tips and free lessons. You may receive credit from TpT for rating this product. If you rate the product lower, please describe the deficits you find so that I can upgrade the product. Thanks!

Using the Telephone is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills and life skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand how to use the telephone. This workbook serves as both a traditional print version and an interactive version using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy pages and bullet-point information for easy, independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated transition skills and Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence. Written on a 3rd/4th-grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real-world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills’ Using the Telephone include: Telephone manners How to answer the phone Leaving a message Talking to a receptionist Calling for take-out Ordering a pizza Making a reservation Making a doctor’s appointment Renewing a prescription Ordering a service (car repair, haircut) Dialing 211, 311, 411, 511, 611, 711, 811 How and when to use 911 Understanding reverse 911 Responding to Amber Alerts Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance with federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book, Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Building Self-Motivation, Buying Insurance, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Creating Self-Confidence, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Hygiene for Girls, Hygiene for Guys, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Outdoor Chores, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Washing Dishes, Who Am I? College and Career, Work Games

Work Games is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is a stand-alone unit providing students with skills to understand the unwritten rules of the workplace including relationships with bosses and co-workers, workplace expectations, avoiding office politics and collaboration. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information. Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Building Self-Motivation include: what are work games, make your boss your BFF; make face time with supervisors; time is money; become a ‘yes man’ or ‘yes woman’; anticipate needs and fill them; mind your own business; avoid office politics; don’t sleep where you eat; understand ‘friend’ versus ‘colleague’; work is a vent-free zone; share (or collaborate). Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likeable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Practicing Patience, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for most of the workbooks is also available for purchase on this site.

Building Self-Esteem is from Susan Traugh’s Daily Living Skills series offering transitional skills for mild-to-moderately affected special needs students and general education students alike. It is the second of the Self-Knowledge Bundle Pack which includes Becoming Self-Aware, Building Self-Esteem and Creating Self-Confidence. Like the other books in this series, it contains airy-pages and bullet-point information for easy independent study, yet, these books, nevertheless, respect teens’ maturity and humor while presenting federally mandated, Indicator 13 skills needed for adult independence and Common Core Standard Compliant information. Written on a 3rd/4th grade level, workbooks are meant to be self-paced and adaptable with student interests and goals driving most units. Each lesson is taught in a short one-to-four page format with follow-up worksheets/activities to check comprehension. Real world activities are provided whenever possible. Lessons in Daily Living Skills Building Self-Esteem discusses how to take an honest look at ourselves and how to present your best self. Lessons include: What is self-esteem? Stopping the voice in your head, Ten Tools to Self-Esteem: 1) Smile and Stand Tall; 2) Stop the Voice; 3) Think Positive; 4) Appreciation Meditation; 5) Know Yourself; 6) Know Your Value System; 7) Be Kind; 8) Exercise; 9) Appreciation Notation; 10) Gratitude; Build a Self-Esteem Regime. The unit also includes a Self-Esteem Journal Template to record insights and progress. Additionally, this book provides a student grading sheet, answer key and a Parent Letter suggesting at-home activities for families in accordance to federal mandates. A preview of this book is provided here, or sample the series with our free book—Doing Laundry. Titles in the Daily Living Skills transition series include: Becoming Likable, Becoming Self-Aware, Building Character, Building Self-Esteem, Celebrating Holidays, Cleaning House, Decision Making, Doing Laundry, Dress for Success, Everyday Manners, Fair Fighting, Getting a Paycheck, Grocery Shopping, Interviewing Skills, Kitchen Basics, Making Conversation, Making Meals, Managing Stress, Nutrition, Overcoming Failure, Paying Bills, Safe Dating, Seeking Employment, Staying Healthy, Time Management, Transportation, Voting, Who Am I? College and Career A Power Point Presentation introducing the program to students, parents and staff is available free of charge on this site. A Teacher’s Manual providing tips on implementation and written ITP goals for MANY workbook is also available for purchase on this site. (Note: The Teacher’s Manual is due for revision. If you buy now, you will be notified when the book is revised and offered a free update.)

Here is the assessment tool tied to the Daily Living Skills series that you have been asking for. This assessment package has been updated to include all the assessment tools offered in the Daily Living Skills program. They include: Parent/Student Priority Inventory: This tool allows parents and, separately, students to describe the kinds of skills they are hoping to attain in the transition process. Each fills out what skills they believe the student already has acquired, what they want to learn, and what is less important to them so that you fulfill the federal mandate to seek family/student involvement in the transition process. Pre- and Post-Assessments: Three tests make up this bundle with an additional page in each to provide National Standards. Each can be used as a pre-and post-test with students either self-reporting or demonstrating skills per your preference. Skills are grouped by purpose, aligned with individual workbooks and tied to National Standards for Transition. Each section of the test has a code for the standards met by the book and a complete definition of the standard in the key for ease in tying goals to IEP’s. The tests are: Job Skills– Professional dress, seeking employment, interviewing skills, getting a paycheck, time management, college and career, overcoming failure, managing stress, unwritten work rules, and voting. Social Skills– Making conversations, safe dating, everyday manners, fair fighting, becoming likable, building character, self-awareness, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-motivation, practicing patience, and decision making. Adult Living Skills– Cleaning house, doing laundry, paying bills, transportation, staying healthy, buying insurance, outdoor chores, hygiene for girls/guys, and cooking. Transition Progression Plan: Once you have completed your testing and engaged the student and family in skills preferences, this 3-6 year planning guide allows you to create a seamless plan to meet needed and preferred skills over the course of the transition period. By keeping a handy record of what topics student has mastered and what they still need to work on, you can avoid duplication and make the most of the time the student has in transition. Additionally, should the student change schools, this plan can follow them to their new location for seamless instruction. Follow me here or on Facebook at Transition 2 Life where you can see my weekly blogs on transition and obtain free lessons. Join my monthly newsletter by emailing your request to susan.traugh@gmail.com. Review this and other Daily Living Skills products for credit on TPT towards free products. And, get free transition videos by following me on my YouTube channel at Susan Traugh YouTube.