Autism Curriculum Materials

Model Me Kids Teaching Manual and Student Workbook contain lesson plans and worksheets to create an autism curriculum focused on teaching social skills to children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and nonverbal learning disorder.

Additional Information

Teaching Manual

Each Teaching Manual includes:

- Lesson plans for each of the dvd chapters
- Handouts
- At-Home Worksheets
- Progress Charts

Each Student Workbook includes:

- Worksheets based on the lesson plans and video chapters

Autism Curriculum Resources for Elementary School

Use the teaching materials for elementary school students to create and autism curriculum based on the lessons in each of the following videos: Time for School, Time for a Playdate, and I Can Do It!

Autism Curriculum Resources for Teenagers and Adolescents

Use the teaching materials for teenagers and adolescents to create an autism curriculum based on the lessons in each of the following videos: Model Me Conversation Cues, Model Me Friendship, and Model Me Tips & Tricks.

Resource Development Team

Recommended Companion Resources:
Time for School, Time for a Playdate, I Can Do It!, Model Me Conversation Cues, Model Me Friendship, Model Me Tips & Tricks (Each sold separately).

Autism & Asperger's DVDs

New! Model Me Organization & Motivation™ Models executive functioning skills such as planning ahead, seeing the big picture, learning from mistakes, & more. Run Time: 63 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order
Model Me Conversation Cues® Models nonverbal cues, how and when to start a conversation, maintain conversation, turn-taking in conversation, & more. Run Time: 68 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order
Model Me Friendship™ Models social skills involved in initiating and maintaining a friendship including: compromise, invite, handling rejection, team sports, empathy, and more. Run Time: 75 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order
Model Me Tips & Tricks™ Models social skills such as using tact, appropriate voice modulation, good hygiene, asking for help, sense of humor, and more. Run Time: 67 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order
Model Me Confidence & Bullying Prevention™ Models skills for building confidence and preventing bullying through self-advocacy, choosing friends, positive self-talk, and more. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 9-17 read more | order

Time for School™ Topics include: listen to the teacher, share, sit quietly, take turns, show interest in others, playground, & more. Run Time: 61 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 5-12 read more | order
Time for a Playdate™ Topics include: greet friend, losing, answer, play his way, eye contact, clean up, say goodbye & more. Run Time: 67 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 5-12 read more | order
I Can Do It!™ Models appropriate behavior in stressful situations, including waiting, transitions, birthday parties, handling criticism, & more. Run Time: 53 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 5-12 read more | order

Music Therapy Meets Video Modeling:

Model Me Faces & Emotions™ Demonstrates emotions and facial expression including happy, sad, tired, bored, & more. Narrated with songs by Music Therapist Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC. Run Time: 27 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 2-8 read more | order

Model Me Going Places™ Models appropriate behavior in community locations including the hairdresser, grocery store, dentist, doctor, mall, and more. Narrated with songs by Music Therapist Rachel Rambach, MM, MT-BC. Free supplementary iPhone/iPod app featuring locations from the DVD. Run Time: 42 min. DVD plus free photo CD For Ages 2-8 read more | order

Teaching Manuals & Student Workbooks (Home and School)
The DVDs may be purchased alone. We also offer extra teaching resources for use with the DVDs: A teaching manual with lesson plans and progress charts. A social skills workbook with worksheets and activities. These may be used by parents in the home or by teachers/therapists in an educational setting.
Teachers: Use to build a social skills curriculum.
Parents: Reinforce skills presented in the videos.
Sold separately from DVDs.

Currently Available:
Time for School Teaching Manual: 132 non-reproducible pages, softcover
Time for School Student Workbook: 132 non-reproducible pages, softcover.

Model Me Conversation Cues Teaching Manual: 120 non-reproducible pages, softcover.
Model Me Conversation Cues Student Workbook: 140 non-reproducible pages, softcover.
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