At The Shirley Aninias School we utilize the I Learn Through PlayTMcurriculum created by Shirley Aninias. I Learn Through PlayTM systematically breaks down the social-emotional, play, and regulation skills that are expected in a group setting. This language rich model provides a very high level of visual, behavior and emotional support. We scaffold interactions and pragmatic expectations in a group setting for students to learn how to connect and be meaningful with their peers focusing on all aspects of group play skills: symbolic play, dramatic play, games with rules and open-ended play.
We also support our social-emotional curriculum with:
Harmony SEL, which focuses on fostering the social, emotional, and academic development of students. It integrates research-based practices to promote skills such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Harmony SEL provides a comprehensive curriculum that is designed to be integrated into daily classroom instruction.
Michelle Garcia’s Social Thinking® Methodology, where we customize social stories/videos to help students improve in the areas of: perspective taking, working as a team, self-regulation/coping skills, understanding facial expressions/emotions, understanding non-verbal cues, personal space, executive Functioning/Organization Skills.
