Life Skills Lesson 6- Going to the Cinema Lesson Pack

How can I teach children how to visit the cinema independently?

Use this handy lesson pack to teach children a valuable life skill of being able to successfully engage in a social experience of going to the cinema and purchasing food and drink. This lesson pack contains everything you need to teach children about getting to the cinema, how to follow the social rules and sequences along with engaging in appropriate social interactions. Use the Lesson presentation to share the lesson aims and take pupils step by step through the process, building their confidence to visit a cinema independently. The checklist, keyring checklist and sequencing activities will further add visual support to enable pupils to achieve this life skill.

How can I support my child to visit a cinema independently?

Visiting a Cinema and engaging in a fun, social experience is one of life's skills that pupils with SEND may experience difficulty with including carrying out the appropriate interactions, following social rules and cues along with making decisions. Use this life skill pack to discuss the steps involved in visiting a cinema, planning the most effective way to get there and how to have a successful visit. Also included in this pack are teaching resources to support your child with concepts of using money, sequencing and using language to interact.