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PSD & Independent Living Skills





Subject Focus: Developing my Personal Identity and Intrapersonal Awareness

1. I can introduce myself to familiar/unfamiliar people with minimal prompting.
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
2.. I can identify at least three (3) things I am good at and can discuss these qualities about myself with intermittent prompting.
 COGNITIVE LEARNING
3. I can list three (3) physical and three (3) personal character traits with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
4. I can briefly discuss a hobby and/or something I like to do in my freetime with verbal prompting.
5. I can identify and discuss at least two (2) tasks which I find difficult to carry out independently.
 PERSONAL LEARNING 
6. I can ask for help when I need it with minimal prompting.
 SOCIAL LEARNING               
7. I can describe at least two (2) things I like and two (2) things I dislike and give reasons for this  with intermettent prompting.
 EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE 
8. I can describe at least one (1) activity that I typically carry out in each of four (4) different environments with intermettent prompting (e.g. at school, at home, during outings and at work).
9. I can carry with me and keep an eye on my basic personal belongings with minimal prompting (e.g. pencil case, lunch box, diary, etc.)
10. I can  describe how I am feeling at a given moment with minimal prompting.
 EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
11. I can follow my daily routine effectively (e.g. attending schools, engaging in activities during my free time, etc).
12. I can list at least three (3) future aspirations with minimal prompting. (e.g. finding a job, going abroad etc).
COGNITIVE LEARNING



Subject Focus: Developing Healthy and Respectful Relationships

1. I can build a positive rapport with peers and people working in my school with minimal prompting.
SOCIAL LEARNING
2. I can list at least one (1) positive thing about at least three (3) of my peers with intermittent prompting. 
3. I can participate in a conversation with another person with minimal prompting for at least three (3) turns.
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING 
4. I can involve myself in basic social interactions with familiar people or within small groups  with  minimal prompting (e.g. listening attentively when being spoken to, responding accordingly and waiting for my turn to speak).
SOCIAL LEARNING
5. I can participate cooperatively in a group with minimal prompting.
 SOCIAL LEARNING
6. I can follow ground rules with minimal prompting.
SOCIAL LEARNING
7. I can express an opinion with familiar/unfamiliar people with minimal prompting.
SOCIAL LEARNING
8. I can understand and respond accordingly to feedback given during a class activity.
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING                        
9. I can react appropriately to other people's non-verbal cues in speech (e.g. tone of voice, pitch, pace) with minimal prompting. 
10. I can raise the alarm when someone is in need by informing a competent person (e.g caregiver, competent authority, etc).
11. I can help another person who is in need with intermittent prompting. 
12. I can recognise that other people can affect what I do, think and feel with intermittent prompting. 
13.  I can develop a friendship with at least one (1) person and can give at least one (1) reason for why this friendship is important.
SOCIAL LEARNING 
14. I can accept that other people may not agree with my opinion, thoughts and/or feelings with intermittent prompting.
 COMMUNICATING FOR DIVERSITY
15.  I can discuss why it is wrong to physically hurt others or let anyone hurt me.
 SOCIAL LEARNING
16. I can recognise a bullying situation and report it to competent persons with minimal prompting (e.g. carers, people in authority etc.)
17. I can differentiate between physical and verbal abuse with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING



Subject Focus: Understanding Myself as I am Growing Up.

1. I can distinguish between at least three (3) positive and negative feelings with intermittent prompting.
 COGNITIVE LEARNING
2. I can recognise at least one (1) feeling related to each of at least three (3) important life events with intermittent prompting (e.g. death of a loved one, transition between school and work). 
3. I can identify at least three (3) good coping skills (e.g. going for a walk, listening to music, share feelings with another person) when faced with a negative situation (e.g conflict with parents/friends, termination of relationships etc).
 PERSONAL
4. I can name at least five (5) different parts of the body through minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
5. I can distinguish between three (3) life stages; childhood, adolescence and adulthood, through minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
6. I can identify public and private parts of the body with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
7. I can distinguish between at least five (5) examples of people who may or may not be allowed to see the private parts of my body.



Subject Focus: Health, Safety and Wellbeing

1. I can distinguish between two (2) healthy and two (2) unhealthy practices through minimal prompting (e.g.: smoking, healthy eating, physical exercise).
LEARNING TO BE 
2. I can list at least four (4) examples of healthy and four (4) unhealthy foods with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING 
3. I can perform at least two (2) healthy practices (e.g. physical exercise and healthy eating) at school with minimal prompting.
4. I can recognise at least two (2) symptoms of two (2) common illnesses (e.g. common cold, gastric flu, etc) through intermittent prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
5. I can talk of the transmission of particular illnesses with minimal prompting (e.g.: common flu).
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
6. I can describe how medicine can help me feel better when I am sick with intermittent prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
7. I can distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate material on the internet with considerable prompting.
MANAGING INTERNET USE
8. I can identify at least two (2) safe and  two (2) unsafe everyday life situations with minimal prompting (e.g.: using the traffic lights to cross the road, playing a ball game in the kitchen etc.) 
9. I can identify and follow five (5) safety precautions related to familiar scenarios to keep myself away from danger with intermittent prompting.
10. I can mention five (5) persons (e.g. parents or relatives, priest, policeman, teacher, doctor, etc.) who can help me when I encounter a difficulty.
PERSONAL LEARNING
11. I am aware and can make use of simple first aid practices with intermittent prompting (e.g.: using a plaster for minor cuts, sitting down when feeling dizzy, etc.)
   COGNITIVE LEARNING 



Subject Focus: Citizenship

1. I can vote for candidates in the students' council election with minimal prompting.
SOCIAL CHANGE
2. I can perform at least three (3) routine classroom duties (e.g.: keeping the classroom tidy, switching off the lights before leaving the classroom).
3. I can recognise the location, street and entrance of my school in a photo.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
4. I can give my opinion on at least three (3) school related issues with intermittent prompting.
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE 
5. I can say my home address with minimal prompting.
  COGNITIVE LEARNING
6. I know the name of at least ten (10) people working in my school (e.g. headmaster, assistant head, school clerk, school nurse, teachers and LSAs).
7. I can identify the students who form part of the Students' Council in my school. 
8. I can identify different common social roles by responding accordingly when socially interacting with them (e.g. student, peer, parent, teacher, head of school, policeman, nurse, doctor, manager, colleague).
9. I can identify at least four (4) ways how to safeguard the environment (e.g.: separating waste, using public bins for litter, recycling, sewage treatment).
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
10. I can identify and separate different materials in the appropriate recycle bin.
 COGNITIVE LEARNING
11. I can mention at least three (3) actions that can be harmful to the environment (e.g.: throwing rubbish in the sea, cutting flowers).
 LEARNING TO DO 
12. I can describe and relate at least three (3) media sources to their function (e.g.: television- to watch films, mobile- to communicate, computer- to look up information).
EXPRESSVE LANGUAGE
13. I can recognise at least two (2) photos of people who have made an impact on the global community (e.g. Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, Adolf Hitler, Bill Gates, Pope John Paul II).
COGNITIVE LEARNING 
14. I can plan how to spend my money with intermittent prompting.
PRACTICAL



Subject Focus: Career Planning and Exploration

1.  I recognise that I can earn money through paid work.
2.  I can mention at least three (3) occupations found in my local cummunity.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
3. I can identify at least three (3) different occupations that interest me.
PRACTICAL
4. I can associate at least three (3) employability skills to different occupations with minimal prompting (e.g. leadership - manager, communication skills - receptionist, team work - catering staff).
COGNITIVE LEARNING
5. I can describe the contents of a CV and recognise its importance in job seeking with minimal prompting.
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE



Subject Focus: Food - Handling and Preparation

1. I can use at least four (4) manual utensils found in the kitchen appropriately with guidance.
2. I can use at least three (3) non-electric appliances found in the kitchen under constant supervision.
3. I can use at least three (3) electric appliances found in the kitchen under constant supervision (e.g. switch on and off, hold appliance etc.) 
4. I am able to lay the table for a meal (e.g.: laying plate, fork, knife and spoon) with minimal prompting.
5. I can use basic cutlery found on the table appropriately under minimal supervision.
6. I am able to wash hands independently before assisting food preparation in the kitchen with minimal prompting. 
7. I can identify situations when I should put an apron on.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
8. I am able to put on an apron to assist food preparation in the kitchen with minimal help.
9. I can identify situations when  I should put a chef's hat (toque) on.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
10. I am able to put on a chef's hat (toque) to assist food preparation in the kitchen. 
11. I am able to adequately clean the working surface in the kitchen, before and after cooking session under supervision. 
12. I am able to wash utensils after cooking, under supervision.
13. I am able to clean appliances after cooking with minimal prompting or modelling .
14. I can store food correctly in the kitchen with minimal prompting (e.g.: preserves in cupboard, milk in refrigerator, ice-cream in freezer). 
15. I can perform at least two (2) steps in the preparation of a light snack with prompting (e.g.: cutting, chopping and spreading techniques).
CREATIVE LEARNING
16. I am able to find at least four (4) different items from different local market areas with verbal and/or visual prompting.(e.g.: finding at least four (4) different ingredients from different sections in a typical supermarket).
17. I can identify and list at least four (4) appropriate ingredients requested for a given recipe with some verbal prompts.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
18. I can perform at least 2 steps in the preparation of a hot drink under supervision (e.g.: filling up kettle, putting tea bag, coffee, sugar in mug / tea cup).
19. I can perform at least  two (2) steps in the preparation of a healthy drink with verbal directions (e.g.: fresh juice, smoothie).
COGNITIVE LEARNING



Subject Focus: Domestic Skills

1. I can dust the furniture using a duster and/or wet cleaning cloth and/or sponge with minimal prompting.
2. I can  perform basic use of a vacuum cleaner with minimal prompting (e.g.: putting on/off switch). 
3. I can sweep the floor using a broom and dustpan under minimal supervision.
4. I can wash the floor using a squeezer or mop under minimal supervision.
5. I am able to make the bed with verbal prompting and modelling (e.g.: pillow covers, bed sheets, bed spread, blanket).
6. I am able to clean the kitchen cupboards with verbal prompting and modelling.
7. I am able to clean the cooker with verbal prompting and modelling.
8. I am able to clean the kitchen sink with verbal prompting and modelling.
9. I can wipe the kitchen table with minimal prompting.
10. I can wash the plates, cutlery and pans under minimal supervision.
11. I am able to put the plates, cutlery and pans in the plate rack in order to dry.
12. I am able to wipe the plates, cutlery and pans dry, using a cloth under supervision. 
13. I can store plates, cutlery and pans with verbal prompting and modelling.
COGNITIVE LEARNING 
14. I am able to categorise the clothes to do the laundry according to colour and material.
COGNITIVE LEARNING 
15. I am able to categorise the clothes to store them according to season with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING 
16. I am able to categorise the clothes to store them according to gender with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
17. I can perform at least two (2) steps in loading a washing machine with verbal prompting and modelling (e.g.: putting clothes in washing machine, putting liquid soap, softener, identify programme, switch on/off etc.).
18. I can iron at least two (2) different types of clothes (e.g:T-shirt, trousers, shorts etc.) with verbal prompting and modelling. 
19. I can fold a square item (e.g.: Towel/dishcloth etc.) with modelling. 
20. I can fold at least two (2) different types of clothes (e.g.: T-shirt, trousers, shorts etc) with modelling. 
21. I can store garments according to their respective area with intermittent prompting and modelling (e.g.: suit on hanger in wardrobe, socks in a drawer etc.).
COGNITIVE LEARNING 



Subject Focus: ​Indoors and Outdoors

1. I can identify at least two (2) major safety equipment available on the school premises.
2. I can make use of at least one (1) safety equipment with modelling.
LEARNING TO DO
3. I can identify at least three (3) hazardous objects in my environment (e.g.: edges and sharp objects, stairs and lifts, any glass objects etc.).
COGNITIVE LEARNING
4. I can identify at least one (1) safety precaution I should take when using electric appliances.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
5. I can identify at least one (1) safety precaution I should take when using non-electric appliances.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
6. I can identify at least one (1) safety precaution I should take when using gas appliances.
COGNITIVE LEARNING
7. I can identify at least one (1) safety precaution I should take when using sharp/pointed object. e.g.: knives etc.).
COGNITIVE LEARNING
8. I can identify at least one (1) safety measure I should take in the bathroom (e.g.: not leaving water spillages on the floor, no electric appliances etc.).
COGNITIVE LEARNING
9. I can identify at least one (1) safety measure I should take in the garage (e.g.: using tools and avoiding clutter).
COGNITIVE LEARNING
10. I can identify at least two (2) other general safety measures I should take at home excluding kitchen, bathroom, garage (e.g.: stairs, lifts, fireplace etc.).
COGNITIVE LEARNING
11. I can identify at least two (2) safety precautions I should take when I am outdoors (e.g.: Road Safety, Public places, Public Transport).
COGNITIVE LEARNING
12. I can recognise the emergency number from a choice of  three (3) numbers.
LEARNING TO KNOW



Subject Focus: ​Self Care

1. I am able to wear clothes properly with minimal prompting and guidance (e.g.: trousers, t-shirt, sweater).
2. I am able to choose appropriate clothing according to different situations with minimal prompting and guidance (occasion, season, gender).
PERSONAL
3. I am able to choose appropriate footwear according to different situation with minimal prompting (occasion, season, gender).
PERSONAL
4. I am able to do/undo a buttoned garment (e.g.: shirt, trousers or shorts) with minimal prompting and guidance. 
5. I am able to zip/unzip a garment with minimal prompting.
6. I am able to polish shoes with minimal prompting.
7. I am able to distinguish between fresh and preserved food items with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING 
8. I am able to identify fruit and vegetables according to season with minimal prompting (e.g.: Strawberries in spring, Broad beans in spring, Peaches/Melons/grapes in summer, etc.).
LEARNING TO KNOW 
9. I am able to identify traditional local food items according to season with minimal prompting (e.g.: sweets such as figolli, Christmas cake, nougat,kwarezimal, perlini, - food such as lampuki, different soups according to seasonal vegetables etc)
LEARNING TO KNOW
10. I can place food in correct category in a food pyramid chart with real objects with minimal prompting.
11. I can identify at least four (4) healthy food items with minimal prompting  (e.g.: fruit, vegetables, dairy, cereal, etc.).
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
12. I can identify at least two (2) different physical activities with minimal prompting (e.g.: walking, jogging, cycling, swimming etc.)
13. I can identify the importance of engaging in a physical activity for at least 20 minutes, twice a week with minimal prompting.
COGNITIVE LEARNING 
14. I can recognise time of the day with minimal prompting  (e.g.: morning, afternoon, evening, night).
15. I can follow a routine timetable at school.
16. I am able to engage in leisure and relaxation activities in a group under minimal supervision.




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