Kiddo Steps
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Description
Kiddo Steps is a supportive social group designed for early elementary learners developing self-awareness, social inferencing, and emotional insight. With the energy and curiosity of summer in the air, children build the foundational skills they need to understand themselves and others—stepping toward independence with confidence.
Rooted in Social Thinking and Conversation Training, this group helps children make sense of social cues, interpret body language, and consider how their actions affect those around them. Through fun role-plays, cue-detective games, and thoughtful group discussions, children grow in empathy, perspective-taking, and problem-solving.
With sunny, structured routines and compassionate guidance, Kiddo Steps nurtures connection and lays the groundwork for self-directed social engagement.
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This is for..
Kiddo Steps is perfect for children in Grades 1-3 who find social interactions tricky. This group shines for kids who:
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Struggle to understand their own actions and their impact
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Have trouble recognising or naming emotions—their own or others’
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Find it challenging to read body language or facial expressions
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Are still learning that others think or feel differently from them
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Need help interpreting social situations or group expectations
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May be unaware of how their behaviour influences others
3 Routines
Kiddo Steps sessions are thoughtfully designed to foster social skills and independence through fun, structured activities, including:
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Feelings Check-In: Children name their emotions and consider how others might be feeling.
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Perspective-Taking Practice: Real-life and imaginative social scenarios to help children "walk in someone else’s shoes."
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Speaking Up Scenarios: Practicing respectful ways to express needs, opinions, and disagreements.
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Problem-Solving Play: Cooperative games that build social reasoning and group problem-solving.
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Cue Detective Games: Summer-themed observation games to help children interpret tone, expressions, and social dynamics.
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Reflection Circle: Sharing wins, reflecting on the day’s discoveries, and celebrating group moments.
At Kiddo Steps, children gain the tools they need to step into social independence—understanding others, expressing themselves clearly, and growing into thoughtful peers.
When
Jul 5-Aug 23
12:30-2:30pm on Saturdays
(No session on long weekends)
How many
7 sessions with 4 - 8 kids
How much
CAD $910
(Autism Funding or self-pay)
Note
CAD $1330 for learners require 1:1 support