Basic Social Skills

Greetings

100

You see your friend in the hall. How do you greet them?

"Hi!" or "Hello!" or "What's up?"

200

You walk into your classroom first thing in the morning. What do you say to your teacher?

"Good morning!"

300

You meet a new person? How do you introduce yourself?

"Hi. My name is _____."

400

What do you say to your mom and dad right before you go to bed?

"Good night."

500

A new kid joins your class. What do you say to them after "hi"?

"Welcome to our class!"

Asking Questions

100

You're hungry. What could you ask to find out what time you're eating lunch?

"When is lunch?"

200

You're going on field trip. How do you ask the teacher about the place you're going?

"Where are we going?"

300

You're at dinner and your mom puts a plate of something you don't recognize in front of you. What do you ask her?

"What is this?"

400

There's a stranger in your classroom. How do you ask your teacher about the stranger?

"Who is that?"

500

Your friend is laughing and you don't know what made her laugh. How do you ask her to find out?

"Why are you laughing?" or "What are you laughing at?"

Conversation Starters

100

You see a friend in the hallway and you want to know how they're doing. What do you ask?

"How are you?"

200

On Monday, you see your friend and want to know about their weekend. How do you ask?

"How was your weekend?" or "What did you do last weekend?"

300

You see your friend drinking chocolate milk. You like chocolate milk, too. How can you use a COMMENT to start a conversation?

"I like chocolate milk too!"

400

You want to know about your friend's favorite movie. How do you ask?

"What is your favorite movie?"

500

How do you start a conversation about restaurants?

"What's your favorite restaurant?" or "My favorite restaurant is ______. What's yours?"

Ending Conversations

100

You're on the phone and you're about to hang up. What do you say?

"Nice talking to you, bye." or "Goodbye."

200

You and your friend have to go to different classes, but you're going to see each other after school. What do you say?

"See you later!"

300

You are leaving your house to get onto the bus. What do you say to your parents?

"Goodbye!" or "See you later!" or "Have a nice day!"

400

You're leaving school for the day, but you'll be back tomorrow. What do you say to your teacher?

"See you tomorrow!"

500

You're leaving school on a Friday. What do you say to your teacher?

"Have a nice weekend!" or "See you next week!"

Manners

100

You want your teacher to give you a cookie. How do you ask?

"May I please have a cookie?"

200

After your teacher gives you a cookie, what should you say?

"Thank you!"

300

You want to walk out the door but your friend is in the way. What do you say?

"Excuse me."

400

You give a friend a cookie and they say, "Thank you." What do you say to them?

"You're welcome."

500

You accidentally break your friend's pencil. What do you say?

"I'm sorry."