Social Skills-2

Self-advocating

100

You sit down to do your homework and you forgot to write down the page number in your planner. What can you do?

Call a friend to ask what page to do.

200

You missed part of the directions for a test. What can you do?

Raise your hand and ask the teacher to clarify or repeat.

300

You have difficulty focusing at times and you zoned out during a conversation. Your friend just noticed and seems mad. How do you handle this?

Apologize to you friend and ask them to repeat what they said.

400

Math is really difficult for you, and you can't figure out your homework. What can you do in this situation?

When it is a good time, ask the teacher if he or she can help you.

500

You did really poorly on a test and got a really bad grade. You know that you could do better if you took your time. What could you do?

Ask your teacher if retaking the test is a possibility.

Commenting/Questioning

100

Your friend tells you, "I just got a puppy". What could you say back?

What kind of dog is it? Where did you get it? How big will it get?

200

If your friend tells you, "I hurt myself in gym class today". What could you say back?

"Oh no, what happened?" "Are you okay now?"

300

If your classmate tells you, "I went to the movies this weekend". How could you respond?

"Cool. What did you see?"

400

Your friend tells you, "I went to a birthday party this weekend". What could you ask them?

"Who's party did you go to?" "Where was the party?"

500

Your friend has been really interested in a new book he is reading. What could you ask to get more information?

"What book are you reading?" "What is it about?"

Facial Expressions

100

Interested

Smile, nodding

200

Sad

Frown

300

Confused

head to the side, eyebrows together

400

Bored

Not looking at the person, moving in their seat

500

Your friend made a weird facial expression in response to something that you told him. You aren't sure what it meant. What could you do?

Say, "I noticed your expression, is everything okay?".

Staying on Topic

100

I hope it gets warm out soon, I am sick of the cold.
1) Me too, I miss summer!
2) I love the cold, because snow is fun
3) I like cold things, like ice cream.

3) The topic was the weather

200

I love the book Harry Potter
1)Me too! The Chamber of Secrets is my favorite.
2) I saw the movies, I liked them a lot.
3) I like the Twilight books, Bella is my favorite character.

3) The topic was Harry Potter

300

I have so much homework to do tonight!
1) Me too, I wish we didn't get so much.
2) I am going to the movies tonight.
3) That stinks, I only have some math homework.

2) The topic was homework

400

I went to Disney World over break.
1) Cool! Did you see a lot of princesses?
2) I went to the beach.
3) That sounds fun. I went once when I was little.

2) The topic is Disney World

500

You are having a conversation with someone and you are getting really bored because they keep going on and on about about the same thing. How can you politely leave the conversation?

Say, it was nice talking to you, but I have to go to ______".

Explaining

100

How can you fix this problem?

Your friend is upset because you had a disagreement. They won't talk to you.

200

You accidentally told a secret that your friend asked you not to share, but your friend has not found out yet. What should you do?

Go to your friend and be honest about what happened.

300

You got caught telling a lie and you are in trouble with your parents. What can you do to fix the situation?

Explain what happened and tell them what you would do differently next time.

400

Your friend called and wants to get together to play, but you aren't feeling very well and just want to rest.

Explain to your friend that you do not want to play today, but that you can get together another time.

500

Someone is spreading a rumor about you and you feel really embarrassed. What is one strategy to use or one thing that you could do in this situation?

You could ignore it, walk away, tell them to stop, ask to talk to an adult