As SLPs, we work on social skills A LOT! I'm always trying to come up with new and exciting ideas to accomplish these goals. Hopefully, some of you will benefit from my latest idea:
Conversation Comics!!
First, we have to meet our characters: Corey, Jasmine, Mark, and Dana:
There are 54 cards with "comic book" like speech bubbles. One character says something and the gray bubble is left blank for the other character's response:
This activity can be rather open-ended! You can discuss appropriate vs. inappropriate responses, "on" and "off" topic responses, etc. You can even have your students act out the scenarios and add on to them! I wanted something that would act as a starting point that could be taken in several different directions, depending on the needs of your students.
There are 54 scenario cards, plus 8 blank ones (see below):
If this is something you can use, get it HERE!
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I love that you used everyday conversation topics and that this activity is open-ended!
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Love this. So. So needed. Always need practice with appropriate and inappropriate responses!
ReplyDeleteLove love this activity. Always need help practicing appropriate versus inappropriate responses!
ReplyDeleteThis is a really nice idea. I love doing social skills in social skill groups! I love having multiple kiddos working on social skills at the same time! speechymusings@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLove this activity!
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ReplyDeleteI am always working on social skills, I can relate! I have several on my caseload that do not have social goals on their IEP but really need some extra help.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a good packet to have.
i just started with social skills so i am trying to figure everything out. This activity would probably help a lot.
ReplyDeleteI love using social stories with my kids (and they love them, too). We create them together, using pictures of the kids themselves (their favorite part), and they take their social story with them to and from therapy.
ReplyDeleteMy kids need social skills activities and this would be a great help. When I use some activities and ask the kids "what......", I usually get "I don't know" as an answer.
ReplyDeleteMy kids need social skills activities. When I ask them "What would they do in certain situations", I typically get "I do not know" (they also don't understand the concept of negation since it's not really in the Navajo culture).
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous! I think my kids not on the spectrum would benefit as well. I'm thinking thought bubble vs. speech bubble!
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