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Social Skills Conversation Cards
“How do you choose between a wave, a high five, and a fist bump?” is a real question for many students.
- 102 discussion questions
- 102 matching reflection sheets
- Print + digital
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Task cards, role play and reading passages (grades 2–8).
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- Grades
- 2–8
- What you get
- 102 discussion questions in six focus areas75 pages
- Use it
- Print + digitaldigital = any device, no student logins
- Competency
- Relationship Skills
- Topic
- Social Skills
About this resource
“How do you choose between a wave, a high five, and a fist bump?” is a real question for many students. These social skills conversation cards hold 102 morning meeting questions like it, covering greetings, sharing, guest manners, joining in, social cues and being a good sport. For Grades 2–8, they build Relationship Skills through the everyday moments that make it easier to meet people and play together.
What students practice
- Greeting and introducing themselves
- Sharing and taking turns
- Being a good guest and host
- Joining in and starting a conversation
- Reading social cues
- Winning and losing well
What’s inside
- Printable cards, six per page on 17 pages
- A numbered question list with types; Communication and Strategy (14 each) give students words and moves to try
A look inside
“If you forget a new person’s name, what could you do?”
“How could you join a lunch-table conversation that is already going on?”
“How might a visitor from another planet misunderstand a wink?”
“Which takes more skill: winning well or losing well?”
How to use these social skills conversation cards in morning meeting
Grade fit
Younger students answer from board games, recess and family visits. Older students can think through cues at a team practice or a lunch table, which is why the set works as conversation starters for middle school too.
Digital version
In the digital version, students answer on any device with no student logins and download an answer sheet to hand in.
Pairs well with
Act it out with Social Skills Role Play Scenarios, or practice choices with Social Skills What Would You Do? Cards.
Questions teachers ask
Does this set cover friendship?
No. It stays with everyday social behavior: greetings, turns, guest and host manners, joining in, cues and winning and losing well.
Are there questions about being a good sport?
Yes. Questions 86–102 cover winning and losing well, from what to say to the other team to why teams line up to slap hands.
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