Social Scenario Cards

Discuss appropriate responses in social situations.

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Your friend is crying. What do you do?
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How to run it

Ask for the actual words rather than a description. Be nice is not an answer; do you want to sit with us is. That distinction is the whole coaching, and it is what students can carry out of the room. Role-play the ones that need a body as well as a voice — bumping into someone needs a turn and a look, not just a phrase. Twelve minutes covers four or five properly.

Cueing ladder

Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.

  1. Step 1IndependentSet up the situation and wait for the student to respond on their own.Log as correct
  2. Step 2Nonverbal cueUse a look, a gesture or a point to the visual cue card.Log as cued
  3. Step 3Indirect promptAsk 'What could you say now?' or 'How do you think they feel?'Log as cued
  4. Step 4ModelShow what to say or do, then run the moment again so the student can try it.Log as cued

Adjust it

Easier

Give a script or two choices of what to say, and practise with you before a peer.

Harder

Role-play with a new partner, or add a twist the student has not planned for.

Matching IEP goal

In structured role-plays, Student will use the target conversation skill appropriately in 4 of 5 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a nonverbal cue.

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About this activity

Twelve everyday social situations, each asking what to do or say: your friend is crying; someone cuts in line; you want a turn on the swing; you bump into someone; your team loses the game; someone gives you a gift; you make a mistake; a new student is sitting alone; you forgot your homework, what do you tell the teacher. The range is deliberate — some need words and some need an action.

What to listen for

Listen for answers that solve the situation for the student rather than with the other person. Someone cuts in line answered with I'd tell the teacher is a real answer and it outsources the exchange; asking what could be said to the person directly is the harder and more useful version. Notice which situations produce no answer at all — those are the ones to rehearse.

Carrying it home

Real situations happen daily. Asking what could be said now, rather than what went wrong, points the conversation forward and produces a usable phrase.

What's in this activity

  • Your friend is crying. What do you do?
  • Someone cuts in line. What do you say?
  • You want a turn on the swing. What do you do?
  • Your friend won't share. What do you say?
  • You bump into someone. What do you say?
  • Your team loses the game. What do you do?
  • Someone gives you a gift. What do you say?
  • You make a mistake. What do you say?
  • A new student is sitting alone. What do you do?
  • Someone is talking while you're trying to work. What do you say?
  • You forgot your homework. What do you tell the teacher?
  • Your friend has food on their face. What do you do?

Questions

What grades is this for?
First through fifth, for pragmatic language and social communication goals.
Do I need an account?
No, all twelve scenarios play free.
Should I accept 'be nice' as an answer?
No — ask for the words. A principle does not transfer to a hallway; a specific phrase the student has said out loud once does.

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With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.

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