Social Skills Scenario Task Cards (160 Scenario Cards) by Queen's Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers

This pack of 160 Social Scenarios Task Cards highlights real-life social scenarios and situations to help students of all levels and abilities to practice and build social skills. These highly relevant scenarios expose students to skills they need to interact with others effectively, forge positive relationships, negotiate conflicts, improve social skills and behavior, and most importantly, build confidence in managing their emotions. The Social Scenarios Task Cards can be used in guided small groups, whole-class discussions, partner discussion before sharing out with the larger group or class, or even one-on-one with a teacher, guidance counselor, or parent/guardian!

You can print out on gloss paper or regular paper and laminate. You may also organizer in a binder ring.

The Social Scenarios Task Cards included in this bundle are organized into TEN different sets and colors. Each set contains 16 Social Scenarios Task Cards. (10 Sets X 16 Scenarios = 160 Social Scenario Task Cards)

1. Kindness (16) pink

2. Empathy (16) blue

3. Friendship (16) orange

4. Good Manners (16) red

5. Giving Advice (16) black

6. Negotiating a Compromise (16) purple

7. Dealing with Conflict (16) green

8. Bullying, Teasing, Put-Downs (16) yellow

9. Effective Communication (16) grey

10. Interview Questions (16) light blue

Kindness, the pink cards, focus on being friendly, generous, and considerate to others through words and actions.

Empathy, the blue cards, focus on noticing and understanding others’ feelings, thoughts, and conditions from their perspectives, being sensitive to others, and identifying others’ points of view even when you disagree with them.

Friendship, the orange cards, focus on thoughtfulness, how to be close but allow for space, communicating effectively when in disagreement, and maintaining mutual trust and support.

Good Manners, the red cards, focus on proper etiquette, being polite, courteous, thoughtful, and respectful of others in different types of situations.

Giving Advice, the black cards, focus on expanding students’ abilities to share good advice and suggest solutions for different situations and problems.

Negotiating a Compromise, the purple cards, focus on negotiating differences and engaging in compromise to resolve conflict instead of engaging in conflict. This can help improve conflict management skills.

Dealing with Conflict, the green cards, focus on navigating through difficult situations or moments and responding to them effectively and maturely. Students have opportunities to practice and adopt healthy ways of solving interpersonal problems.

Bullying, Teasing, Put-Downs, the yellow cards, focus on addressing issues related to bullying behavior and reinforcing acts of kindness, cooperation, and tolerance.

Effective Communication, the grey cards, focus on using communication skills to help resolve conflict – and prevent them from occurring, articulating messages with a pleasant attitude, and handling and communicating negative feelings in a positive way.

Interview Questions, the light blue cards, focus on students practicing personalizing responses to 16 commonly asked interview questions (applicable for any job they apply for). Students focus on their choice of words when highlighting their skills and experiences and learn what is appropriate to say and what is not appropriate to say.

These fun, real-life Social Scenario Task Cards allow students to discuss a variety of social situations, brainstorm coping skills, and evaluate best solutions in different scenarios.

How/When To Use Scenario Task Cards

Role-Playing: Students can collaborate in pairs or groups to act out a variety of scenarios and demonstrate appropriate responses. Role-playing activities can also be used to show how skills are used improperly and then asking the 'audience' to help reenact properly. This activity can ultimately improve confidence, communication, and assertiveness skills.

Icebreaker: This can be a great way to start a meeting, training session, or team-building activity. It’s also a great way to get students to get to know each other and buy into the purpose of an upcoming activity or lesson.

Play Writing Exercise: Students can work in groups to create skits or scenes then perform the skit for the class.

Writing Response: Students can be given a task scenario to read and then write their responses. Students can switch papers with a partner who then reads their responses and determines whether they agree/disagree with their responses/approaches to these real-life scenarios.

Discussion: Students can discuss the Social Scenario Task Cards in groups or whole class. They can discuss things like “What would you do?”, “Why would you do that?”, and “What are some other options you could consider?”