Staying calm Taking turns talking Using positive self-talk Finding something in common Reading body language Using a friendly tone Asking for help Showing interest Admitting a mistake Finding a solution together Giving a compliment How are you? Saying “uh-huh” or “cool” My name is… Recognizing emotions Ending a conversation Nice to meet you What are your hobbies? Listening carefully Expressing feelings Nodding Staying on topic Taking deep breaths Eye contact Staying calm Taking turns talking Using positive self-talk Finding something in common Reading body language Using a friendly tone Asking for help Showing interest Admitting a mistake Finding a solution together Giving a compliment How are you? Saying “uh-huh” or “cool” My name is… Recognizing emotions Ending a conversation Nice to meet you What are your hobbies? Listening carefully Expressing feelings Nodding Staying on topic Taking deep breaths Eye contact
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
O-Staying calm
I-Taking turns talking
G-Using positive self-talk
N-Finding something in common
N-Reading body language
G-Using a friendly tone
O-Asking for help
I-Showing interest
I-Admitting a mistake
I-Finding a solution together
G-Giving a compliment
O-How are you?
B-Saying “uh-huh” or “cool”
B-My name is…
N-Recognizing emotions
G-Ending a conversation
B-Nice to meet you
B-What are your hobbies?
O-Listening carefully
O-Expressing feelings
G-Nodding
I-Staying on topic
N-Taking deep breaths
B-Eye contact