Nodding Finding a solution together Taking deep breaths Admitting a mistake Showing interest Recognizing emotions Reading body language Nice to meet you Staying calm Using positive self-talk Finding something in common Taking turns talking How are you? Listening carefully Giving a compliment Eye contact Staying on topic Saying “uh-huh” or “cool” Asking for help My name is… Using a friendly tone Expressing feelings Ending a conversation What are your hobbies? Nodding Finding a solution together Taking deep breaths Admitting a mistake Showing interest Recognizing emotions Reading body language Nice to meet you Staying calm Using positive self-talk Finding something in common Taking turns talking How are you? Listening carefully Giving a compliment Eye contact Staying on topic Saying “uh-huh” or “cool” Asking for help My name is… Using a friendly tone Expressing feelings Ending a conversation What are your hobbies?
(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.
G-Nodding
I-Finding a solution together
N-Taking deep breaths
I-Admitting a mistake
I-Showing interest
N-Recognizing emotions
N-Reading body language
B-Nice to meet you
O-Staying calm
G-Using positive self-talk
N-Finding something in common
I-Taking turns talking
O-How are you?
O-Listening carefully
G-Giving a compliment
B-Eye contact
I-Staying on topic
B-Saying “uh-huh” or “cool”
O-Asking for help
B-My name is…
G-Using a friendly tone
O-Expressing feelings
G-Ending a conversation
B-What are your hobbies?