Social Skills Bingo Cards With a School Situation for Every Skill

Read a school situation, the class names the skill that helps, and pupils cover it.

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Social skills list, 40 skills. Paste your own to replace it, or type to add to it.

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Next step Print feelings bingo cardsPick a pupil to answer the next situation

How it works

Social skills bingo for a class meeting: 40 things a pupil can do or say, from Say hello to Hear the other side, in five groups. Each skill has a short school situation to read out.

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Read the situation

Press Call the game, then Call the next one. Read the situation: "Two friends are talking, and you have something to say." Ask what would help. Pupils cover Wait for a pause.

Make it your class

Type over any line to match your class rules; the cards follow. A skill you type has no situation, so tell one of your own.

Questions and answers

How do you play social skills bingo?

Each pupil has a different card of 24 skills. You read a situation, the class talks about what would help, and everyone who has that skill covers it. Five in a row wins.

What if more than one skill fits?

Let a pupil cover either one if they can say why it helps. Hear the other side and Say how you feel calmly can both fit an argument, and talking that through is the lesson.

What skills are on the cards?

Five groups of eight: greeting and joining in, taking turns and sharing, listening and conversation, working in a group, and settling a disagreement. The full list, with every situation, is under the tool.

All 40 skills

Greeting and joining in 8

  • Ask to join a game Some classmates are playing tag at recess and you want to play too.
  • Give a compliment Your partner drew a great picture for your project.
  • Introduce yourself You join a new club, and nobody there knows you.
  • Invite someone to play A classmate is standing alone at the edge of the playground.
  • Learn a name Your teacher pairs you with someone whose name you do not know yet.
  • Say goodbye The school day is over, and your friend is getting on the bus.
  • Say hello A new classmate sits down next to you on the first day.
  • Say thank you A classmate picks up the pencil you dropped and hands it back.

Taking turns and sharing 8

  • Ask before you borrow Your eraser is lost. Your neighbor has two on the desk.
  • Be a good sport The other team wins the relay race you really wanted to win.
  • Follow the game rules Your team is losing, and you wish you could change the rules.
  • Let someone else go first You and a friend reach the water fountain at the same time.
  • Offer a turn You have been on the swing a long time, and someone is waiting.
  • Return what you borrow You borrowed a friend's book last week and finished it.
  • Share the supplies Your table has one box of markers and four people who need them.
  • Wait for your turn Everyone wants to use the one computer in the reading corner.

Listening and conversation 8

  • Answer when asked A classmate asks you how your weekend was.
  • Ask a question A classmate tells you they went camping over the weekend.
  • Listen without interrupting Your friend is telling a long story, and you just thought of something funny.
  • Say excuse me You need to ask your teacher something while they are talking to another adult.
  • Stay on topic The group is talking about a movie, and you want to talk about your dog.
  • Take turns talking You have talked about your weekend for a while, and your friend has not had a turn.
  • Use a kind voice You are upset because your partner forgot their half of the homework.
  • Wait for a pause Two friends are talking, and you have something to say.

Working in a group 8

  • Ask for help You are stuck on your part of the group job.
  • Cheer on a teammate A teammate thinks their drawing is not good enough for the poster.
  • Do your part Your group split the work, and your job is to write the labels.
  • Go with the group's choice Your group picked a different plan from the one you wanted.
  • Listen to every idea Everyone in your group has a different plan for the science project.
  • Offer help Your partner cannot work out how to glue the model together.
  • Share your idea Your group is planning a poster, and you have an idea for the title.
  • Take a vote Your group cannot decide between two good ideas.

Settling a disagreement 8

  • Accept an apology A friend says sorry for taking your seat at lunch.
  • Ask an adult for help An argument on the playground is getting louder, and nobody will stop.
  • Find a middle way You want to play soccer, and your friend wants to play basketball.
  • Hear the other side You and a friend both say the other one started it.
  • Say how you feel calmly Someone keeps cutting in front of you in line, and it bothers you.
  • Say no to a bad idea A friend wants you to draw on a desk while the teacher is out of the room.
  • Say sorry and mean it You bumped into someone and knocked over their block tower.
  • Stand up for others Someone is being left out and teased at lunch.

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