This social skills board game provides practice with everyday social choices: which thoughts to keep private, which behaviors fit the setting and how to recover after a social mistake. Players roll a die, move along the path and draw the card that matches the picture on their space, so each turn presents a real-life scenario.

A printable version and a digital version are included. The game is suited to individual sessions and small groups, and it is designed for students in grades 1-5.

Students will learn how to:

⭐ Use a social filter to decide whether a thought should be said out loud

⭐ Distinguish expected from unexpected behavior in the library, in P.E. and during a test

⭐ Recognize when an action, such as standing too close in line, makes someone uncomfortable

⭐ Name a better choice after a social mistake

This resource includes:

✔ Printable game board with a winding start-to-finish path

✔ 24 social skills game cards, 8 in each of three categories

✔ Game directions (one die needed)

✔ Answer keys for the Think It or Say It? and Expected or Unexpected Behavior? cards

✔ Digital version that can be copied from a link, edited and shared with students

How it works:

Think It or Say It?
Students read a comment such as "This food tastes gross" and decide whether it should be said out loud or kept as a thought, then move ahead two spaces.

Expected or Unexpected Behavior?
Short scenarios, such as a student screaming in the library or running during P.E., ask players to sort each behavior before moving ahead two spaces.

Social Oops!
These cards describe a social mistake, such as interrupting a friend's story or pushing past someone without saying "excuse me." Players name a better choice, then move back four spaces.

Why you'll love this game:

⭐ Low prep: print the board, cut apart the cards and add one die

⭐ Answer keys support students who are unsure of an answer

⭐ Scenarios from school and home are familiar to students

⭐ The digital version is available when social skills games online are needed

Social skills board games give students a structured, low-pressure way to practice what to say and do before real situations arise.

Pairs well with:

School counseling SEL board game bundle

Social filters social skills game

Social skills Boom Cards

Social skills small group

Download the free class lesson cheat sheet for additional lesson ideas.