SALE On or Off Topic Maintenance Digital Social Skills Games

Enhance kids' pragmatics and social skills by teaching them all about topic maintenance with this digital and print activity. This on or off topic digital game has an introduction social story and then features 32 on or off topic Google Slides to help kids decide if the comments made are on or off topic.

You’ll also get printable extension activities to extend the learning and help kids practice making on topic comments and asking on topic questions. This fun pragmatic skills activity also includes a conversation trains game, a topic maintenance dice roll game, and bonus on- topic worksheets including a maze, a coloring sheet, on-topic match up, and find the on-topic response worksheet.

What's Included: ✨

✔ Google slides on or off-topic game with a social story and 32 slides to decide if the comment made is on-topic or off-topic

✔ Conversation train game to practice the conversational skill of staying on topic

✔ On topic dice roll game

✔ 4 tips for staying on topic poster

✔ Bonus topic maintenance speech therapy worksheets to extend the learning with a maze, coloring worksheet, tips poster, on-topic match up, find the on-topic response, write the on-topic response, and more

✔ Digital and print versions

✔ Full color and black and white versions

Why teach about topic maintenance? ✨

Topic maintenance is all about keeping the conversation train on its tracks and making sure everyone is on the same journey together. Teaching kids about staying on the same topic of conversation is an important social skill because it lays the foundation for effective communication and meaningful relationships throughout kids' lives.

Staying on topic promotes active listening and builds strong communication skills. To stay on topic, kids need to listen actively, catching the details of the conversation. This helps them develop into great listeners, ready to dive deep into discussions, learn more, and respond thoughtfully.

Topic maintenance also helps kids enhance their understanding and empathy. When kids learn to stay on topic, they become better at understanding others' points of view and feelings.

By maintaining the topic of conversation, kids learn to be flexible thinkers and value other's contributions to a conversation. It's like saying, "Your thoughts matter to me," which can make everyone feel included and respected.

There are several activities included in this resource so you'll be able to use it over a period of time to help your kids practice staying on the same topic of conversation.

This resource comes in a PDF and you need to be able to access Google Slides to use this. Please ensure you have the appropriate software before purchasing.

 Who This Resource Is For: ✨

➜ Counselors, social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, and special education teachers who are working on pragmatic language and social communication skills, as well as self-awareness, social-awareness, self-management, and relationship skills

➜ Teachers, homeschooling parents, and other educators who want to bring more fun and engaging activities and social-emotional learning into their classrooms and homes

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