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Waiting Your Turn to Speak

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Have you ever been so excited to talk that you interrupted another person? Help young conversationalists wait their turn to speak with a social skills activity. 

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Concepts
conversation skills, communication, social skills, social development
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Additional Tags
classroom support
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Instructional Ideas
  • Set up a Socratic seminar to model the back-and-forth flow of a conversation
  • Use in a counseling office or resource center
Classroom Considerations
  • Designed for learners with autism, but applicable for mainstream classes as well
Pros
  • Compares a conversation to a tennis game as a real-life example
  • Promotes brainstorming, critical thinking, and collaboration
Cons
  • None