Favorite Therapeutic, Social Skill Building Games
Often we find games specifically designed to teach a particular skill are not very motivating or much fun for the students or the teachers. Below are games we use often, as our students enjoy them and we are able to target specific areas. If you don’t have these in your offices, we highly recommend them!
 | What do you say…What do you do…At school? Targets: Problem Solving, Perspective Taking |
 | Socially Speaking Game Targets: Emotional Expression, Problem Solving, Disappointment, Peer Connection |
 | Should I or Shouldn’t I? What Would Others Think™? (Elementary School Edition) Targets: Perspective Taking |
Favorite Teamwork Games
Recently we have had a lot of success with teamwork type board games. With these games, the students either all win the game or all lose the game. This continues to support students that need practice losing games, however, it does so in a more gentile way.
 | Targets: Teamwork, Unexpected Changes, Disappointment, Perspective Taking, Problem Solving |
 | Targets: Teamwork, Perspective Taking, Unexpected Changes, Disappointment |
 | Targets: Unexpected Changes, Turn Taking, Disappointment, Teamwork, Perspective Taking, Problem Solving |
Favorite Board Games
 | Sorry! Targets: Unexpected Changes, Disappointment, Perspective Taking, Patience, Empathy |
 | Enchanted Forest Targets: Sustained Attention, Problem Solving, Disappointment, Waiting/Patience, Working Memory |
 | Chute & Ladders Targets: Unexpected Changes, Turn Taking, Disappointment |
 | Apples to Apples Junior Targets: Perspective Taking, Humor, Friend Files, Conversation Skills |
 | Apples to Apples Big Picture Targets: Perspective Taking, Humor, Friend Files, Conversation Skills (Easier to play with non readers than traditional Apples to Apples) |
 | Uno Targets: Turn Taking, Sustained Attention, Disappointment, Following Directions |
 | Spot It! Targets: Patience, Frustration Tolerance, Cognitive Flexibility (There are many ways Spot It can be played) |
 | Pick Up Sticks Targets: Making Mistakes, Disappointment, Frustration Tolerance |
 | Slamwich Targets: Focus, Following Directions, Disappointment, Making Mistakes |
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