Help kids explore social expectations, decision-making, and everyday behavior choices with this fun Christmas Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Game! In this interactive Christmas Tree Hunt social skills activity, children work through 30 scenarios to identify expected and unexpected behaviors while practicing self-awareness, social awareness, and responsible decision-making.

With both digital and printable versions, this Christmas social-emotional learning game is an engaging way to start conversations about how different choices affect ourselves and others. Perfect for individual counseling, child therapy sessions, social skills groups, classroom SEL lessons, and telehealth, this activity encourages children to think about context, consider different perspectives, and explore helpful responses.

📦 What's Included:

🎄 Christmas Tree Hunt Digital Social Skills Game

• Self-correcting interactive game featuring Christmas-themed expected and unexpected behavior choices.
• Students explore social expectations and practice making thoughtful behavior choices.
• Great for computers, smartboards, screen sharing, and virtual counseling sessions.

🧠 30 Social Skills Scenarios

• 30 situations for exploring expected and unexpected behaviors.
• Discuss social expectations, behavior choices, and responsible decision-making.
• Encourage perspective-taking, self-awareness, and social problem-solving.

🖨️ Printable Social Skills Game Materials

• Printable version of the game for hands-on learning.
• Flexible options for individual counseling, small groups, and classroom SEL lessons.

🗂️ Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Sorting Mats

• Large sorting mats for categorizing expected and unexpected behaviors.
• Encourage students to discuss different behavior choices and how they may affect others.

🃏 Individual Behavior Sorting Cards

• Smaller expected and unexpected behavior cards for interactive sorting activities.
• Students can independently sort cards or work collaboratively in small groups.
• Use the cards to encourage discussion, reflection, and flexible thinking.

🎒 Quick Details: Elementary-aged children | 👥 Individual, small group + classroom | 🖨️ Digital + Print | 🎯 Social skills, self-awareness + decision-making

🛍️ Bundle & Save:

Want this game at a discount? Check out:

✔️ Expected Behavior Games Bundle

• Get 7 seasonal and holiday-themed expected vs. unexpected behavior games together at a discount. Each game includes 30 discussion scenarios and digital and printable activities.

✔️ Christmas Feelings and Social Skills SEL Bundle

• Get 8 holiday-themed activities including feelings puzzles, games, mazes, coloring activities, sensory play, and movement games.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

Social awareness, perspective-taking, understanding social expectations, self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, flexible thinking, communication, and recognizing how choices can affect others.

The game also creates opportunities to discuss how expectations may change depending on the situation, environment, and individual needs.

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Practice social decision-making during individual counseling or child therapy sessions
• Use the digital game for telehealth and virtual social skills groups
• Facilitate discussions about social expectations in small groups
• Use the sorting mats for hands-on social-emotional learning
• Encourage children to explain their reasoning and consider multiple perspectives
• Explore alternative responses to challenging social situations
• Use the game as a Christmas-themed SEL lesson or group activity
• Adapt the scenarios to support individualized social skills goals
• Offer digital or printable options based on children's learning preferences

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Mental health counselors, child therapists, school counselors, clinical social workers, school social workers, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special education teachers, classroom teachers, and other professionals supporting children's social-emotional development.

Especially helpful for practitioners looking for interactive, low-prep social skills activities that encourage conversation rather than memorizing rigid behavior rules.

🖨️ Format & Download:

Includes digital and printable versions, with PDF and Google Slides formats.

The digital game is self-correcting and can be used during in-person sessions, on a smartboard, or through screen sharing for telehealth.

Print the game materials and sorting mats for hands-on sessions and small group activities.

📌 Important Notes:

• Expected and unexpected behaviors are context-dependent. Encourage children to consider individual needs, cultural differences, disability-related differences, and the environment rather than treating social expectations as universal rules.
• This activity is intended to support thoughtful conversations about behavior and social situations, not to encourage masking, compliance, or suppressing harmless differences.
• This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped. Due to the digital nature of this resource, all sales are final and refunds are not available.