Make social skills practice fun this spring with this Easter & Spring Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Game! This engaging social-emotional learning resource helps elementary students explore social situations, identify feelings, consider different perspectives, and practice making thoughtful decisions through 30 spring-themed scenarios.

Students examine different behavior choices, discuss how those choices might affect themselves and others, and consider what responses may be helpful in different situations. The self-correcting digital game and printable board game offer engaging ways to practice social awareness, feelings identification, and responsible decision-making while encouraging meaningful conversations about social expectations.

With 30 scenarios, printable sorting mats, individual flip cards, guided discussion questions, and a complete board game with play money, dice, pawns, and a spinner, this resource provides flexible options for individual counseling, small groups, classroom SEL lessons, and virtual sessions.

📦 What's Included:

🐰 30 Easter & Spring Social Skills Scenarios

• 30 scenarios for exploring expected and unexpected behaviors in different situations.
• Encourage students to identify feelings and consider how their choices may affect others.
• Practice social awareness, perspective-taking, and responsible decision-making.
• Use the scenarios for individual reflection, small group discussions, or classroom SEL lessons.

💻 Self-Correcting Digital Social Skills Game

• Interactive digital game featuring expected and unexpected behavior scenarios.
• Self-correcting format provides feedback as students work through the activity.
• Great for smartboards, screen sharing, virtual counseling, and remote learning.
• Encourages students to think about social situations and discuss different responses.

🎲 Printable Easter & Spring Board Game

• Printable board game for practicing social skills and behavior choices.
• Includes play money, dice, pawns, and a spinner.
• Provides a hands-on alternative to the digital game.
• Great for individual counseling, small groups, and classroom activities.
• Includes full-color and black-and-white options.

🗂️ Large Expected & Unexpected Behavior Sorting Mats

• Large printable sorting mats for organizing and discussing behavior choices.
• Students can sort scenarios based on expected and unexpected behaviors.
• Encourage conversations about social expectations and the context of different situations.
• Useful for individual counseling, small groups, and classroom SEL lessons.

🔄 Individual Expected & Unexpected Flip Cards

• Small expected and unexpected flip cards for individual student responses.
• Allow students to share their thinking during discussions or group activities.
• Great for encouraging participation without requiring every student to answer aloud.
• Can be used alongside the digital game, printable scenarios, or sorting activities.

💬 Expected Behavior Guided Discussion Questions

• Guided questions to extend conversations beyond identifying a behavior as expected or unexpected.
• Encourage students to consider feelings, social situations, and possible responses.
• Support discussion of how different choices may affect themselves and others.
• Helpful for exploring social expectations with greater context and flexibility.

🎯 Playing a Game Visual Poster

• Printable visual poster featuring rules for playing a game.
• Supports discussions about participating in games and shared activities.
• Helpful for preparing students before beginning the printable board game.
• Can be displayed in counseling offices, classrooms, or small group spaces.

🎨 Full-Color & Black-and-White Versions

• Printable materials available in color and black-and-white options.
• Flexible printing choices for classrooms and counseling offices.
• Convenient for preparing individual student materials and small group activities.

🎒 Quick Details: 30 Social Skills Scenarios | Self-Correcting Digital Game | Printable Board Game | Play Money + Dice + Pawns + Spinner | Large Sorting Mats | Individual Flip Cards | Guided Discussion Questions | Game Rules Visual Poster | Color + Black & White | Digital + Print

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🐣 Easter & Spring Counseling and SEL Bundle

• Seasonal Easter and spring-themed counseling and SEL activities.
• Expected vs. unexpected behavior game with 30 social skills scenarios.
• Digital and printable activities for practicing social-emotional learning skills.
• Opportunities to explore feelings, social awareness, and responsible decision-making.
• Engaging resources for individual counseling, small groups, and classroom SEL lessons.
• A convenient collection for planning spring counseling activities.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

✔️ Social Awareness: Explore how different behaviors and choices may affect other people.

✔️ Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors: Identify social expectations and discuss how they may change depending on the situation, setting, and people involved.

✔️ Feelings Identification: Practice recognizing emotions that may arise in different social situations.

✔️ Perspective-Taking: Consider how different people might experience or interpret the same situation.

✔️ Responsible Decision-Making: Explore possible choices and their potential outcomes.

✔️ Self-Awareness: Reflect on personal reactions, feelings, and behavior choices.

✔️ Social Problem-Solving: Consider different ways to respond to challenging or unexpected situations.

✔️ Communication Skills: Practice sharing ideas, explaining choices, and participating in discussions.

✔️ Flexible Thinking: Recognize that social situations can have more than one reasonable response.

✔️ Group Participation: Practice following shared game agreements, taking turns, and engaging in cooperative activities.

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Individual Counseling: Explore social situations, feelings, and behavior choices using the digital game or printable scenarios.
• Small Group Counseling: Practice perspective-taking and social problem-solving through the board game and sorting activities.
• Classroom SEL Lessons: Use the digital game to encourage discussions about social expectations and responsible decision-making.
• Social Skills Groups: Explore expected and unexpected behaviors while considering the context of different situations.
• Easter & Spring Counseling Activities: Incorporate seasonal social skills practice into spring counseling sessions.
• Morning Meetings: Use selected scenarios to encourage classroom conversations about feelings and choices.
• Interactive Sorting Activities: Use the large sorting mats to organize scenarios and discuss different perspectives.
• Whole-Class Participation: Give students individual flip cards to share their responses during discussions.
• Counseling Centers: Use the printable board game, scenario cards, and sorting activities for guided practice.
• Virtual Counseling & Telehealth: Share the self-correcting digital game during online sessions.

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

This Easter and spring social skills game is designed for elementary students and can be used by:

• School counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists
• Classroom teachers and special educators
• Speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists
• Child therapists and other related service providers
• Homeschooling families and caregivers

The combination of digital activities, printable game materials, sorting mats, and individual response cards offers different ways for students to participate.

When discussing expected and unexpected behaviors, adults can help students explore the context behind social expectations rather than treating every behavior as universally right or wrong. Different communication styles, sensory needs, cultural expectations, and individual circumstances may influence how people respond to social situations.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ Self-correcting digital expected and unexpected behavior game

✔️ 30 social skills scenarios

✔️ Printable board game

✔️ Printable play money, dice, pawns, and spinner

✔️ Large expected and unexpected behavior sorting mats

✔️ Small individual expected and unexpected flip cards

✔️ Guided discussion questions

✔️ Playing a Game visual poster

✔️ Full-color and black-and-white printable versions

✔️ Suitable for individual counseling, small groups, classroom lessons, and virtual sessions

📌 Important Notes:

• The digital game is self-correcting and can be used on a smartboard or through screen sharing.
• The printable board game includes play money, dice, pawns, and a spinner.
• The resource includes both large sorting mats and smaller individual response cards.
• Social expectations are context-dependent. Encourage discussion about different perspectives and individual needs rather than using expected and unexpected labels to judge students or their communication styles.
• 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.