Help children explore decision-making, social awareness, and everyday behavior choices with these Good Choice or Poor Choice Social Skills Mazes! Children work their way through six printable mazes while identifying whether pictures or words show helpful or unhelpful choices.

Ideal for kindergarten through second grade, these social skills activities work well in child therapy, individual counseling, small groups, special education, classroom SEL centers, and early-finisher activities.

📦 What's Included:

• 6 Good or poor choice mazes
• 20 Scenario cards
• Sorting Mats
• Feelings Poster
• Discussion dice
• 12 two-piece puzzles to find the good choice that matches the poor choice
• S.M.A.R.T. IEP objective related to the activity
• A data collection tool for easy progress monitoring
• Bonus pages including SEL worksheets, coloring pages, crossword puzzle, and a word search
• Resources come in color and black and white

🛍️ Bundle & Save:

Want a discount on this? Check out the: Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Games Bundle includes:

• 7 Seasonal expected behavior games: Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter, Christmas, Valentine's Day + Spring
• 210 Behavior scenarios (30 per game)
• No-prep, self-correcting Google Slides versions
• Printable sorting mats + cards for hands-on play
• Works for individual, small group, classroom + virtual sessions

🎯 Skills Addressed:

Responsible decision-making, self-management, social awareness, problem-solving, emotional identification, perspective-taking, understanding consequences, communication, and considering alternative choices.

These activities provide opportunities to explore why a particular response may be helpful in one situation but not another. Encourage children to consider context, individual needs, and the feelings of everyone involved.

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Set up an independent SEL activity station or early-finisher center
• Practice problem-solving in child therapy or small-group counseling
• Adapt scenarios to reflect children's experiences, communication styles, and support needs
• Use the data collection tool to monitor progress toward individualized goals

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Child therapists, mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special education teachers, early elementary classroom teachers, and families.

📚 More Behavior Teaching Resources:

Read the How to Teach Expected Behavior Using Social Stories and Games for practical ways to introduce behavior expectations and reinforce them through stories, games, and worksheets.

🖨️ Format & Download:

• Printable PDF
• Color + black-and-white versions
• Print the mazes for individual use, or laminate the scenario cards, puzzles, and sorting mats for repeated use in counseling groups and learning centers.

📌 Important Notes:

• Behavior is influenced by context, developmental differences, sensory needs, communication abilities, and access to support. Encourage curiosity about why a choice happened and what might help rather than focusing only on compliance
• 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.