Help students explore expected and unexpected behaviors, practice making thoughtful choices, and build social awareness with this Valentine's Day Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Game!

This engaging social-emotional learning resource includes 30 behavior scenarios, a self-correcting digital Google Slides game, a printable board game, sorting mats, student flip cards, and guided discussion questions. Students can explore how different behaviors affect themselves and others while practicing responsible decision-making in a playful, interactive format.

Perfect for individual counseling, small groups, classroom SEL lessons, and Valentine's Day activities, this digital and printable resource offers multiple ways for students to participate. Use it to introduce social expectations, review classroom agreements, or encourage conversations about how expectations can change depending on the situation.

📦 What's Included:

💝 30 Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Scenarios

• 30 scenarios for discussing expected and unexpected behavior choices.
• Opportunities to explore social expectations and responsible decision-making.
• Prompts for discussing how different choices can affect ourselves and others.
• Can be used with the digital game, printable board game, or sorting activities.

🎲 Printable Valentine's Day Board Game

• Printable board game for practicing social skills.
• Play money, dice, pawns, and spinner included.
• Use the behavior scenarios to encourage discussion during game play.
• Great for individual counseling, small groups, and classroom SEL lessons.

💻 Self-Correcting Digital Google Slides Game

• Interactive digital version of the expected vs. unexpected behavior activity.
• Self-correcting format for practicing behavior identification.
• Can be displayed on a smartboard or shared during virtual sessions.
• Access provided through a PDF containing the Google Slides link.

🗂️ Large Expected & Unexpected Behavior Sorting Mats

• Large sorting mats for categorizing behavior choices.
• Visual supports for discussing different social situations.
• Can be paired with the 30 scenarios for hands-on practice.
• Useful for individual instruction, small groups, and classroom activities.

🃏 Small Expected & Unexpected Behavior Flip Cards

• Small flip cards for individual student responses.
• Students can indicate whether a behavior is expected or unexpected.
• Encourages active participation during group lessons.
• Offers a response option that does not require students to speak aloud.

💬 Expected Behavior Guided Questions

• Guided questions to extend discussions about behavior choices.
• Opportunities to explore why certain behaviors may be expected in particular situations.
• Encourages students to consider context, other people's perspectives, and possible outcomes.

🖼️ Playing a Game Visual Poster

• Visual poster for reviewing expectations during games.
• Useful for introducing game-related social skills.
• Can be displayed during counseling sessions or classroom activities.

🎒 Quick Details: Grades K–2 | 💝 Valentine's Day theme | 💬 30 behavior scenarios | 🎲 Printable board game + accessories | 💻 Self-correcting Google Slides game | 🗂️ Sorting mats | 🃏 Student flip cards | 🖼️ Visual poster | Digital + print

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💝 Valentine's Day Counseling + SEL Bundle

• Includes eight Valentine's Day and winter-themed counseling and SEL resources.
• Features this expected vs. unexpected behavior game alongside feelings puzzles and other social-emotional learning activities.
• Provides a variety of games and hands-on activities for supporting emotional awareness, social skills, and decision-making.

🍂 Expected Behavior Games Bundle

• Explore additional seasonal expected vs. unexpected behavior games.
• Reinforce social expectations and responsible decision-making throughout the school year.

🎯 Skills Addressed:

✔️ Identifying expected and unexpected behaviors

✔️ Understanding social expectations in different situations

✔️ Practicing responsible decision-making

✔️ Building self-awareness and social awareness

✔️ Considering how behavior choices affect others

✔️ Developing perspective-taking and flexible thinking

✔️ Exploring classroom agreements and positive peer interactions

💡 Ways to Use It:

• Use the 30 scenarios during individual counseling sessions to explore social expectations and behavior choices.
• Play the printable Valentine's Day board game during small-group counseling or Lunch Bunch.
• Present the self-correcting Google Slides game on a smartboard for interactive classroom SEL lessons.
• Use the large sorting mats to encourage students to categorize and discuss behavior scenarios.
• Give students the small flip cards so everyone can participate during whole-group discussions.
• Use the guided questions to explore how context, individual needs, and different perspectives can influence social expectations.
• Display the Playing a Game visual poster during board games, cooperative activities, or counseling groups.

👩‍🏫 Who It's For:

Perfect for school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, child therapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special education teachers, classroom teachers, and homeschool educators working with students in kindergarten through second grade.

This resource is especially useful for professionals looking for engaging ways to introduce social expectations, encourage thoughtful decision-making, and practice social awareness through interactive games and discussion.

🖨️ Format & Download:

✔️ 30 expected vs. unexpected behavior scenarios.

✔️ Printable board game with play money, dice, pawns, and spinner.

✔️ Self-correcting digital Google Slides game.

✔️ Large expected and unexpected behavior sorting mats.

✔️ Small expected and unexpected behavior flip cards.

✔️ Guided discussion questions.

✔️ Playing a Game visual poster.

✔️ PDF with access to the digital Google Slides activity.

This is a digital download containing printable resources and access to a Google Slides game. No physical materials will be shipped.

📌 Important Notes:

Expected and unexpected behaviors depend on context, individual needs, cultural expectations, and the situation. Use the scenarios as opportunities for discussion rather than teaching that one behavior is always right or wrong.

Students can participate through discussion, pointing, sorting, using flip cards, or other communication methods that work for them.

The goal is to help students understand social expectations, consider different perspectives, and make informed choices while respecting individual differences.

This listing includes the individual Valentine's Day Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior Game, not the complete Valentine's Day Counseling SEL Bundle.

This is a digital product. No refunds are available on digital purchases.