TEEN Thought Bubble Social Inferences and Problem Solving Scenarios Speech Therapy

Description

Are you looking for engaging problem solving scenarios for your middle and high schoolers? Give these social emotional learning activities for speech therapy a try with teens! Work on making social inferences, problem-solving, identifying emotions, feelings, empathy, what you should think versus say, and conversational skills.

These problem solving scenarios speech therapy activity can be open-ended or structured if used with the supports. The pictures are appropriate for older students – upper elementary, middle, and high school.

This activity is perfect for kids whose joint attention or reading comprehension skills could negatively affect making correct inferences. This activity is solely about pictures, allowing for the correct assessment of inferencing skills.

Easily target a lot of skills with this TEEN thought bubble social inferences activity!

Whether you’re looking to enhance your speech therapy sessions, foster social-emotional learning, or provide a unique tool for understanding emotions and social cues, this thought bubble problem solving scenarios set is a perfect fit. It’s not just about learning what to say but understanding the feelings and thoughts behind the words.

Equip your students with the skills they need to navigate social interactions with confidence and empathy.

✅ WHAT’S INCLUDED (color and black & white)

12 emotions cards to discuss typical body language and facial expressions associated with an emotion
24 picture cards with thought bubbles
Pre-made examples for each thought bubble to use for matching
1 page answer key for pre-made thought bubbles to pictures
2 full-page thought bubbles to mount on popsicle sticks and use in role-play

A NO PRINT version is included. You can use this resource on your device without printing or assembling! Open in an annotation app or Adobe Reader.

➡️ DIRECTIONS

Cut out the 24 cards and pre-made thought bubbles. Laminate if desired for durability.

Present the picture card and ask:

What are they thinking?
What are they feeling?

Follow-up questions:

What might they say?
What could you ask them?

To play with increased support, present a picture card and a field of pre-made thought bubbles and have the student match the correct thought to the correct person.

Print the big thought bubbles on card stock, then mount them on a popsicle stick. Practice the same concept – only on real people! The clinician or student holds up the thought bubble to their head, and the other player identifies the emotion or thoughts as a result of facial expressions or actions.

Be sure to look at the preview to see what’s included!

SLPS AND EDUCATORS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “My students LOVED this resource! It is easy to use. One of my students enjoyed coloring in the pictures after inferring what would be in the thought bubble. When students have difficulty, I give them options of what to say (these options are included as part of the resource), and then remove the options as students become more proficient at inferring others’ thoughts.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “It’s difficult to work on social skills and inferencing during this time but this resource helps target these goals with upper school students/teens!”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Able to use this resource in a neuro-diversity affirming way, don’t necessarily need to use the answer key but can be used for nice discussions.”

⭐ RELATED PRODUCTS ⭐
Thought Bubble Inference Cards
Teen Community Social Skills
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