**By KidStart Pediatric Therapy | Registered Occupational Therapists & Behaviour Consultants**
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> **TLDR — What's in This Guide** > - Social skills therapy helps children build empathy, communication, turn-taking, and emotional regulation — skills that shape friendships, classroom success, and long-term development. > - This guide covers 20 evidence-based activities used by KidStart clinicians, spanning emotion recognition, conversation skills, perspective-taking, cooperation, and self-regulation. > - Activities include Feelings Charades, Conversation Jenga, Social Stories, Emotion Thermometer, "What Would You Do?" Cards, Greeting Relay, Community Outings, and Positive Self-Talk Posters — each targeting a specific social-skill domain. > - All 20 activities are child-centered and adaptable across developmental levels, from early social awareness to complex peer interaction. > - KidStart Pediatric Therapy in Burnaby provides individual and group social skills programming, including within its TILP program.
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for targeted support. This guide will showcase 20 engaging activities—rooted in research and clinical success—that foster empathy, communication, and emotional regulation. </span>
Why Social Skills Therapy for Kids Matters
Our Approach: Evidence-Based and Child-Centered
20 Fun and Evidence-Based Social Skills Activities for Kids
1. Feelings Charades
2. Conversation Jenga
3. Compliment Circle
4. Social Stories
5. Emotion Matching Games
6. Role-Play Scenarios
7. Team Building Challenges
8. Turn-Taking Board Games
9. Emotion Thermometer
10. Listening Lotto
11. Perspective-Taking Masks
12. Friendship Bracelets
13. Group Storytelling
14. Emotion Sorting
15. “What Would You Do?” Cards
16. Mirror Game
17. Greeting Relay
18. Community Outings
19. Emotion Regulation Toolbox
20. Positive Self-Talk Posters
Social Skills Therapy with Kidstart Pediatric Therapy
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