The Interrupting Social Skills Worksheet and Activity Pack is a structured resource designed to help children develop better communication skills, understand when it is appropriate to interrupt, and learn patience in social situations. Through visual supports, interactive activities, and social narratives, this resource teaches children how to wait their turn, recognise emergencies, and use polite ways to get attention.
What’s Inside?
- Understanding interrupting – Helps children learn what interrupting is and why it can be frustrating for others.
- Recognising when to wait – Teaches children that interrupting can make people feel frustrated, upset, or ignored.
- Sorting activity: When is it okay to interrupt? – A visual exercise that helps children distinguish between emergencies and non-urgent situations.
- Social narrative: I don’t interrupt – A step-by-step story explaining how to wait, raise a hand, and say “excuse me” politely.
- Visual supports and wait cards – Aids to help reinforce patience and appropriate communication strategies.
- Practice scenarios – Real-life situations where children decide if they should wait or interrupt.
Who Can Use This Resource?
- For teachers and schools – A great classroom tool for teaching social-emotional skills and improving group interactions.
- For parents and carers – Helps children develop patience, self-regulation, and respect for others in conversations.
- For therapists and social workers – Useful in speech therapy, behaviour intervention, and social skills training.
- For special educational needs (SEN) support – Ideal for children with autism, ADHD, or communication difficulties who need structured guidance on social norms.
This interrupting social skills resource is engaging, easy to use, and filled with practical exercises. By learning when and how to interrupt appropriately, children can improve their social communication, build stronger relationships, and develop better self-control.
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This Interrupting and Blurting Out resource is designed to help children understand why interrupting conversations can be frustrating for others and how to develop better self-control when speaking. Based on the book “My Mouth is a Volcano” by Julia Cook, it explains how interrupting is like a volcano erupting—words bubble up and spill out before it is the right time to speak. The resource differentiates between interrupting and blurting out, highlights how it affects others, and provides practical strategies to help children pause, take a deep breath, and wait for their turn. Ideal for classrooms, therapy sessions, and social-emotional learning, this resource helps children develop better communication skills, patience, and self-awareness.
