The ‘Meeting New People’ panel gives children a simple starting script: smile, say hello first, and ask the other person a question. Across the poster, short phrases and speech bubbles model the words a child could actually use, such as asking what someone is playing, offering help with a small part of an activity, or saying, “I’m sorry. I’ll fix it.”
Presented as a colourful one-page social skills poster, the PDF covers common friendship and playground situations that many children find tricky. Topics include joining in with a group, waiting for a turn, giving someone else a turn, giving compliments, asking before hugging or touching, standing nearby when feeling shy, and telling an adult after walking away from mean behaviour.
Parents, carers, teachers, teaching assistants, social workers and child therapists may find it useful for primary school children who benefit from clear visual reminders and practical language. It could also support kids who are shy, anxious, impulsive, developing friendship skills, or learning personal boundaries and conversation skills in school, at home, in counselling sessions or during social skills groups.
The wording is brief enough to use as a quick prompt before playtime, group work, clubs, family visits or peer interaction. Adults could read one panel at a time, role-play the example sentence, ask a child when they might use it, or keep the poster visible as a calm reminder for everyday social communication and emotional regulation.
Useful search terms for this printable include social skills for children, kids friendship skills, social situations poster, playground skills, sharing and turn-taking, asking for help, personal space, saying sorry, joining in activities and social communication prompts. The resource is credited to Edita Stiborova.
