Read Facial Expressions-Social Skills Lesson & Deck-SEL
by The Multisensory SLP © 2026
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Price: $3.3 USD
Subjects: pragmatics,socialAspectsOfCommunication,speech
Grades: 4,5,6,7,8
Description
Nonverbal Communication | Social Skills | Speech Therapy | SEL Help students learn how to read facial expressions and interpret nonverbal communication with this structured social skills activity. Many students struggle to understand what faces are communicating — especially learners working on pragmatic language, social inference, and perspective-taking. This resource explicitly teaches students what to look for and how to interpret facial cues step-by-step. ⭐ What’s Included ✔ 2 Teaching Cards • Clear definitions of facial expression, tone, and body language • Explicit instruction on identifying observable facial features • Strategy: Notice → Describe → Decide ✔ 10 Practice Cards • Identify facial expression clues • Multiple choice social inference questions • Connect facial expression to meaning • Supports indirect language understanding ⭐ Skills Targeted Reading facial expressions Nonverbal communication Social inference Pragmatic language Perspective-taking Body language interpretation Use this deck to teach and then practice this skill! One teaching card followed by 10 self-correcting cards. Deck Accessibility Features: Audio: Read-aloud option on every slide for students who benefit from auditory support. Motor: Compatible with switch, tap, or click access Perfect for small-group instruction, independent practice, distance learning, or teletherapy 💻. This deck is part of the Social Skills series - follow my Boom™ Store for more products like this one!
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