Multiple Interpretations 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
Students often assume they know exactly what others are thinking—but we can’t actually see thoughts. This can lead to misunderstandings, frustration, and rigid thinking patterns in social situations. This resource explicitly teaches flexible thinking and perspective-taking by helping students generate multiple possible interpretations based on real photos of people. Students are shown an image and asked to think beyond their first assumption by identifying TWO different possible thoughts, reinforcing the idea that there is more than one way to understand a situation. 💡 Students Will Learn To: Consider more than one possible thought Reduce rigid or “one-track” thinking Improve perspective-taking skills Make more flexible social interpretations 📦 What’s Included: Photo-based social scenarios Structured prompts for consistent practice Multiple possible interpretations per image Opportunities for discussion, modeling, and guided practice 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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