Conversation Skills Humor and Figurative Language

A file or printable companion for Boom Cards

by Cloud Learners

Price: 500 points or $5 USD

Subjects: sel,speech,specialed

Grades: 3,4,5,6,7

Description: Understanding humor and figurative language can be challenging for many students. This printable activity helps learners recognize jokes, sarcasm, idioms, and non-literal language within everyday conversations. Students read realistic scenarios and decide what the speaker really means. They practice identifying literal versus figurative language and understanding how humor affects social interactions. This resource supports explicit teaching of pragmatic language and social communication skills in a structured, print-and-go format. What’s Included: • Real-life conversation scenarios • Practice identifying humor and figurative language • Opportunities to discuss intended meaning • Print-and-go format Skills Targeted: • Understanding humor • Figurative language in conversation • Non-literal language • Pragmatic language • Social communication • Perspective-taking Great For: • Speech therapy sessions • Social skills groups • Special education classrooms • Students with autism or ADHD • Upper elementary and middle school learners Use for direct instruction, small group discussion, or independent social skills practice. © Cloud Learners SLP. All rights reserved. This resource is licensed for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if sharing with colleagues. Reproduction or redistribution of any part of this resource is prohibited.