Chatter Pop Social Skills Game to Think About Others, Speech Therapy Materials, Therapy Games, Educational, Social Emotional Learning Activities, Conversation Starter Cards

This we was a really cute and fun way to introduce and encourage active listening and meaningful response/engagement. We started with the basics with our Five year old to get her excited about asking questions and also challenged her to pay close attention to ask questions pertaining to what someone just said. It’s an important concept that can be tough for some but this helped keep it light and fun so our child could stay engaged. Definitely going to share this with our Speech Therapist and Occupational Therapist! What a great tool!

Wow! What a great educational game! I played this with my seven and nine year old sons and was shocked at how fast they caught on and were turning to me to ask me questions about myself. This game really teaches kids how to carry meaningful conversations with each other as well as with adults. I highly recommend this for anyone whose kids are struggling with how to converse or even for the average child who can just use a great conversational boost. You’re sure to see fast results!

The game part of this isn't that exciting and is kind of difficult to play with kids, however, the idea behind it and the cards it comes with make it a good purchase for speech therapists or families that want to improve their kids conversation skills. I do feel that it is way overpriced for what it is (unfortunately, this is very common for games and activities geared towards kids needing extra help whether it be speech therapy, occupational therapy, special needs, etc.).If it goes on sale for a steep discount the I would recommend it.

This ended up being a fun game, I have only been able to play it once with my students but they enjoyed it and kept asking to play it each week.I like that it gives many options for responses to questions or topics so a student isn't boxed into having one response. I think some prompts/question might not fit for every student or kid, so some flexibility is needed in modifying some cards.Overall this is a fun game to give kids an opportunity to learn new conversation skills.

These are a great source for students who are struggling with phonics and are could help increase their stamina for reading. I let my students use this with the marker that is included to practice reading sight words. The pictures are simple and easy to remember and because it is made with durable material I am not worried that it will come back all ripped. I recommend these for 1st and 2nd graders to use so they can increase their interest in reading.

I think this is a great tool for young kids and those that need therapy for social skills. It is not like most games though, so just realize this is more geared toward therapy and therapists, but that is probably why most parents/caregivers are here anyways. I wouldn't put this in a group for casual board type games if that is what you are looking for, but for those of us with children who have specific needs when it comes to social skill development I think it is a great game.

I am a speech therapist, and I work with school-age children. This is a good therapy game to add to my pile. I especially like that it directly targets social skills. While all game-playing is a social interaction, this game makes the goal part of the game. The therapist chooses to target either comments or questions, and for each comment/question a child makes, he/she gets to color in a box leading to the end with their own dry erase marker. (Those in and of itself are exciting for my kids!) I've used it only a few times already, but hope to use it more.I also let my own children play with the game at home. My younger children definitely enjoyed it, though my 11 y.o. daughter (who thankfully doesn't need therapy for social skills) didn't like it as much. But when it's used therapeutically, or for younger kids at home, I found it great.

What a well thought out game this is! I got this game for a teen who gets very anxious when it comes to making conversation, but it is clearly a game that can benefit everyone who uses it, no matter their age or their communication style. Let's face it, in this day and age, we can all use a refresher on active listening and how to communicate better. I especially love this for kids of all ages-young adults who are much more used to communicating via text and social media than with talking to someone in person. This game is a great tool to help them develop in-person communication shills.The quality of the game is very good. The instruction manual is a great tool in itself as it contains very useful information about communicating beyond the instructions necessary to play the game. The only suggestions I would make for improvement to the game would be for the developer to include more dry-erase tools. This only comes with two dry erase markers yet the game is for 2-4 players, and having different colors is necessary for game play. Also, while you can use a paper towel, having an eraser in the box would be nice. Lastly, instead of having only one blank white dry erase card for topics you might like to play that are not included, why not include 4 blank cards, one for each player? That could help each player to be introspective about topics they can bring up in conversation, much like what happens in real life.