Social replies: Kind Friends Game
Players move along a classic classroom board. They practise short, kind replies to a friend through simple questions, acting, and sentence frames such as Are you OK? and Thank you!
A free Classic Board Game Race for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: Kind replies: what to say to a friend.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Your friend is sad. Say: Are you OK?
- Ask a friend: Do you want to play?
- Your friend says hello. Wave and say: Hi!
- Act out a big, kind hug.
- Ask a friend: What is your favourite toy?
- Look at a friend. Say: I like your ___.
- Team: say thank you in a happy voice!
- Act out helping a friend stand up.
- Ask a friend: Can I help you?
- Draw a heart in the air. Say: Friends!
- Your friend says thank you. Say: You're welcome!
- ⭐ Say to a friend: You are kind and ___.
- Act out sharing your apple with a friend.
- Ask a friend: How are you today?
- Team: find something red. Give it to a friend!
- Your friend has a new hat. Say: Nice hat!
- Show a happy face. Say: I am happy!
- Ask a friend: Do you want my pencil?
- Act out sad. Team says: Are you OK?
- Bump a friend softly. Say: Oops, sorry!
- Ask a friend: What colour do you like?
- ⭐ Your friend is sad. Say two kind things.
- Team: clap and say: Good job, friend!
- Give a thumbs up. Say: You can do it!
Printable worksheet
This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Support sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Answer the card
Answer with a full sentence.
- Ask a friend: Do you want my pencil?
- ⭐ Say to a friend: You are kind and ___.
- Give a thumbs up. Say: You can do it!