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Skill 16: Ending a Conversation. Skillstreaming. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation.

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  1. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Skillstreaming

  2. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Benefits for students learning how to end a conversation can include staying out of trouble, being on time to class, being home on time, and not disrupting class. By discussing each of these situations can help students understand the purpose of this skill. **Note: After practicing Skills 14, 15, and 16 separately, allow students time to practice using these three skills successively all together.

  3. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Our Steps Step 1: Decide if you need to end the conversation. Step 2: Decide what to say. Step 3: Wait until the other person stops talking. Step 4: Say it in a friendly way.

  4. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Step 1: Decide if you need to end the conversation You are acting responsible when you can decide that it is time to end a conversation. When are some times that you as a student need to end a conversation at school? How about if you are talking with a friend at home? What if you were at home, when would you have to end a conversation with your family?

  5. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Step 2: Decide what to say First, ask yourself, what is the reason you have to end a conversation? Let’s say you have to go in from recess, you can tell your friend “I have to go now, but I’ll talk to you later. “ How about if you are in class and you need to do your work, what could you say? You can say, “I have to do my work.” Can you think what else you can say if you need to end a conversation?

  6. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Step 3: Wait until the other person stops talking. If you can avoid it, it is a good idea to wait until the other person stops talking. This way you will not be interrupting him or her. Why do you think that this might be important for you as well as the other person?

  7. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Step 4: Say it in a friendly way Remember…body language and other nonverbal communication is real important! You need to match your tone of voice with any facial expressions so the other person knows you are talking in a friendly way. Can you give an example of how to end a conversation in a friendly way?

  8. Let’s Review Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Step 1: Decide if you need to end the conversation. Step 2: Decide what to say. Step 3: Wait until the other person stops talking. Step 4: Say it in a friendly way.

  9. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Let’s Practice Here are some suggested activities. Practice these with your friends so you can become experts on Ending a Conversation. School: Recess or free time in the classroom is over. Home: You are talking with your parents, and a friend is waiting for you. Peer Group: Your mother tells you to come inside or to stop talking on the phone.

  10. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Acting responsible is important, just as knowing how to end a conversation is. If you treat others with respect, they will in return treat you with respect, such as ending a conversation in a friendly way!

  11. Skill 16: Ending a Conversation Works Cited: McGinnis, E. & Goldstein, A. P., (1997). Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child: New Strategies and Perspectives for teaching Prosocial Skills. Champaign, Illinois: Research Press. Created By: Sue KnightElementary BAU KISDMonday Primarysknight@kaufmanisd.net

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