You are at a friend’s house for a playdate and their sibling starts to play with you. You take a break to eat a snack. What could you say to their sibling to get to know them?

Danny has been telling Eli about his weekend at the Air and Space museum for several minutes. He shares that the museum has the world’s largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft. Eli asks if they can talk about something else

Darien’s class is having a St Patrick’s day party with another class. He decorated his crown next to someone he doesn’t know. What could he say to start a conversation?

Alejandra is feeling distracted during class and using a fidget to stay focused. Her teacher notices she is tapping it on the desk and reminds her to use it quietly.

Let’s say you’re waiting in line to buy your food at the Gator Cafe. The boy behind you is wearing a Minecraft shirt and holding a drawing of what seems to be a Minecraft-style sword. What could you say to start a conversation?

Samantha goes over to her friend Kit's house and learns they got a new dog. Samantha asks if they can keep the dog in a different part of the house while she’s there. Kit says, “but then we can’t play with him!”

Balloon Burst, Treasure Divers, and Handcar Havoc were all part of what 1998 video game?

You start to tell your friend about a big slug you saw this weekend. He covers his ears and says “Ew! Slugs are gross.”

In what game was Luigi first available as a primary character?

What was Mario's original profession?

Your lunch group with a friend gets canceled. You think it’s because that friend doesn’t want to have lunch with you anymore. Your teacher shares that it was because the OT needs to reschedule a lunch group with that student.

It’s a new school year and Helena is starting to take the bus to school. She sits down next to a student from another grade that she doesn’t know well. What could she say?