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This activity helps students practice social skills for sharing, waiting, and turn-taking through a short recap, vocabulary, one auto-graded question, a partner task, and a reflection poll. Use a classroom circle or pair students with neighbors. Materials: one small classroom toy or object for the partner activity and access to a device or camera for a short photo/video if available. For open-ended partner responses, strong answers show students describing the shared action and how it made someone feel (e.g., “I gave the marker to Sam. Sam smiled and said thank you.”). Correct/high-quality partner submissions demonstrate: named the shared item or turn; described one action (gave, waited, or took a turn); and noted one feeling (happy, included, or pleased). Use simple grading: correct (shows those three parts) or incorrect (missing key parts).