LDA The Friendship Formula Board Game

Support pupils in developing vital social and communication skills with this engaging board game, designed especially for children aged 8–13, including those with SEND or social communication needs.

• Encourages practice of greetings, turn-taking, conversation, listening, and emotional awareness through interactive play

• Ideal for small groups of 2–6 players in classroom or intervention settings

• Includes game board, 100 question cards, 6 playing pieces, 24 coloured rings, 2 dice, and 8-page teacher's notes

• Facilitates role-play and problem-solving activities relevant to real-life social situations

• Developed by a speech & language therapist with SEND expertise

• Suitable for ages 8–13; supports social skills development for a range of abilities

The game complements the practical social skills programme in the accompanying Friendship Formula book and is best used in conjunction with it

Players take turns to roll the die and move around the board the number of squares shown. Whichever square they land on, they will be given a task to do that requires them to think about a social situation or practise a social skill. There are four friendship squares: Emotions, All About Me and You, Solve a Problem, and Play a Game. The first player to complete one task relating to each of these squares and then get back to the finish square is the winner. Players may need to go round the board more than once in order to complete the game. Ideal for 2-6 players.

About the author

Author Alison Schroeder is a speech & language therapist and primary school teacher who has written a number of social skills and language resources including The Friendship Formula, Socially Speaking and Time to Talk. She has over 19 years' experience of working with children with language and communication difficulties and specialises in the area of social communication.