Mock interviews can help older children understand how to properly act during a job interview. Instruct one half of the room to serve as job applicants and the other as employers. Ask the job applicants to pick a job from a list, and have them think about what an employer expects from them. Ask the employers to come up with a list of questions to ask their job applicants. Once they're all finished with their interviews, ask the class what techniques worked and didn't work during the interviews.
The name game is geared toward young children. During this game, children will learn how to interact with their peers. Instruct the children to sit in a circle and give one of them a ball. The child with the ball says a name of another child in the circle and rolls the ball to her. Have children continue the process until every child's name is called.
Charades is a popular party game, and can also be used to help children with their social skills. Ask a volunteer to pick a piece of paper from a hat that describes an action, such as "ice skating" or "gardening." Instruct him to act out his action without using words. The child who guesses right is next to pick a piece of paper from a hat. At the end, ask children to analyze which gestures worked and which didn't.
This activity allows children to get to know their classmates better. Instruct children to sit in a circle and hold out all their fingers. Pick a child to start the activity by having her state something she's never done before, such as, "I've never been to the ocean." Children who have been to the ocean must put one finger down. Continue the process until there is only one child who does not have all his fingers down.