Soft Skills Scenarios: Drag-and-Drop Slides for Job Skills Classes

These digital soft skills scenarios are drag-and-drop PowerPoint slides (they also work in Google Slides) where students read real workplace problems, move a star onto the best choice, and type why it works.

Why I made this: In my experience, students lose jobs over moments more than over skills. Showing up late without calling. Arguing with a supervisor. I wanted a way for students to practice those moments on their own device, and the "Why?" box keeps them from just guessing.

- 24 scenario slides across 6 soft skills: Being on Time, Taking Feedback, Teamwork, Communication, Problem Solving, and Attitude
- A drag-and-drop matching warm-up for the 6 skills
- A 10-tile sort: helps me keep a job or could cost me a job
- A self-rating and goal-setting slide
- Two Check Your Work slides for self-checking (keep them or delete them)
- A teacher guide PDF with pacing by skill, accommodations, and an answer key with a reason for every best choice

How to use it: Open the file in PowerPoint or Google Slides and assign it with a copy for each student. Do one skill a day, about 15 to 20 minutes, and talk through the "Why?" answers together.

Who it’s for: special education, transition, life skills, and CTE classes in grades 9 to 12 and 18-21 programs. Works with read-aloud.

Format: 31-slide PowerPoint (.pptx) zip with a teacher guide. Open in PowerPoint or upload to Google Drive and open with Google Slides. Assign a copy per student.

Good to know: every scenario has a best choice and a short reason in the answer key, so you can use the slides for independent practice or as discussion starters with a small group. Students who use read-aloud can listen to each scenario before they move the star. The Check Your Work slides are optional, so keep them or delete them.

Jeremy D. Gooch, The Transition Cliff. Special education transition coordinator with 20+ years in education.