PBIS Scenario Task Cards: In the Office Edition

Help students practice positive office behavior with these engaging PBIS Scenario Task Cards: In the Office Edition! This set gives students realistic school office situations and asks them to think through how to make safe, respectful, responsible, and kind choices when visiting or passing through the office.

This resource includes 40 office-based PBIS scenario cards designed to support schoolwide expectations, student responsibility, respectful communication, privacy, and positive behavior in the front office. Each card includes an office scenario, a PBIS focus area, and student response prompts: “What Would You Do?” and “Explain Your Choice.” QR codes are included so students can scan for sample answers and self-check their thinking.

What’s Included

40 PBIS In the Office Scenario Task Cards
Student-friendly school office behavior scenarios
PBIS focus labels: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Kind
“What Would You Do?” student response section
“Explain Your Choice” reflection section
QR codes for sample answers/self-checking
Matching colorful card backs
Print-friendly 4-cards-per-page layout

Perfect For

PBIS lessons
Office expectation review
Back-to-school routines
Schoolwide behavior reteaching
Small group support
SEL discussions
Restorative conversations
Student leadership jobs
Classroom management review
Weekly PBIS focus lessons

How It Works

Students read the office scenario and decide what positive PBIS choice they would make. Then they explain why their choice shows safety, respect, responsibility, or kindness. After discussing or writing their response, students can scan the QR code to check a sample answer.

These cards work well for whole-class discussion, partner talk, small-group intervention, office expectation review, counseling lessons, or independent reflection. With 40 cards included, you can use one office scenario each week for an entire school year.

Why Teachers Love It

The school office is a busy place where students may need to ask for help, deliver messages, check in late, wait quietly, or interact with staff and visitors. These cards help students understand what positive office behavior looks like in real school situations.

Instead of only telling students to “be polite” or “wait quietly,” this resource gives them meaningful scenarios where they can practice respectful communication, patience, responsibility, and kindness.

In the Office Edition Topics Include

Waiting quietly
Using polite words
Following office procedures
Respecting privacy
Delivering notes and messages
Checking in late
Asking for help appropriately
Keeping walkways clear
Listening to office staff
Helping younger or new students
Giving space to upset students
Representing the school respectfully

Suggested Use

Use one card per week as a PBIS mini-lesson, morning meeting prompt, office expectation reteaching tool, or classroom discussion starter. Students can answer aloud, write responses on a whiteboard, discuss with a partner, or scan the QR code after responding to check a sample answer.

PBIS Scenario Task Cards: In the Office Edition is a simple, engaging way to teach and reinforce positive behavior in one of the most important shared spaces in the school.