This research aims to position the social skills of elementary school students as an important aspect in implementing the 2013 curriculum with a scientific approach. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach and applies purposive sampling to select the informants, which comprised 20 students in three different elementary schools (SDN), namely SDN Sonorejo 01, SDN Bekonang 1, and SDN Kemasan 01. The data-collection techniques used by the researcher include observation and documentation, with the subsequent data being analyzed using data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion-drawing techniques. The results show that 35% of students (7) have a good mastery of social skills, while the remaining 65% of students (13) did not demonstrate a solid mastery of social skills in class. The data implies that the social skills of elementary school students are still limited, which could in turn cause the implementation of the scientific approach to be less than optimal in the 2013 curriculum.