On the Playground
Sticks are for…..
Building
Freddy and Danny were playing Chess. Cathy asked if she could join them. Freddy said that she would have to wait to play the winner.
Including - Chess is a 2 player game and they said she could play the next game.
Tex sees Olivia using a hockey stick to dig a hole in the gravel. He goes and tells one of the teachers.
Tattling - When you are telling on someone to get them into trouble.
Bonus 200 points - What could you do instead of tattling?
1. How many months of the year have 28 days?
All of them! Every month has at least 28 days.
Jane tripped going down the stairs and bumped into Billy. She instinctively put her hands out and pushed Billy. Billy fell down. Billy thinks that Jane was trying to hurt him. Is his perspective correct?
No. Billy didn’t know that Jane tripped.
Bonus 200 points - What is Jane’s perspective?
Expected or Unexpected behaviour?
Your teacher is giving instructions to the class on how to complete your written assignment. You are thirsty so you get up and go to the coat room to find your water bottle.
Unexpected!
Bonus 200 points - What does the EXPECTED behaviour look like?
The teacher asked the kids in the class to get into groups of two. There were 21 kids that day. Everyone except Kristy found a partner. Since the teacher asked everyone to get into groups of two, were they being exclusive by not including her and making a group of three?
Yes, if you notice someone being left out and you don’t try to include them, it is Excluding.
Sarah was using the teacher’s sharp scissors without permission. She cut her finger and it’s bleeding. Casi goes and tells their teacher.
Telling - When you tell on someone to get them OUT of trouble. Sarah may need First Aid.
You’re running a race and at the very end, you pass Joe who is in 2nd place. What place did you finish the race in?
2nd place
Bonus 100 points - Who came in 3rd?
Sam was at a basketball game. He left his jacket on his seat and went to get a drink of water. His jacket fell on the floor. Jane came along and sat in Sam’s seat. Sam was mad at Jane when he returned, but Jane didn’t understand. What is Jane’s perspective?
Jane didn’t see Sam’s jacket so she thought the seat was free.
Expected or Unexpected behaviour?
You and a friend are heading in for library. You notice that Holly is NOT on the phone, so you decide it’s okay to kick off your shoes, run by the office counter and be noisy.
Bonus 100 points - What does the EXPECTED behaviour look like?
Some kids are playing Everyone’s It Tag. Jimmy asks if he can play, but he wants to change the game to Frozen Tag. They tell him he can join, but they are not changing the game. Jimmy walks away.
Including - When you join into a game, you should follow what everyone is already playing. It’s okay to make a suggestion for later.
You are doing your chores at home, but your brother isn’t doing his. You go tell your mom.
Tattling - It’s not your business. Your parents will figure it out when they see that his job hasn’t been done.
When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?
His brother is 10. Half of 8 is 4, so Grant’s brother is 4 years younger. This means when Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he’s 10.
Freija stayed up late on a school night because her uncle was arriving from Denmark. At school the next day, Freija kept putting her head on the table and was too tired to do any work. Her teacher was getting frustrated. What is the teacher’s perspective?
Freija was being lazy.
Bonus 100 points - What is Feija’s perspective?
Name at least 3 things wrong:
Darcy went into Woodstown at lunch recess by himself. He saw a plastic bag in a tree, so he climbed the tree to get the bag. A branch broke and Darcy fell to the ground and hit his head. The bell rang a few minutes later and Darcy didn’t come in for lunch.
1. Darcy went into the woods alone.
2. He didn’t tell anyone where he was going.
3. There was plastic litter.
4. He climbed a tree
5. He didn’t come in when the bell rang.
3 kids are whispering to each other on the playground. Matt walks up to them and asks them what they are doing. They say “Nothing” and walk away.
Excluding - Hiding things and keeping secrets from others makes people feel excluded.
Bonus 100 points - What could the 3 kids do differently?
Your sister spills popcorn all over the couch. You go tell your mom.
Tattling - No one was hurt. You could have helped clean it up, but instead you try to get her in trouble.
Your sock drawer only contains 18 white socks and 18 blue socks. How many times do you need to reach inside the drawer and take out a sock to guarantee a matching pair?
Three times. On the third time, you’ll get either a white or a blue sock to match with one of the other two you’ve already grabbed.
Joy and Heron
What happened to change how the Joy felt about Heron?
Bonus 200 points
What makes you change your mind on how you think and feel about others?
It’s okay to interrupt an adult talking if there is any of the Three B’s. What are they?
Blood, Bones, or Barf!
Roxy’s birthday is coming up. Her party is at the Flying Squirrel so she can only invite 12 friends. There are 18 kids in her class. She hands out invitations at school to 12 classmates and tells the other 6 kids, “Sorry, I can only invite 12 people.”
Excluding - Even though she was only allowed to invite 12 people, the other 6 kids may have felt left out. Roxy should not have given the invitations out at school in front of the other kids. She should have done it privately.
Lucy is climbing up onto the roof of the portable to get a lost ball. You go tell a teacher.
Telling - Lucy could get hurt. You are telling the teacher to keep Lucy OUT of trouble.
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter “r”.
Snack Attack!
Is the grandmother thinking
a) “What a nice young man.”?
b) “What a rude young man.”?
c) “I’m glad I am sharing my cookies.”?
Bonus 100 points:
And what do you think the young man was thinking?