Guess the Unthinkable
Strategies to defeat Unthinkables
Thinking About Others
Inferring- What are they really saying?
Conversation Stoppers
100
This Unthinkable makes you fidgit and move around when you should be listening.
Who is Energy Hare-y?
100
What is a strategy to defeat Brain Eater?
move your body away from the other kids who are distracting you, move objects away from you so that you aren't thinking about them, ask yourself ... "what is everyone thinking and talking about right now?
100
Thinking about others......What is one thing that one of your group members would be interested in talking about.
Various answers are correct.
100
If someone says to you...."Hey do you have any money?" What do they really mean?
They want to borrow money.
100
You are sitting at the lunch table and someone asks you a question; you don't respond and instead just stare at the person. Which conversation stopper is going on here?
What is Silence
200
This Unthinkable makes you get too close to another person.
Who is Space Invader?
200
What is a strategy to defeat Space Invader?
One-arm rule, check-in/read clues, put the brakes on and stop yourself from getting too close to someone
200
Name one thing that a group members is good at.
Various answers are correct.
200
You are in class and someone and a fellow students says...."Hey I forgot about my homework last night. Do you have yours done?" What are they really saying?
Can I copy your homework.
200
Johnny: Hey, how was the Science test yesterday?" I was home sick. Anthony: I had a cheeseburger in lunch and went outside when I got home. Johnny: Huh? I wasn't talking about lunch? What conversation stopper is this?
What is Whopping Topic Change?
300
This Unthinkable makes you get distracted when you are supposed to be paying attention to something.
Who is Brain Eater?
300
What is a strategy to defeat topic twister?
check-in with those around you, ask the person what THEY want to talk about, turn off your ME button
300
When you turn off your "Me Button", how does that make other people feel
They feel happy. The like that you are thinking about them.
300
Why was the man upset in the 49ers and Ravens commercial that we watched?
He was upset because his wife washed the jersey with the picture of Joe Montana on it. She was happy because she liked the Ravens. :)
300
You see two of your friends having a conversation by you walk up to them and start talking about your video game you played all last night. Which conversation stopper is going on here? How would the friends react?
What is Rude Interruption?
400
I make you twist you the topic to only what you want to talk about.
Who is topic twister?
400
What is a strategy to defeat Energy Hare-y?
keep your whole body quiet, try to match your body with how calm the other kids' bodies are, take a few deep breaths
400
Make a positive statement about one of the group members
You will get the points if you were thinking about THEM and not yourself.
400
You are sitting on your number in gym class and keep complaining about the activity for gym that day. The student next to you rolls his eyes and turns away. What is the student really trying to tell you?
That they feel bothered by what you are saying and that you should probably stop.
400
You keep talking about your favorite movie character at gym class. Your friends were listening, but now have started looking away and move away from you. Which conversation stopper is going on here?
What is Too Much Information (TMI)?
500
I make you break the rules of personal space.
Who is space invader?
500
What is a strategy YOU have used in school to defeat any of the Unthinkables we have learned about?
Various answers
500
Ask one question to a group member about the topic of Summer Vacation.
You will get the points if you were thinking about THEM and not yourself.
500
You are in class and need to talk to the teacher but she say...."Hang on." What does she want you to do?
Come back and talk to her in a bit or patiently wait there for a few moments.
500
When you have too many conversations stoppers going on in a conversation...such as whopping topic change and rude interruptions, what will probably happen to the conversation?
The conversation may end. People may feel annoyed that you are only thinking about yourself and have not turned off your Me Button!
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