Social Thinking
True or false: Asking a classmate how their weekend was, will most likely cause positive thoughts for the classmate.
What is TRUE. Asking someone about themselves allows them to feel cared about.
True or false: Seeing all the swings are taken, and running toward the slide instead is an example of flexible thinking?
What is TRUE?
This is something positive you can say back to your brain when it thinks "This is too hard"
What is: "I will figure it out", "I won't give up" or something else like this...
What is take a walk, stretch or move in some way?
This feeling happens when you are watching tv and then it just suddenly turns off.
What is surprised? (But also probably confused, and then maybe frustrated too).
When two people or two groups have a disagreement and come to a solution where each person/group gives a little bit is called a ______________ (big word with a C)
What is a COMPROMISE?
A helpful thing you can do when it is time to move on from something and you aren't done yet.
Calmly ask for a few more minutes to wrap up
OR
Take a deep breath and tell yourself you can come back to finish it at a later time.
This is an example of what you can say to yourself if your friend walks by you without saying hello, instead of thinking that they don't like you or are mad at you.
What is "I wonder if everything is okay for him" or
"Maybe he is in a rush or busy" or
"Maybe she is having a bad day- I can find them later to say hi, it may not be about me"
What is a squishy, stress ball, play doh, clay etc.
What we feel when someone we care about dies.
What is sadness (but also possibly anger, confusion, frustration and other things).
Imagining what it must be like to be in someone else's shoes or in their situation is called having ________?
What is EMPATHY?
What you can do when your teacher offers two zoom games to play, and the one you wanted isn't picked
What is take a deep breath and tell yourself maybe the next time yours will get picked. OR tell yourself that you are happy to get to play a game even if it's not the one you wanted.
This is something you can say when your day starts out with a few things going wrong right away.
What is "It's going to be alright" or
"I can turn this day around" or
"there is something good in every day"
What is breathing or taking slow and deep breaths.
What we feel when we do a VERY good job on a project.
True or false: If we have a negative thought or opinion about someone (such as "he smells" or "I don't like her shoes"), it's important for us to tell others these thoughts or opinions right away.
You like where you sit, and you've been doing your work and minding your business. But one day your teacher asks you to move your desk due to an issue with another student. This is what flexible thinking would look like in this situation:
What is moving your desk when asked to, telling yourself it's not a big deal, and calmly asking if you can talk to the teacher later and explain how you feel. (Or another example that is agreed upon).
When someone else does better on a test this is something you can say
What is: "I can do better next time"
"I don't need to compare myself to ANYONE else"
"We all have strengths and weaknesses"
Doing this thing with paper and pen/pencil can help get feelings out so they aren't stuck inside
What is journaling, writing things down, drawing it out.
What we feel when we make a mistake in front of others and they are looking at us
What is embarrassed (also uncomfortable or anxious).
While we may not always be best friends with everyone in our class and that is okay, it IS important to always show respect and _____________
What is KINDNESS (or friendliness and caring feelings).
Your mom tells you that you cannot play video games until all of your assignments are turned in even though they aren't all due right away. This could be a flexible thought to manage this situation.
What is tell yourself that if you just focus on getting the work done NOW rather than complaining or arguing, then you would have more time later to play.
When you are not feeling like you fit in or are good enough this is something you can say to yourself
What is "I am good enough as I am"
or "It is okay to be ME"
or "I can like myself JUST as I am"
True or false: When having a tough time, talking about it with someone you trust, always makes you feel a lot worse.
FALSE. Talking to someone you trust can be a good tool for managing difficult situations and feelings.
What is EXCITED and NERVOUS? (or happy/scared)