Vocabulary
What Should You Say?
What Should You Do?
What are they thinking?
Expected or Unexpected?
100
These kind of behaviors give other people good thoughts and feelings.
Expected Behaviors
100
You are trying to do your work but the person beside you is distracting you. What should you say?
Ask the student to stop the distraction or ask teacher if you can work in a different area.
100
You walk into class late and the teacher is working with a reading group. What should you do?
Come in quietly so you don’t disturb students that are working.
100
Mary is working in a group and talks a long time about what she thinks the group should do. How would the other group members feel?
annoyed, frustrated, upset, left out
100
You don't have a spoon for your pudding so you just eat it with your fingers.
UNEXPECTED behavior. Pudding is a food that should be eaten with a utensil. Other people will probably think it’s weird or gross to eat it with your fingers.
200
These kind of behaviors might make other people feel confused, upset, or bad.
Unexpected Behaviors
200
During inside recess time you see some kids playing one of your favorite games. What should you say?
I love that game, can I play too? Hey, can I play with you guys?
200
You are stuck on a question in math and raise your hand for help but you see the teacher is busy.
Quietly ask a classmate for help.
200
The teacher is explaining the next math activity. Frank continues to work on his morning work because he only has a couple questions left. What might the teacher be thinking/feeling?
He might feel frustrated that Frank didn’t pay attention and didn’t hear the directions. He might feel upset that Frank is not listening because he is continuing his morning work.
200
The person sitting behind you is kicking your seat. You are annoyed and yell at them to stop while the teacher is teaching.
UNEXPECTED behavior. Even though you are annoyed you should not yell at others in the middle of class. Ask them quietly to stop kicking your chair.
300
We do this to show others that we are listening and paying attention to them in a group.
Look at them Use eye contact
300
You are starting a group project with 2 other students. The other 2 students start to work on the project right away, but you’re not sure what to do. “What should I do?” “What can I do to help?” “What should I work on?”
“What should I do?” “What can I do to help?” “What should I work on?”
300
You are starting a group project with 2 other students. The other 2 students take the materials from their desks and go to work on the floor. What should you do?
Get any materials you need and join them on the floor.
300
John is working on a group project with 2 other students. John is watching the other 2 students write and draw on the poster. What would the other 2 students think?
John doesn’t know the answers. John doesn’t want to help them. John is being lazy and letting them do all the work.
300
On Monday morning, you see your friend and start telling him what you did over the weekend.
EXPECTED behavior. When you see your friends, it is an expected behavior to talk about what happened over the weekend or the previous night especially if you know someone did something really exciting.
400
What is it called when a person is sitting or standing near others and is turned towards the rest of the group?
Body in the group
400
If you and your partner have different answers on a math problem, what should you say?
“Maybe we should both double check our answers.” “How did you get your answer?”
400
The teacher hands out a math game and says everyone should work with a partner. What should you do?
Look around to see who needs a partner. Ask someone to work with you.
400
During inside recess, you sit at your desk.
Other people might think you are mad or upset, or don’t want anyone to talk to you.
400
A classmate is talking about his new puppy and you say, “That’s cool! What kind of dog did you get?”
EXPECTED behavior. By making comments and asking questions about things he likes, you are showing him that you are interested in him, and listening to him.
500
What is it called when you are paying attention to what is happening and thinking about what the group is doing?
Brain in the group
500
You are working with a partner, but you don’t like his idea for the poster you’re making. What should you say?
Offer another idea and see if you can compromise
500
You are talking with 2 other kids and telling them about a new toy you have. They haven’t really said much in the conversation. What should you do?
Ask them a question about their toys. Change to the topic to something they are interested in.
500
You see that your friend George is wearing his shirt inside out. You say, “Hey, your shirt is inside out!”
UNEXPECTED behavior. George might not realize his shirt is inside out, so you might have embarrassed him. Tell him quietly when other people aren’t close by.
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