Facial Expressions
Name 2 characteristics of feeling sad, show sad on your face, and have a team member mimic your face.
What is eyes looking down, head down, frown, cheeks down, no eye contact.
What is a sincere tone of voice compliments and a teasing tone of voice insults your shirt.
What does crossing ones arms mean, when paired with a frown, turned down eyebrows, and a stare?
What is mad.
If you are talking to someone about your favorite topic, what does them looking away mean?
When someone keeps moving away from you, what does that mean?
What is they need more space.
Name 2 facial characteristics of being proud, and have a team member mimic your face.
Say "move over" in a polite tone of voice and a demanding tone of voice. How does this change the meaning?
When someone is looking at you, smiling or nodding, or leaning in towards you, what does this communicate?
What is they are interested.
When someone is new to your classroom, and they look down when being introduced and give a little laugh, what does this communicate?
What is feeling shy.
What is a good distance to stand to someone when speaking to them?
What is an arm's length away.
Tell 2 characteristics of feeling annoyed, show annoyed on your face and have a team member mimic it.
What is eyebrows down, frown or straight mouth, eyes closed up a bit, side-eyes.
A loud voice shows you are upset and want it to stop right away. A joking voice shows you are being playful and not serious.
What does standing tall and keeping your chin up and making eye contact show?
What is confidence.
If someone is making constant eye contact with you and not breaking their eye contact, with furrowed or down eyebrows, what might this communicate?
What is they are mad at or frustrated with you.
When is it okay to invade someone's space?
What is when you are whispering or hugging a relative/family, or when you have their permission.
What is avoiding eye contact, head or eyes down, frown, shoulders down, sigh.
What is a sincere question to get more information and mocking/teasing the person.
What is it shows you are listening.
When someone gives you a double eyebrow raise, what is this communicating?
What is someone is surprised by what you are saying.
If someone invades your space, what should you do about it?
What is ask for space, move away, or create space.
Name 2 characteristics of embarrassment, show it on your face, and have a team member mimic it.
What is blushing/red cheeks, eyes down or avoiding eye contact, nervous smile or laugh.
Say, "Go away" in a laughing tone and a loud tone. How does this change the meaning?
What is joking around and being serious.
What is they are angry.
What does a single eye brow raise mean?
What is doubt, skepticism, or disbelief.
What is when you have to shout or if you're in a busy room and not next to one another.