Perspective Taking 1
You were at school and you were running in the hallway. You ran past a teacher and she gave you a look. What do you think you should do?
Stop running and apologize.
You are playing cards with some kids and one of them burps out loud. His face turns red and everyone looks at him. Why did his face turn red?
He was embarrassed.
Chase is busy reading his book. When he looks up, he sees that most students have moved into small groups. What should he do?
After soccer practice you hand out birthday invitations to everyone except one boy you didn’t know. As you were leaving you saw that he was upset. Why was the boy upset?
He felt left out/upset that he wasn't invited.
After dinner on Friday night you wanted to go to the movies, but your mom said no because she didn’t have enough time to wash the dishes, pick up your sister, and get you to the movie theater on time. How do you feel about this?
Angry, mad, upset, annoyed.
Your sister was out riding her new bike. She suddenly came running in the house crying. Why do you think she was crying?
She fell down and hurt herself, crashed her new bike.
Your teacher asked what kind of cupcake everyone wanted and you said you didn’t care, but the girl next to you said she wanted chocolate. Your teacher passed the cupcakes out and you got chocolate. You were about to eat it when you noticed the girl next to you had a sad face and had not touched her cupcake yet. Why do you think she felt sad and what could you do about it?
Sanjay was late for school because of an appointment. When he arrives at school, the class is sitting on the floor and the teacher is talking about a math problem. What should he do?
You are watching a movie with your little sister about alien monsters. You look over at your sister and she has a scared look on her face. What could you do or say?
Do you want to put on a different movie? or Don't be scared, this isn't real, it's just a movie.
Mark's friends dare him to trip Nick, the new students in the school. Mark does it as his friends watch and laugh. What might Mark be thinking? Why might he have done it? How might Nick be feeling?
Mark might be thinking he has to do it. He did it to fit in with his friends and be cool. Nick is feeling hurt and embarrassed.
Your friend was shooting baskets in PE class and missed every shot. How do you think he felt?
Angry, sad, annoyed, mad.
Some students in class are telling lies about your friend. How does that make you feel and what would you do?
Makes me feel mad, upset, angry. I would tell them to stop.
When Max left for the library, it was independent work time. When he returns, it looks like the class has moved on to a different subject. What should he do?
Quietly ask the teacher/classmate what subject they are working on/ switch textbooks/ stop his independent work
The teacher asked you a question in class, but you didn't know the answer. How do you feel?
You were at school having quiet free time. Everyone could choose something they wanted to do, so you chose to draw. You got out your favorite clicking pen that turned different colors every time you clicked. You were playing with your pen and you looked over at the girl next to you who was reading. She looked at you with a different look on her face that wasn’t very nice. Why do you think she looked at you that way?
It was quiet free time and your clicking pen was distracting her/too noisy while she was reading.
Jon asked Samantha to prom and Samantha said "ew no." How does Jon feel?
Embarrassed, sad.
Daniel studied for his science test for two days and still failed. What is he thinking?
Carter returned from the bathroom and now the class is watching a video from their desks. They have a paper out, but he's not sure which one. What should he do?
Judith picked up her graded exam, ran out of the room, and threw her test in the trash. Why did Judith throw away her test?
She got a bad grade and is upset.
Chloe had a crush on Ryan. They sat together for lunch at school and she accidentally spilled her water on him. How is Chloe feeling?
Embarrassed. Mad. Nervous.
Tanya doesn't have a pencil for math again, so she asks Paul for one. Paul says no. Why might Paul say no?
He is annoyed of letting her borrow a pencil or he doesn't have an extra pencil. He wants to teach her a lesson.
Molly is in the hall and runs up to a group of girls. The girls turn and walk away without talking to Molly. Why might have the girls walked away?
They don't like talking/being with Molly. They are annoyed/mad at Molly.
The class is having a serious conversation about washing hands and staying healthy. Luke wants to tell a funny story about when he got soap all over his shirt. What should he do?
Mrs. Jacobs told the class to pick partners for an assignment. Jacob sat at his desk and didn't pick a partner. What might Jacob be thinking?
No one wants to be my partner. I don't like anyone in this class/I don't want to partner with anyone. I can do the assignment all on my own.
Cody is talking to a group of friends about his vacation in Europe. While he is talking, Andrew walks away. Why might Andrew have walked away?
He's not interested in what Cody's talking about.