Social Skills

Friendship Boundaries

100

Your "personal space" is an invisible ________ that is around you.

bubble

200

If you are on a pretty empty bus, where should you sit? a. Next to the only other guy on the bus. b. In an empty part of the bus. c. Stand in the aisle.

b. In an empty part of the bus.

300

You find out your friend is a different religion than you. Can you still be friends? Should you tell them their religion is wrong?

Yes. Friends can have different religions.

400

Tom usually plays sports at recess. One day he decides he'd rather swing and have alone time. Sam says, "You are only my friend if you play sports with me." Jan says,  "sounds good! We can play sports another day!" Who is the real friend?

Jan

500

Does everybody have to be your friend?

No. Sometimes, people are just not a good fit for us.

Manners

100

You accidentally banged your cart into someone at the grocery store. You should ___________

say "Sorry."

200

You are going to your friend Brian's birthday party. The invitation says the party starts at 3:00pm. What time should you get there?

3:00pm

300

You are in the middle of class. You can feel that you have a really big booger in your nose. You should _______

GO TO THE BATHROOM and use a tissue to pick the booger. Also probably wash your hands.

400

Your friend invites you over to dinner. Right when his mom serves the food, you notice it's something you don't like. You should ______

Eat a few bites and don't complain or find an excuse to go home.

500

You've been working all day in the yard. You are late to meet your friends at the mall. You should ______

Shower really quickly.

I'm Overwhelmed!

100

Tell me something that makes you feel overwhelmed.

Any example

200

Name your favorite cool down technique.

Listening to music, taking a walk, deep breaths, meditation, taking a break, getting a drink of water.

300

Are you MORE or LESS likely to get overwhelmed if you are tired, hungry, or feeling sick?

MORE likely.

400

Do all cool down techniques work for everyone? EXAMPLE: If listening to music helps you cool down, will it help everyone cool down?

No. Not every cool down technique works for everyone. You need to find the cool down technique that works for you.

500

When should you practice your cool down technique? Only when you are overwhelmed or should you practice it when you are feeling fine too?

You should practice your cool down technique all the time! If you practice when you are happy it helps you do it better when you are overwhelmed.

Conversation Skills

100

You wake up and you REALLY want to tell your dad about a new game you saw on TV. He is running around trying to get ready for work that is about to start. Is it a good time to talk to him him about the game?

No. He is busy.

200

In the OT room at school, everyone is talking about the a sports game this past weekend. You watched the game and want to talk about that one really cool homerun. How can you jump in?

"Hey guys, I saw that game too! Did you see that crazy homerun?"

300

Your friend is telling you a story and you really want to say something, you should ______.

Wait your turn.

400

You're talking to someone at lunch. They keep looking away/looking around while you are talking. You should _____.

end the conversation.

500

If you are talking to Ms. C. and she says "On Tuesday we have a field trip..." and you know she meant Thursday, should you interrupt to correct her?

No. You may politely ask her when she is DONE talking, "Did you mean on Thursday?" if you are really confused.

How big is my Problem?

100

You broke your pencil. How should you react?

Ask to sharpen it or get a new pencil.

200

You can't find a book you want in the library. How should you react?

Ask someone for help.

300

You walk into the kitchen and see there is a fire on the stove and it is getting bigger. How should you react?

This is a BIG problem. Get help. 

400

Your friend is borrowing your iPad. You really really want to play a game on it. How do you react?

You can wait, or you can ask NICELY if you can have your iPad back.

500

There is a fire drill. How should you react?

Try to stay as calm as possible and exit the building.