Social Thinking
Skills
Skills
This type of behavior makes others feel comfortable, safe, and happy.
Expected behaviors
In this zone, we feel out of control and angry.
Red Zone
When trying to make friends, you should always try to find ______________.
Common Interests
You should follow this conversation rule to show that you are interested in the topic that someone is talking about. If you don't follow this rule, people might think you are rude or self-centered.
What is "staying on topic"?
This rule says you can only text someone two times and then must wait for the person to respond before texting again.
What is the two message rule?
This type of behavior makes others feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or upset.
Unexpected behaviors
In this zone we feel happy and calm.
Green Zone
When someone else is talking to you, you need to share the conversation half of the time, so you're not a ______________.
Talking to someone while looking down or around the room means that you are not using this important people skill?
What is "thinking with your eyes"?
This is a person who says mean things about you online and tries to hurt you.
What is a cyberbully?
What is "Whole Body Listening"?
This zone is expected at a sporting event or during PE, but is considered unexpected when you are in the classroom.
What is the "Yellow Zone"?
Saying something that makes other people feel good, special, or appreciated.
Compliments
When someone is talking you maintain the conversation by doing this?
What is making connected comments and questions?
This is how you know someone isn't interested in having a texting conversation with you.
What is not responding to your messages?
If you don't use keep this part of the body in the group, you won't know what others are talking about.
When you are in this zone, you might feel "low energy".
Blue Zone
When you start a conversation by asking, "What did you do last week", you are asking a question about the _______________.
What is the past?
This is what you do after you ask a person a question (e.g., What did you do over the weekend) in order to keep the conversation going and share you own experience.
What is answering your own question?
This is a person who stands up to a bully.
What is an upstander?
What are weird or uncomfortable thoughts?
Which zone can make others feel the MOST uncomfortable or upset?
This is the purpose of conversation.
What is trading information?
When starting a conversation, if you don't know a person's interests you can always ask them a question about these three things...
(Hint: Think of when events occur)
What is the past, present, and future?
This is what you should do if you are being cyberbullied.
What is tell an adult?