Body language
True or False
True or False
When talking one-on-one with someone, it's expected to make eye contact.
TRUE. Eye contact shows that you are engaged in the conversation and are paying attention to them.
Picking your nose in public.
Unexpected.
When it's a problem you can't ignore and you need an adult to help solve it, such as if someone is hurt.
Big Deal. If it's something we cant handle on our own and need an adult, it usually means its a bigger deal.
Role Play: Introduce yourself using appropriate language.
What is , "Hi, my name is _________. What's yours?"
To make a friend, ask about the other person’s interests.
True! You want to find out what they like so you have things to talk about with them and activities to do together. It also shows that you are interested in getting to know them.
It is important to turn your face and body toward someone when you are talking to them or they are talking to you.
True. Eye contact and orienting your body to the person is expected.
Shaking hands with a person when you are introduced.
Expected. Although with the Coronavirus that is on pause. Currently you do not want to shake to avoid spreading germs.
When it's a problem that you can ignore or you can fix on your own without adult help.
Little Deal
Role Play: Compliment your parent on making a delicious meal.
What is, "Mom, dinner was really yummy! Thank you!"
To make a friend, continually forget someone’s name even when they’ve told you many times what it is.
False. This shows that you aren't that interested or invested in them if you can't even try to remember their name.
What you do with your face and body can indicate whether you’re showing interest in what someone’s saying.
True! If you are looking at someone else, looking at your face, fidgeting with your hands and things like that the person will think you are not interested in what they are saying or talking to them.
Leaving headphones on when someone is trying to talk to you.
Unexpected. This shows that you aren't really listening to them, that you are more focused on what you're listening to through your headphones. It can be considered rude.
You can't find your favorite coloring book but you had it just a little bit ago.
Little deal. It's somewhere in the house since you just had it. You just need to stay calm and look for it. If you can't find it after a while, then we can ask for help but it's still a little deal.
Role Play: Thank your teacher for helping you understand an assignment.
What is, "Thank you, (teacher's name), for helping me understand how to do my homework."
To make a friend, talk all about you and what you like without taking a break or letting the other person talk.
False. This again shows that you aren't interested in them or what they like. It's not a good way to show that you want to be their friend.
Staring at someone intensely makes most people feel comfortable and safe.
False. Staring usually makes people feel uncomfortable. You can tell because they will probably look away, look at the ground, and things like that to show you that they are uncomfortable.
Making loud, random noises in a quiet classroom.
Unexpected. This can also be disruptive to the class and will interfere with the other student's learning. This is something we don't want to do.
Someone tapping their pencil and it's annoying you.
Little deal. It's something we can ignore and handle by ourselves without adult help.
Role Play: Invite a friend to see a movie/hangout/go skiing.
What is, "Hey, would you like to go to the park with me this weekend?"
To make a friend, understand that the other person has his/her own personality, likes and dislikes.
True. Everyone is different and has different things that they like and like to do. That's what make friendships so great because we can learn new things and enjoy everyone's differences.
Rolling your eyes and sighing heavily when someone is talking is considered to be polite behavior.
False. That is considered to be rude and it shows disrespect to the person talking.
Looking away and not responding when someone asks “How are you?”
Unexpected. This is ignoring someone when they are trying to talk to you, it is also considered rude. We need to respond to them and if it's not a good time to talk we should tell them that.
Someone at school is picking on you and making you feel sad and unsafe at school.
Big Deal. You need to tell a teacher and your parent to let them know so they can handle it and you can feel safe at school.
Look at one of your classmates and give them a sincere compliment.
What is, "Hey, (classmate's name), the presentation you gave in class was really good." (or other appropriate compliment).
False. It's fun to be silly sometimes with friends, but other times it's important to be kinda serious. If our friend is talking to us, we need to be kinda serious so we can listen to them and show them that we are focused on them. Being silly during this time could be rude and they may not want to talk to us then.