Different Social Skills We Have Gone over
What is today's social skill?
Saying goodbye
Make appropriate eye contact, speak at an appropriate voice level, state your name, and actively listen to others.
How many points do you get for contributing
plus 10
How long can alligators live up to?
80 years
Name one social skill we have done in the past 6 weeks?
- Accepting differences
- coping/regulation skills
- Zones of regulation / identifying emotions
- responding to teasing / being a good sport
- size of problem vs reaction size
- introductions / saying goodbye
Explain how to resolve problems/conflicts with friends
Identify your current Zone / emotions. If in yellow, green, or blue zone it may be okay to talk; if in red, use coping skills to calm down before addressing problem.
Evaluate size of the problem - big, medium, or small
Respectfully talk it out: "I feel ___ when you do/say ___. I need you to ___."
Apologize if you are responsible/made a mistake. Try to understand the friend's opinion or point of view - ask questions to help understand.
Calm down by taking a break or using some regulation tools.
blue, green, yellow, and red
The length of your arms stretched out is equal to your....?
height
Name the first social skill we did?
Introducing yourself & Accepting differences
Explain how to set an emotional boundary with your friend.
Identify your emotions / Zone, and tell them: "I feel ____ when ____ happens."
Tell them what you need from them to feel safe: "I need ____ ."
What is another behavior that you could lose points for that is not interrupting?
teasing, verbal abuse, lying
What percent of earths water is saltwater?
97%
What social skills were we representing when we played the four corners game?
Accepting differences
Explain problem size vs reaction size
The size of your problem should match the size of your reaction to the problem. When our problem and reaction size match, we can be more in control of our emotions.
What are 5 different regulation / coping skills you learned during our group?
can list multiple, but no repeats
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
What is the crazy name of the card game we learned when practicing good sportsmanship?
Taco, cat, goat, cheese, pizza
Explain boundaries and personal space
Boundaries are similar to personal space, but can include the unspoken rules of how you expect to be treated, and how you should treat someone else.
Everyone has an imaginary bubble around them, and when someone is too close to you, your bubble can be popped.
If someone pulls a fire alarm when there is no fire, what kind of problem is it and what is the appropriate reaction?
Big problem, big reaction
How long would it take a snail to walk a mile?
220 hours