Unthinkables
Superflexible Strategies
Superflexible Strategies
Superflexible moments
Rock Brain Moments
100
Who is the unthinkable who tries to get you stuck on your ideas?
Who is Rockbrain?
100
The superflex strategy where you think about others or how others will react
What is Thinking about others
100
The superflex strategy where you listen carefully when so you know how to say something on the topic.
What is listening with your whole body and brain
100
Thinking about how our words may hurt other's feelings.
What is keeping hurtful thoughts in your brain and saying "ok,"
100
Not thinking about how our words may hurt another person's feelings.
What is blurting out anything you feel like saying without thinking about the person's feelings.
200
Who is the Unthinkable who tries to make people have HUGE reactions.
Who is Glassman?
200
The Superflex stategy where one watches others to identify the hidden rules
What "Thinking with our eyes?"
200
What si watching others to figure out the rules in; 1) the classroom, 2) recess, 3) lunchroom, 4) assemblies, 5) specialists, 6) trades, 7) at a friend's house, 9) Scouts, 10) Sports, 11) Church, 12) Doctor or dentist appointments, 13) in the hall
What is Thinking about the hidden rules and expectations in different environments.
200
We thing about how our actions may impact other people, like frustrating the teacher or making the kids late for lunch.
What is putting away your things within 5-10 seconds when the teacher asks you to clean up.
200
What is not thinking about how our actions may impact other people.
What is continuing to play or do what you want even though others are waiting for you.
300
The unthinkable who tries to distract people.
Who is Brain Eater?
300
The Superflex strategy which one thinks about others by using your "People files."
What is thinking about someone else's "point of view."
300
The superflex strategy you need to do to stay connected to others to make them feel good, so they don't have weird thought about you.
What is changing your thinking to match what others are thinking to stay connected.
300
The superflexible moment when one notices what the activity the group is already doing when you want to do another more interesting activity.
What is Thinking with your eyes to figure out a plan, and telling yourself with positive self-talk your can do what you want to do later.
300
The action of not noticing what the group is doing and demanding to do a group activity that you want to do.
What is not noticing what the group activity is and yelling demands at the group to perform what you want to do and giving out assignments.
400
The unthinkable who tries to make people competitive
Who is Destroyer of Fun.
400
The superflex strategy where you must 1) stop what you want to be doing and switch in the middle of an activity and 2) Switch when your teacher changes the activity.
What is being able to STOP what you want to do and adjust to what is required of you.
400
What is slowing down to think about solutions, such as 1) defining another person's point of view, 2) adjusting to what is required of you, or many others and being able to pick a strategy that works.
What is being able to stop and look at a problem and the variety of choices that one can use to solve the problem.
400
The Superflex moment when a child listens to what the students are talking about and asks another child a question which is a "smart guess" related to the topic.
What is 1) Listening with your whole body to figure out the topic and then 2) adding a thought or 3)asking a question which is social wondering.
400
What is not noticing what the other kids are talking about and making "wacky guess."
What is continuing to bring up your favorite topic no matter what the other kids are talking about.
500
The unthinkable to makes people jump off the topic
Who is Topic Twistermeister
500
The superflex strategy where you need to 1) think about the topic of a conversation you're in and be on topic, and 2) use "social wondering" to create a "people file."
What is Shifting and Adjusting your thinking to keep others sharing their ideas and having a good time.
500
What is Thinking with your eyes to figure out the size of the problem (tiny or earthquake size) and knows if one asks and waits for his turn, he will get to have that turn.
The Superflex moment where one asks for a turn and then waits patiently--and then moves on if you don't get your turn. Your tell yourself with positive self-talk it isn't a big problem.
500
What is not thinking about the size of the problem and not waiting for your turn.
What is going over to someone and grabbing a bike and not waiting for a turn.
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