Listening
My friend is looking at me during a lesson. They want to make me laugh. I look at them and laugh. Who is responsible?
ME! It is my job to ignore distractions. Even if someone else is making a poor choice, how I respond is my responsibility.
I don't feel like working. I'm tired, hungry, and a little grumpy. Is it my responsibility to do something about it?
Yes! Sometimes I have to do important things I don't feel like doing, even if I'm tired, hungry, or both! I can choose what to do about it.
I saw someone pushing on the playground. Whose responsibility is it to tell the teacher?
Mine
There is a loud noise in the classroom that is distracting me. I can't focus. Who is responsible to do something about it?
ME! If I am distracted by something, it is my job to figure out what I need. I could ask them to stop, change my spot, or tell the teacher.
I don't understand/didn't hear what the teacher just said but it's time to get to work. What should I do?
a: Raise my hand to ask the teacher to repeat it.
b: Ask someone who seems to know what to do.
c: Read the instructions.
d: Look around the room to see what others are doing.
e: All of the above.
e: All of the above!
We are practicing badminton and I accidentally hit the birdie into someone's eye. They start crying. Which statement is INCORRECT:
a: It wasn't my fault so I keep playing.
b: I tell the teacher someone got hurt.
c: I apologize and tell them it was an accident.
d: I ask if they are ok and offer to go with them to get an ice pack.
a: it wasn't my fault so I keep playing.
Another student shouts out an answer. Who is responsible?
The other student. I can't control what someone else does.
I don't know how to start this activity. It looks too hard, so I just rest my head on the desk. It's not my fault! Who is responsible for making the next move?
It's indoor recess and I don't what to do. My friend asks me to play catch and we get in trouble because we aren't supposed to play catch inside. Whose fault is it that I got in trouble?
Mine. I am responsible for my own choices and actions. Even if it's someone else's idea, it's always my choice to participate or not.
Someone sat in my seat at the carpet just before the teachers starts beginning the lesson. What do I do?
a: Ask them nicely to get out of my seat.
b: Push them gently out of my seat.
c: Sit in another empty seat.
d: Put up my hand to get the teacher's attention.
c: I sit in another seat. It's annoying but I can't force someone else to do something. The class already started and I don't want to interrupt.
a: Explain to the teacher why it's not done and ask them what I can do.
b: Recyle it.
c: Hand it in unfinished.
d: Tell my teacher it was too hard so I shouldn't have to do it.
We are chasing each other at recess and I take Billy's hat. They get mad and push another student. Whose fault is it?
Billy is responsible for handling his frustration with words and not hands on. Even though I am the cause of his frustration, Billy is responsible for Billy.
I need to move my body but I don't want to interrupt the math lesson. What do I do?
a: Start tapping my pencil on the desk - it helps me focus.
b: Quietly get up and stand at the back of the classroom to stretch my legs.
c: Put up my hand to ask if I can get up and move around.
d: Ask to go to the bathroom.
b: I can quietly get up and stand up at the back of the class. It doesn't make any noise or distract anyone when I'm at the back of the room. I can still hear and see the teacher.
a: I'm not smart enough to do this work.
b: I didn't understand the instructions.
c: I need to practice more.
d: I missed something, I wonder what it is?
b, c or d!
I was mad at someone for stealing the ball in soccer at recess. It is my responsibility to:
a: Take a break
b: Use my words
c: Talk to a teacher
d: Steal the ball back.
a, b, or c