IDIOMS
"Feeling Blue" means feeling mostly....
Sad
What is a hidden rule?
Hidden Rules are rules that you are supposed to follow but no one TELLS you them. You have to figure it out by being a good social detective.
What is a written rule or a rule?
A rule is something that you need to follow.
It is something you are supposed to do or something that you are not supposed to do.
What is PERSPECTIVE?
A way that someone sees or views someone or something.
If you wanted to play a game with Jack and wanted him to love the game, which game would you suggest to play with him?
Poker (even though this is not group approved).
"Having mixed feelings" means feeling....
More than one feeling
In a social situation, how much should each person contribute or talk?
ABOUT the same amount as everyone else.
True or False: The rules are the same for everyone.
False.
True or False: Everyone has the same perspective on most things.
False
If you wanted to talk to Henry about a topic or game that interests him, what game would you ask him about?
Dungeon and Dragons
"Butterflies in my stomach" can mean two feelings....
Excited or Nervous
Name two social situations where it would be UNEXPECTED to raise your hand to make a contribution.
At the lunch table and on the playground
True or False: Every place and every family has the same rules.
FALSE
During group, we watched an animated short about two characters who had different perspectives on life. Who were the two characters?
Day and Night!
You are really into dance and are excited to share a new dance catalogue with your peers. No one asks a follow up question or talks much about it with you. This means dance is so boring, right?
No! What does it mean?
"on top of the world" means....
Ecstatic, Excited
If you are in a restaurant and you wanted to get the waiter's attention, what would be an expected way to do that?
Raise your hand
How do you know that a rule is a rule?
Someone tells you or it's written down.
There is no such thing as a right or wrong perspective (or better or worse).
If you wanted to make all of the girls in group feel included, what is something they allllll have in common that you could incorporate?
The letter "A"!
"no hard feelings".....means you feel (or don't feel)
don't feel resentment or bitter towards someone OR forgiving
Wait patiently and learn from this mistake next time! Ask nicely to go ahead of someone (knowing they may say "no")
Why is it important to figure out and follow the rules?
If not, life would be annoying, dangerous or chaotic. When we are younger, rules are rules. When we are younger, a lot of rules have bigger consequences when they are broken; for example, could get arrested or fired from a job.
Why do people have their unique perspectives; for example, why was Day's perspective the way it was and why was Night's perspective the way it was?
Their experiences
Ms. Sabine's brain makes it easier for her to get her work done when she is listening to music or something.
Ms. Briana's brain makes it harder for her to get her work done when she is listening to music or something.
They are sharing the same office space. What should they do to help themselves get their work done in a way that HELPS them WHILE still being respectful of one another?
Wear headphones to listen music
Wear noise cancelling headphones
"Is it a good time to play my music?"
"Hey, it is okay if you want to play music now?"