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100

Ms. Neff is teaching a math lesson. She says, "Get out your pencils." Rowan takes out his pencil and quietly waits for the next direction. 


Did Rowan show expected or unexpected behavior?

What is Ms. Neff thinking about Rowan?

Rowan is showing expected behavior. 

Ms. Neff could be thinking "Rowan is paying attention to me." 

100

Pablo and William are walking out to recess. They are walking in the hallway. William says "Hey Pablo, let's race to the door!" 

Is William showing expected or unexpected behavior?

What could Pablo be thinking?

William is showing unexpected behavior. 

Pablo might be thinking "Running in the hallway is against school rules. What if I get in trouble?" 

100

Joseph is in the cafeteria. His friend tells him that Spiderman is coming to visit Bayville Intermediate. Joseph is so excited that he jumps up on the table and screams. 

Did Joseph show expected behavior or unexpected behavior?

What is Joseph's friend thinking? 

Joseph is showing unexpected behavior. 

His friend is thinking "OMG we're going to get in trouble" 

100

Joseph walks on the bus and notices that there is an empty seat next to Roman. He asks Roman "Can I sit here?" Roman says "Sure!" and moves over to let Joseph sit down.

Is Roman's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might Joseph be thinking?

Roman's behavior is expected

Joseph might be thinking "I'm glad I found a seat!" 

100

Jorge is in science class, and his class is doing an experiment. His teacher says "Only complete Step 1". Jorge is so excited that he completes Steps 1, 2, and 3.

Is Jorge's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might the science teacher be thinking?

Jorge's behavior is unexpected. 

The science teacher might be thinking "Jorge didn't listen to the directions" 

200

It’s time to pack up to go home. Genesis pushes Tomas out of the way to get to her backpack. 

Did Genesis show expected or unexpected behavior?

What is Genesis thinking about Tapy?

Genesis showed unexpected behavior. 

Tomas might think "That was so rude" 

200

There is a new student in 4th grade. At recess, Ayarii sees him playing by himself on his very first day. Ayarii goes up to him and says, "Hi, I'm Ayarii. Want to play soccer with us?" 

Did Ayarii show expected or unexpected behavior?

What could the new student be thinking?

Ayarii showed expected behavior. 

The new student could be thinking "I'm feeling so nervous today. It's so nice that Ayarii invited me to play."

200

Lance is waiting in the lunch line. Suddenly, Harrison cuts in front of him to get lunch.

Is Harrison's behavior expected or unexpected?

What is Lance thinking? 

Harrison's behavior is unexpected!

Lance could be thinking "That's not fair!" 

200

It is early in the morning and Ellis is on her way to school. She is singing her favorite song very loudly. Everyone around her looks very confused.

Is Ellis's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might the kids around her be thinking?

Ellis's behavior is unexpected. 

The kids might be thinking "It's so early! Why is she singing?" 

200

Deauey is playing the recorder during music. Pablo tells him "You sound great!"

Is Pablo's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might Deauey be thinking?

Pablo's behavior is expected. 

Deauey might be thinking "I'm so glad he likes my music!" 

300

Ms. Ruiz drops a stack of papers on the ground, and they scatter everywhere. Jorge and Ellis help her pick them up. 

Did Jorge and Ellis show expected or unexpected behavior?

What is Ms. Ruiz thinking about Jorge and Ellis? 

Jorge and Ellis showed expected behavior. 

Ms. Ruiz could be thinking "My students are so kind." 

300

Forrest and Ryan are playing soccer during recess. Forrest grabs Ryan's shirt while going for the ball. He says "Get out of my way!"

Is Forrest's behavior expected or unexpected?

What could Ryan be thinking? 

Forrest's behavior is unexpected. 

Ryan could be thinking "Hey, don't touch me!" 

300

Maya has tuna fish for lunch. Rowan thinks that the tuna smells really bad. He tells Maya "Ew, don't sit next to me with that tuna fish!"

Is Rowan's behavior expected or unexpected?

What could Maya be thinking? 

Rowan's behavior is unexpected.


Maya could be thinking "That's so mean!" 

300

Pablo is laying across three seats. The bus is starting to get crowded as more students are picked up.

Is Pablo's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might the other kids on the bus be thinking? 

Pablo's behavior is unexpected

The other kids might be thinking "Hey, he's taking up too many seats!" 

300

Forrest kicks the soccer ball out of bounds during Gym class. When his gym teacher asks, Forrest says "Rowan kicked the ball, not me!"

Is Forrest's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might Rowan think?

Forrest's behavior is unexpected. 

Rowan might think "That wasn't me! I didn't do anything!" 

400

Ms. Cantu says, "For free time, you can draw or read to yourselves" Joseph takes out his Chromebook. 

Did Joseph show expected or unexpected behavior?

What could Ms. Cantu be thinking?

Joseph showed unexpected behavior. 

Ms. Cantu could be thinking "Did he hear me? He's not following my directions." 

400

The recess monitor blows her whistle to line up. Roman keeps shooting hoops on the basketball court.

Is Roman's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might the recess monitor be thinking? 

Roman's behavior is unexpected. 

The recess monitor might be thinking "Did Roman hear me? Why is he ignoring me?" 

400

Ayarii spills chocolate milk all over himself. Forrest goes to get some paper towels and says "I'll help you clean this up"

Is Forrest's behavior expected or unexpected?

What could Ayarii be thinking?

Forrest's behavior is expected. 

Ayarii could be thinking "Forrest is a really good friend for helping me clean up my mess" 

400

The bus arrives at school and Rowan stands up to get off. He passes the bus driver and says "Have a great day!" The bus driver smiles and says "You too, Rowan!"

Is Rowan's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might the bus driver be thinking? 

Rowan's behavior is expected

The bus driver might be thinking "Rowan is so polite" 

400

During Art, Roman colored outside of the lines. William raises his hand and tells the art teacher "Roman colored outside of the lines!!" 

Is William's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might Roman be thinking? 

William's behavior is unexpected. 

Roman might be thinking "Hey! Mind your own business!" 

500

Deauey and Lance are having a conversation. Deauey is talking about his weekend, and Lance starts talking about Christmas. 

Did Lance show expected or unexpected behavior?

What could Deauey be thinking?

Lance is showing unexpected behavior. 

Deauey could be thinking "I'm confused, why is he talking about Christmas?" 

500

Ellis and her friends are hanging out on the playground equipment. Genesis comes over and asks "What are you guys doing? Can I play?" Ellis says "Get out of here"

Is Ellis's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might Genesis be thinking?

Ellis's behavior is unexpected. 

Genesis might be thinking "That was so rude" 

500

Lance and Genesis are having a conversation at lunch.Lance keeps talking and talking about Roblox. He is talking so much that Genesis doesn't have a chance to speak!

Is Lance's behavior expected or unexpected?

What could Genesis be thinking? 

Lance's behavior is unexpected

Genesis could be thinking "He's hogging the conversation! He doesn't care what I have to say!" 

500

Genesis and William are bored on the bus, so they decide to have a dance party. They get out of their seats and dance up and down the aisle.

Is their behavior expected or unexpected?

What might the bus driver be thinking? 

Their behavior is unexpected

The bus driver might be thinking "They better sit down! It's dangerous to stand up while I'm driving!" 

500

During Library, Deauey is telling his friends a funny joke. He is speaking very loudly. The librarian looks over at him and frowns.

Is Deauey's behavior expected or unexpected?

What might the librarian be thinking? 

Deauey's behavior is unexpected. 

The librarian might be thinking "His voice is way too loud for the library"