Brain is inside the head. You cannot see it. The brain's job is to think and make thoughts.
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Give an example of a group.
Everybody, class, friends, family
100
What does it look like to think with your eyes?
Have student show eye contact.
100
What does it mean to keep your body in the group?
Be a comfortable distance from the people around you. Not too close but not too far away.
100
What is whole body listening?
Listening with all of your body parts.
200
What is a heart? What is a heart's job?
The heart is located inside the chest. You can't see it. Our heart is our feelings keepers.
200
Give an example of a group plan in school
Reading groups, morning meeting, Recess, music etc.
200
Eyes are like ______.
Arrows. They point to what we are looking at.
200
When your body is in the group, how do other people feel?
Good, happy, comfortable, etc.
200
Show me listening with your eyes.
Student demonstrates.
300
What is a thought?
Thoughts are quiet words or pictures in your head. We use a thought bubble to represent a thought. We all have thoughts when with other people. Other people have thoughts about us too.
300
Give an example of a group plan in your house.
Making dinner together, family game, watching a movie
300
What do we use our eyes for?
To gather information about what is happening around us.
300
When your body is away from the group, how do other people feel?
Upset, mad, uncomfortable, etc.
300
Show me an example of not showing whole body listening with your feet or hands.
Student demonstrates.
400
What is a feeling?
We can see how others are feeling by what they say, what they do, and how they look.
400
What's the group plan at library?
picking out books, listening to Laura, quiet, reading
400
Can we tell what others are thinking about?
Yes, we see what they are looking at.
400
How many people can be in a group?
Two or more.
400
What does it mean to listen with your heart?
To care about what other people say and how they feel.
500
How can we tell how someone else is feeling?
By reading their facial expressions and body language.
500
Give me a example of a group plan at recess.
Gaga pit, sports, swings etc.
500
True or false. When people are looking at something or someone, they are thinking about that object or person.
True.
500
Give an example of a time when your body should be in the group.
Sitting in a circle on the floor, standing/walking in a line, sitting at a table.
500
What does it mean to listen with your brain?
To think about what other people are thinking about or what they are saying.