Let's Do It
Pick any friend and greet them.
Well done!
Your teacher asks each person to come up in front of the class and perform a song and dance without any warning! How do you think your classmates feel?
Nervous, surprised, anxious, etc.
While going over your homework in class, you realized you missed one. You're pretty sure you're right and the teacher is wrong. What's the best thing to do?
Ask the teacher to clarify. Explain your answer politely and see if your teacher can help you.
An ingredient you need to make your lunch is too high up on the shelf. Should you just give up and plan to starve tomorrow?
No! Figure out a way to get it!
Name 1 person in Hangout who likes YouTube videos.
MJ, Justyn, Kayla, Josh, Nick, Jake, etc.!
Tell me something one of your Hangout friends likes or likes to do.
You and your friend are walking together and your friend walks straight into a door. It looks hilarious and you start laughing but your friend isn't laughing with you. How might they feel?
Embarrassed, upset, angry
Your friend is showing you the newest teddy bear in their collection. You're not interested in teddy bears at all, but your friend is going on and on telling you all about them. What's the best thing to do?
Listen and share their excitement with them.
You've got a test on your times tables in 2 days and you just can't seem to get counting by 8s. Should you just accept that you'll get a bad grade on the test? Why or why not?
No! There's still time to get help and practice.
Miss Ren!
Pay a peer a compliment.
You're really smart, I really like when we ___ together, You have great fashion sense, You're really funny, That is a cool shirt, etc.
Your teacher calls out a classmate for not doing their homework in front of everyone. You're pretty grateful you turned yours in, but how might your classmate feel?
Embarrassed, ashamed, sad, mad
You're having a terrible day. Normally you and your friend like to sit and talk together at lunch, but today you're just not feeling it. You sit quietly and eat your lunch and your friend seems unsure of what to do. What can you do to help?
Let them know you are having a tough day and would like to some space. Maybe make sure they know it has nothing to do with them.
You've been staring at the same picture of Pikachu for days trying to draw it perfectly, but it just comes out looking like someone stuck a bunch of shapes in a blender. Should you accept that you're just a terrible artist? Why or why not?
No! You can keep practicing, look up tutorials, try an easier picture of Pikachu, or an easier Pokemon, etc.
Name 1 person in Hangout who likes technology.
Jake or Nick!
Pick someone you know the least well in Hangout and introduce yourself.
Hi ___, I'm ____. It's nice to meet you.
Your classmate normally struggles with math and has failed a lot of tests. This time, they got a C+. How might they feel?
Happy, encouraged, proud
You're having trouble getting your new game to work, but everyone who could help you with it is busy.
Do something else until someone is available to help.
You're at the final level on your video game and you've died about a million times. You want to keep trying, but you're pretty close to flipping your lid and might even throw the controller through the TV. What should you do?
Take a break and come back later.
Name 1 person in Hangout who likes to make silly faces.
Josh, Brady, and Kayla!
Find out something new that you have in common with one of your fellow Hangout participants.
Think of something about yourself and ask a specific person or the group if they have that in common.
You're having a terrible day. Usually you and your friend like to sit and joke together during lunch, but today, you just don't feel like talking. You sit there quietly and eat your lunch. How might your friend feel?
Concerned, anxious, sympathetic, empathetic
Your friend tells you that something you said really hurt their feelings the other day, but you don't remember saying that at all and you wonder if they made a mistake. They are sure it was you. What should you do?
Tell them you don't remember, but apologize anyway if you hurt them and try to be more aware of your words next time.
You decide to start running. Your goal is to run a whole mile in 10 minutes. Day one, you get out there and run a mile but it takes 20 minutes and you feel like your legs are going to fall off. Ugh! Time to throw in the towel?
Nope! It's only the first day! Most people have to work really hard and practice for a long time to meet a goal like that.
Name something new you learned about a person in Hangout today. If you haven't learned anything new yet, find something out.
Whoo hoo!