Expected Behaviors
Name one Expected Behavior to demonstrate on the bus ride to bowling
Correct Responses could be: staying in your seat, using an inside voice, keeping hands to yourself, etc.
Name on Unexpected Behavior on the bus ride to bowling
Correct responses could be: yelling, getting out of your seat, putting your hands on someome
Why do you think using Perspective Taking (thinking about another person's point of view) will be important during the bowling trip?
Possible answers: if someone isn't doing well to not make fun, if someone in your group does not know the others very well to include them in conversations, etc
How can you use positive social communication on the bus ride to bowling?
Possible answers: talking about appropriate topics, not talking unkindly about others, using an Expected tone of voice, etc.
What is something that could be considered a Big Problem during the bowling trip?
Possible answers: leaving your lane without telling someone, taking something that doesn't belong to you, arguing without stopping, being unnecessarily unkind, etc
You continue to get a gutter ball during bowling and begin to get frustrated, name one way you can demonstrate Expected Behaviors in this situation
Possible answers: use Keep Calm skills, talk with a friend while you're waiting, etc.
On the bowling trip, you are placed in a lane with someone who you may not get along with. What would be some Unexpected Behaviors that you should NOT demonstrate even if you are upset?
Possible answers: being unkind, leaving the person out, making fun, etc.
Explain how inviting a classmate who you may not be as close to sit with you and your family during Spaghetti Dinner is using Perspective Taking.
Possible Answers can include how thinking about others can impact the feelings of others
Demonstrate an Unexpected way to communicate with someone during bowling.
Possible answers: constant teasing, not using sportsmanship, etc.
What is something that could be considered a Small Problem during the bowling trip?
Possible answers: you don't win the game, you don't get to be a in a lane with your best friend, your shoes don't fit, etc
You get placed on a bowling lane without any of your close friends, how can you continue to demonstrate Expected Behaviors even though you may be disappointed?
Possible answers: use Keep Calm skills, talk with the other students in your lane to start a possible new friendship, etc
At the Spaghetti Dinner, you will get your food by waiting in a buffet line. Name some Unexpected Behaviors that you should NOT demonstrate while in line.
Possible answers: cutting in line, complaining, taking food without asking, not using manners, etc.
Explain how thinking about your self can help you when using Perspective Taking
Possible answers: your actions can change the thoughts and feelings of others
How you can show positive communicate to the people who will be serving you at Spaghetti Dinner?
Possible answers: saying hello, please and thank you, introducing family members, etc
What are some things that you don't know about what to expect on the bowling trip?
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At the Spaghetti Dinner, you and your family will be sharing a large table with other families. What are some Expected Behaviors you should demonstrate while eating?
Possible answers: appropriate volume, saying please and thank you, using utensils, not running around the gym, appropriate language
At the Spaghetti Dinner, you may be introduced to your friends/classmates siblings, what would be an Unexpected Behavior to display when interacting with people you don't know very well?
Possible answers: getting into arguments if playing a game, being unkind, using inappropriate language, leaving them out, etc.
You see someone sitting by themselves in the game room during Spaghetti Dinner. Give an example of how you can use Perspective Taking in this situation.
Possible answers: invite them over to play with you, ask them what kind of game they may want to play, etc
What are some ways communication can be hard during large and loud events?
Possible answers: not being able to hear correctly, mishearing what someone has said, etc
What are some things that you don't know about what to expect at Spaghetti Dinner?
At the Spaghetti Dinner, you will have an opportunity to play games and video with your friends/siblings after eating. What are some Expected Behaviors you should demonstrate?
Possible answers: calm body, appropriate volume, sharing, managing winning and losing by using Keep Calm, appropriate language
At the Academic Awards, you will either receive a trophy or a certificate. What would be an Unexpected Behavior that you would NOT want to demonstrate if you receive an award you are not happy about?
Possible responses: not getting your award, complaining, making a rude comment, etc.
Possible answers: using manners, demonstrating Expected Behaviors, including others, etc.
Why do you think using positive social communication is such an important part of being a Social Thinker?
Possible answers: the way we talk to people can affect how they feel about us, so that we can get our thoughts and feelings heard, etc.
Name at least one Big Problem and one Small Problem that could occur at Spaghetti Dinner
Possible answers: Big - you continue to run around the gym after being asked to stop, you continue to play unfairly and are unkind during game time, etc.
Little - they run out of your favorite dessert, you don't get to have seconds, you don't get to sit next to your best friend while eating, etc.