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What is the opposite of a "Smart Guess"?
A Wacky Guess!
You are playing a basketball game with your friends. Someone falls and hurts their knee. You notice the game has stopped. You think the game was stopped to make sure that your peer is OK. Did you make a smart guess or a Wacky Guess?
Smart Guess! Someone got hurt. When someone gets hurt, we show respect by stopping the game, checking in, and helping our friends, if needed. If no help is needed, we can always continue the game.
Do we need to use whole-body listening to make a "Smart Guess"?
Yes!
You don't have anymore pencils left. Your teacher kindly offers you one of her own and you walk back to your desk. She asks,"what are you forgetting?" What does your teacher mean?
a) You forgot to take the pencil
b) You forgot to say Thank You
c)You forgot to go back to your desk
b) You forgot to say Thank You
Ellie has a plan for the group. She wants her friends to Look, Listen, and Think, before making a ____________.
Ellie has a plan for the group. She wants her friends to Look, Listen, and Think, before making a SMART GUESS.
To makes a "Smart Guess" we listen with our _________ and _________.
We listen with our EYES and EARS.
Your Music teacher walks into your classroom with her instrument cart. Jessia clears off her desk and thinks it is time to get ready for music. Did Sarah make a smart guess or wacky guess?
Smart Guess! Music teacher + Instrument cart = MUSIC TIME!
Jessica's teacher has important information to share with the class. Jessica uses her eyes to _______, her ears to _______, and her brain to ________.
Jessica's teacher has important information to share with the class. Jessica uses her eyes to LOOK, her ears to LISTEN , and her brain to THINK.
You come back from the washroom and notice two things: there is a list of assignments on the board and your peers are at their desks. Your teacher says, "have a seat and get started." What does she mean?
a) Get a book out and read
b) Tell your table friends about your trip to the bathroom
c) Have a seat and start working independently on completing the assignments listed on the board
c) Have a seat and start working independently on completing the assignments listed on the board
They needed their scarves, mittens, a hat, and their skates.
We make wacky guesses when we don't _______, ________, and ________.
We make wacky guess when we don't LOOK, LISTEN, and THINK.
Your Teacher brings her whistle out, grabs the equipment bag, and asks everyone to change into their outdoor shoes. She walks over to the door and asks the group to please line up at the door. Jessica thinks it's home time. Is this a smart guess or wacky guess?
Wacky Guess! The teacher did not ask for everyone to get ready for home. She asked for everyone to line up. She has a whistle and an equipment bag which is used during gym class. She asked everyone to change into their outdoor shoes. What do you think is going to happen?
We can make a smart guess by....
a. Using our eyes to see what is going on around us, our ears to hear what is happening, and our brain to think about what we already know
b. Using our our eyes to look at what is happening around us, our ears to see what is happening, and our brain to think about what we don't know
a. Using our eyes to see what is going on around us, our ears to hear what is happening, and our brain to think about what we already know
Your class is going on a field trip. Your teacher goes over the rules and says, "Please remember that you are fourth graders." What does your teacher mean?
a) Remember what group you're in
b) Remember that she teaches fourth grade
c) Fourth graders should behave well
c) Fourth graders should behave well
What happened in the book that was "unexpected."
The penguin continued to threw snowballs at Ellie even when she asked them to "stop!"
When we don't think about what we know and see, and then make a random guess without having any information, that is called making a ________________.
A Wacky Guess!
Test time! Jessica has worry in her eyes. She is tapping her feet really fast on the floor, and fidgeting with her hands while doing her test. Make a "Smart Guess" about what is happening.
Jessica has test anxiety. She feels anxious while writing her test.
What is Whole-Body Listening?
Using parts of your body that the speaker can see, such as the ears, eyes, body, mouth, and hands, as well as those the speaker cannot see, like the brain and heart.
Your teacher sees you chatting with a friend during a test. Your teacher walks over to you, taps her finger on your test, and stands at your desk. She does not say anything. What do you think your teacher is signaling you to do?
a) She is signaling you to stop talking and focus on your test
b) She is signaling you to put your test away and get your tapping fingers ready for music class
c) She is signaling you to hurry up
a) She is signaling you to stop talking and focus on your test
What are the "hidden rules" of a snowball fight?
You have to think with your eyes and listen to what others are saying to make sure everyone is having fun.
What is a "Smart Guess"?
When we take what we observe and combine that by what we know.
Jessica does not know what she is supposed to do after the quiz. She uses her eyes to look around the classroom. She notices some of her peers working on a math assignment from earlier in the day, but Jessica is still confused about what she should do. With the information we have, make a "Smart Guess" about what Jessica should do after completing her quiz.
After handing in her quiz to the teacher, Jessica should get out her chromebook and work on the math assignment.
What is the "Smart Guess" formula?
Look + Listen + Think = Smart Guess
You finish your assignment, hand it in, and look around the classroom. You notice some peers are reading a book and some are working on the same assignment you just finished. You teacher says, "you know what to do." What does your teacher mean?
a) Your teacher wants you to pull out a snack and eat it while you wait
b) Your teacher wants you to walk down to the library and browse for some books to bring back to the classroom
c) Your teacher wants you to read your book quietly at your desk while you wait for your peers to finish
c) Your teacher wants you to read your book quietly at your desk while you wait for your peers to finish
After the snowball fight, we know that Jesse and Molly start to roll the snowballs across the snow. We also know that Evan asked the penguins to bring over a carrot, sticks, and a hat. Let's make a smart guess! What was the group group plan?
To build a snowman!