Social Smarts
Unexpected/Expected Behaviors
Being a Social Detective
Social Skills Role-Plays and Examples
100
Smarts that we use in our brains for school learning. Things like math smarts, computer smarts, and science smarts.
What is SCHOOL SMARTS?
100
Listening to the teacher with our eyes and brains, brushing our teeth at night, playing nicely with kids at the park
What is EXPECTED BEHAVIORS
100
These are the three main tools we use to be a good social detective.
What are EYES, EARS, and BRAINS
100
This would be an example of an expected behavior at school.
What is (COULD BE RAISING HAND, PARTICIPATING IN GROUP, EYES ON TEACHER, LISTENING, etc.)
200
The smarts we use around other people during social situations.
What is "SOCIAL SMARTS"?
200
Things we do that give people uncomfortable (odd) thoughts about us and makes them feel icky or mad, or bad.
What is UNEXPECTED BEHAVIORS
200
This is how Amy was feeling when she had a calm face, a calm voice, and a calm body.
What is RELAXED or GOOD.
200
This would be an example of poor eye contact while someone's trying to talk to you.
What is (DEMONSTRATE POOR EYE CONTACT - NOT LOOKING AT PERSON, LOOKING AROUND ROOM OR DOWN)
300
Saying to a person you just met that he has 19 cats.
What is a wacky guess?
300
This is keeping your body about one arms length away from others. It is called ______ in the ______. It is an expected behavior.
What is BODY IN THE GROUP
300
When we use all of our tools (seeing, hearing, knowing, and feeling) to figure things out, we can make this type of guess.
What is SMART GUESS
300
These are examples of things you could say to the other team if your team wins and theirs doesn't.
What is (GOOD JOB, BETTER TRY NEXT TIME, YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME)
400
Listening with your eyes, ears, and brains and doing what the teacher asks you to do.
What is expected behavior?
400
When we do what is expected, people have these about us.
What GOOD THOUGHTS.
400
People do this with their eyes, ears, and brains to figure this out about other people.
What they are FEELING and/or THINKING and/or PLANNING TO DO NEXT.
400
This is an example of an uncomfortable thought a teacher might have if his or her student is doing an unexpected behavior like not listening or participating.
What is (THIS IS FRUSTRATING, WHY AREN'T THEY FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS OR LISTENING?, etc.)
500
One part of social smarts is thinking about other people with your eyes ears and brain. True or false?
What is True?
500
"It's hard to work with Sam." "I don't like being around Maria." "Why won't Joe listen to me?" are all examples of this.
What is UNCOMFORTABLE THOUGHTS
500
A boy telling a new student that she have been held back because she is taller than everyone else is an example of this.
What is WACKY GUESS
500
These are examples of tools we would use to figure out if someone is safe and nice to play with.
What is (HOW THEY MAKE YOU FEEL, WHAT YOU HEAR THEM SAY, etc.)