How can you tell if kids are feeling annoyed by something you are doing?
Answers vary, but should include facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice
100
Name two expected behaviors when you are working in a group.
Answers vary, but should include referring to listening to everyone's ideas and using flexible thinking.
100
What is Expected Behavior?
Following social rules for right time, right place, right people.
100
You're telling your friend something you think is awesome but they are looking away from you and not answering.
Not interested.
100
Your mom tells you it's time for bed and to stop playing your gaming system. You sneak your tablet into your room and play under the covers.
Answer must include why this is a problem and what you should do to solve it.
Reasonable answers will be counted as correct.
200
How many times can you say something funny in class before it becomes annoying to others?
1-2 times. While a joke can become an "inside joke" that's funny always to you and a close friend, this type of joke only works at the right time, in the right place, with the right people. That's usually not the whole class.
200
What is an expected way to get attention from your classmates?
Reasonable answers will be considered, but should include a reference to right time, right place, right people.
200
What is a social filter?
Only saying the things that pop into your head if it is the right time, right place, right people.
200
Name two clues that show someone is bored with what you are saying.
Looking away, fidgeting, not responding, talking to someone else instead, turning their body away from you, crossing their arms.
200
You are playing Four Square at recess and someone calls you "out" but you don't think you were out.
Answer must state the problem and a reasonable solution.
Any reasonable solution will get credit.
300
How can you tell if you are sharing ideas in a positive way or being bossy? (2 key ideas in the answer)
1. Watch how other's are reacting to you; if they look or act annoyed they might think you are bossy.
2. If you are taking all of the conversation time or all of the ideas in the group you might be acting bossy.
300
Describe a situation at school where it's ok to be funny AND a situation at school where it's not ok to be funny.
Reasonable answers will be considered.
300
What is nonverbal communication? (three main parts)
Facial expressions, body language, tone of voice.
300
Your friends are deciding what they are going to do at recess and you start talking about what you did last night at home.
Probably not interested because it's off-topic.
300
You open another student's file on their Google Drive because you are anxious to read what they were writing.
Answer must state why this is a problem and what to do to solve it.
Any reasonable answer will be considered.
400
How can you tell if you should say something or filter it?
Decide if it's right time, right place, right people--to do that you need to take the perspective of the people around you.
400
What is an expected way to join kids in a group at recess?
Reasonable answers will be considered.
400
What is making an impression?
The thoughts you give someone about yourself based on how you look and how you act.
400
You want to tell your teacher a funny story on the way to recess, but she is trying to finish writing something on her computer.
Probably disinterested; she might want to hear your story, but if she looks busy it might be the wrong time or the wrong place.
400
You are so close to finishing a project, but your teacher says it's time to put it away and start the next class. You keep working on that project anyway.
Answer must state why this is a problem and a reasonable solution to solve it.
Any reasonable solution will be considered.
500
How can you tell if your mom or dad are frustrated with you?
Take their perspective and watch their non-verbals (facial expression, body language, tone of voice).
500
How do you figure out what is expected of you if there are no rules posted?
Consider right time, right place, right people--look around you to see where other people's eyes are, and what they are doing, then decide if the expected thing is to follow their example.
500
What is perspective? AND why is it important?
Your point of view. It's important because yours might be different than someone else's.
500
Your classmates are working quietly so you decide it's time to crack some jokes to make class exciting.
Probably disinterested; your classmates might think it's funny and they might even laugh a little, but if they are working hard they probably would rather finish than get off-topic and make the teacher upset.
500
You are bored during a class so you start making off-topic jokes, fidgeting, wandering the classroom, or asking for multiple OT/bathroom/drink breaks.
Answer must state why this is a problem and a reasonable solution.