A group of students are all playing cards together; the table looks full. Is it a good idea to go try to play with them? How would you know they don’t want you to join? What would you do?
Bonus Point: When you walk up to the table, no one looks up at you. What does that mean?
A classmate starts making loud humming noises and walks off in the middle of a lesson. What would everyone think? What would you do?
Bonus point: What is the best choice-react or ignore?
A student you don't know walks over and says “Let’s play a game!” What would you think? What would you do?
Bonus Point: what could they have said first to make a better first impression?
At group meeting, anyone who wants to can share something they have made. You decide to read a long story you wrote. Everyone starts looking around. They look bored. What went wrong?
Bonus Point: How can you tell they are bored?
Why would everyone at a table look uncomfortable if someone they didn’t know sat down at the table unexpectedly, and started talking. What went wrong?
Bonus point: How could you tell if they might want you to join?
Your teacher says, “Turn in your homework” to the whole class, and you say out loud, “I already did. In fact, I turned it in early.” How will people see your behavior?
Bonus point: what should you do instead of saying that out loud?
You offer to loan your favorite movie to a friend. They say "no thanks." You offer again, because it is a great movie. They say "no, I can't watch it." You keep offering it. They get upset and walk away. What happened?
Bonus point: What hidden rules were broken?
