It is the thinking our brain does about other people.
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True or False: It is OK to make mistakes while we learn to become better social thinkers.
True
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Give me an example of a situation when you should use 'social thinking'.
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When I use my social thinking sills to consider the thoughts and feelings of others, how will people feel about me? What kinds of thoughts will they have?
Good
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True or False: Social Thinking skills are ALL learned in a classroom with a teacher.
False
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Can you use your 'social thinking' skills to figure out which people you don't want to spend time around?
Yes!
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What does it mean to be a 'flexible thinker'?
To think about other people's thoughts and feelings
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What does it mean to be a 'stuck thinker'?
To think only or yourself and what you want
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Flexible Thinking: If I say, "it's raining cats and dogs outside", what do I mean?
It's raining really hard.
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When my teacher says I need to put my phone away, what would be a flexible thinking response?
Put my phone away
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When my teacher says I need to put my phone away, what would be a stuck thinking response?
Keep it out, continue to play on it
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Why is it important to identify our own feelings?
How we feel can change the way we act. It helps us understand how other people feel too.
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Why is it important to let others know how I'm feeling?
It will help other people understand what I might need.
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What are some things we can do to figure out how others feel?
Look at the situation/hidden rules; look at facial expressions, body language, and listen to voice tone and volume; listen to the words people are using
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Do people have the same size feelings in response to the same situation?
No
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What does it mean to 'think with your eyes'?
We use our eyes and our brain power to look at a situation and the people in the situation to figure out the meaning of what we're seeing.
