Social Thinking | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

Your parents ordered food to be delivered. Its taking a long time to get to your house. You're starving. True or False: Its okay to keep complaining to your parents about how hungry you are. What can you do?

False. You might make a statement like "I'm hungry," but you don't need to keep repeating it. This won't solve anything. Ask for a snack or distract yourself

You can't find your favorite toy. You know your mom did something with it when she was cleaning. True or False- this means its lost forever and you should be mad at your mom.

False. You should politely ask your mom if she knows where your toy is.

Grandma tried a new recipe for dinner tonight. It was disgusting. Think it or speak it?

Think it! You will hurt her feelings if you say its disgusting.

You finish eating dinner before the rest of your family. So you leave the table. What should you have done?

Asked to be excused!

You have always wanted to use your grandfather's riding lawn mower, but he keeps saying not until you're older. You think this is so unfair and decide to sneak a ride. What could happen? How will your grandfather feel?

You could get hurt or damage something. Your grandfather may feel worried, mad, sad, or disappointed.

Your favorite subject in school is astronomy. You're positive you know all the answers on a quiz, but you get one wrong. What can you tell yourself?

Use positive self talk tell yourself, "Its okay, I just learned something new!"

You love your cousin, but he's always bragging about the new things his parent buy him. What can you do?

Use an I statement, "I feel sad when you talk about all things you get and I don't get." Or say, "That's cool" and change the subject.

Your mom gets a new haircut. You think its weird. Think it or speak it?

Think it! You could hurt your mom's feelings

Every time you play hide and seek with your friends, you're the first one to be found and this frustrates you. What can you do?

Ask your friends how is it you're the first one found. Tell them it hurts your feelings that they get you first.

Its family board game night. Your brother chooses Monopoly. You hate playing Monopoly. What can you do?

Tell yourself you'll get to pick a different game next time. You can still have fun with your family even if you don't like the game

You know that the Pokémon Blastoise's weakness is grass. Your friend is sure its psychic. Even when you show your friend they are wrong they still say they are right. What can you do? How might your friend be feeling?

You could "agree to disagree"- you can both think you're right and still play and have fun together. Your friend may feel embarrassed that they got it wrong

You accidentally break a chair. You put glue on the leg and hope no one notices that its broken. What could happen? How will your parents feel when they discover its broken?

It could break when someone is sitting on it and they could get hurt. Your parents may feel disappointed or mad that you didn't tell them.

Your mom misplaced her keys. You say to her, "Its because you're getting old." How might your mom feel when you say this? What could you say instead?

Your mom might feel sad or embarrassed. You could say, "Let me help you look for them!"

Your friend knows that you love Legos. When choosing a movie to watch your friend guesses you'll pick the Lego movie. You respond, "Obviously!" How does this make your friend feel? What could you say instead?

Your friend may feel disappointed, sad, or annoyed. You could say something like, "You know me so well!" Or "Thanks! I love how you're thinking of me!"