You are meeting the new student in your class. At lunch, you sit next to her and talk very close to her face. She keeps moving away from you.
SPACE INVADER is making you get in your classmate's space.
At lunch, your friends are talking about their plans for Spring Break. You interrupt and start talking about Mario Cart.
TOPIC TWISTERMEISTER is making you change the subject to something you want to talk about.
You wanted to play soccer at recess, but your friends all want to play basketball. You decide to play basketball. Are you using Flexible Thinking or showing Unexpected Behavior?
Flexible Thinking
You are working on a group project. You have an idea for your group's project. You agree to work on the project, but only if the rest of the group agrees to use YOUR idea
ROCK BRAIN is causing you to have stuck thinking
There is a planned fire drill later on in the day. You start to wonder what time it will happen. "Should I bring my coat?" "Will I lose my class outside?" "How will we know when to get back inside the school?"
WORRY Wall is stacking and magnifying unnecessary worries in your brain and making you anxious.
When the teacher asks a student in your class what 1+1 is, you yell out 2, even though it wasn't your turn to answer.
BLURT OUT BLUE is making thoughts pop out of your mouth when it's not your turn to talk.
Your friend always wears Mario Cart shirts. When he asks if you know what his favorite video game is, you say 'Mario Cart'. Are you making a smart guess of using listening with brain and body?
Smart Guess
At recess, you run to line up when the recess Mom blows the whistle. Is that expected or unexpected?
Expected
You keep telling the joke of the day all day in class even though everyone heard it in the morning announcements. Nobody laughs except for you.
WASFUNNYONCE is causing you to use humor at the wrong time and place
When packing up to go home, you go around the classroom and give everyone in your class a hug goodbye. Expected or unexpected?
Unexpected
A classmate does not like to be called by their full first name. You know this, but decide to call them by their full name anyway.
MEAN BEAN is making you act mean and not think about other people's feelings.
Your teacher is explaining to her class what you will need to bring for the field trip. You think you already know this information so you get up and start playing on the IPad
BODY DRIFTER is making you leave the group
Your teacher is explaining a math problem, but you are looking out the window at the snow thinking about the snowman that you will build when you get home.
BRAIN EATER is distracting your attention
You see kids lining up. You look at the clock and realize that it's time to go to lunch. Are you thinking with your eyes or keeping your body in the group?
Thinking with your eyes.
On the way to special, you think about where your body is when walking in line. Are you making a smart guess or Keeping your Body in the Group?
Keeping your Body in the Group
When your teacher is talking, your body is facing the teacher and you are listening. Are you using Flexible Thinking or Listening with Brain and Body?
Listening with Brain and Body
Someone else is sitting in the seat that you wanted to sit in. They won't move, so you get very angry and begin to yell very loudly.
GLASSMAN is causing you to have a big reaction to a small problem
You are playing pass the pigs and roll a 'pig out'. You pretend that you rolled for 10 points and keep rolling so that you don't lose your turn.
DESTROYER OF FUN (D.O.F.) is making the game no fun for other kids
In class, your pencil lead breaks. You get upset, but take a deep breath and raise your hand to ask if you can sharpen your pencil. Are you working on Size of the Problem or Body in the group?
Size of the Problem
Your class is having a pizza party as an award. You get up and start dancing, and bump into the table and spill some cups of kool-aid.
ENGERGY HARE-Y is making you have a hard time keeping your body calm
Your best friend is telling you about her new puppy and how cute he is. While your best friend is talking, you look away and start thinking about who you will sit by at lunch.
UN-WONDERER is making you not interested in others
In gym class, your teacher is explaining the rules of the game to the class. You raise your hand and tell everybody what a great basketball player you are and how many points you scored in your game. You don't let anyone else talk.
ME-GULL is making you talk only about yourself.
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