4th Grade Zones - Superflex Review

Behaviors that help people feel comfortable and calm in a specific situation; the hidden rules.

• Unexpected Behaviors

• Flexible Thinking

• Expected Behaviors

• Body in the Group

Being able to consider different points of view or different ways to do something.

• Rock Brain

• Flexible Thinking

• Expected Behaviors

• Thinking with your Eyes

Keeping your body near others, not too close and not too far away, to help people know we are part of the group.

• Size of the Problem

• Flexible Thinking

• Thinking with your eyes

• Body in the Group

Problems come in different sizes (big, medium, small, glitch) and understanding that size of the reaction should match the size of the problem.

• Size of the Problem

• Whole Body Listening

• Expected Behavior

• Body in the Group

Keeping our eyes, ears, mouth, hands, arms, legs, and feet as calm and quiet as possible while listening to others.

• Size of the Problem

• Listening with your eyes

• Thinking with your eyes

• Whole Body Listening

Using our eyes and brain to observe what's going on and figure out what other people might be thinking, feeling, or planning to do next.

• Whole Body Listening

• Mind Reading

• Thinking with your eyes

• Brain in the group

Keeping our brain focused on what's happening and the people around us, to help people know we are a part of the group.

• Body in the Group

• Expected Behavior

• Unexpected Behavior

• Brain in the Group

Behaviors that are not expected in a specific situation and make people feel uncomfortable.

• Expected Behaviors

• Smart Guess

• Brain in the Group

• Unexpected Behavior

Combining what we see with what we know about the world to figure things out.

• Brain in the Group

• Thinking with your eyes

• Smart Guess

• Body in the Group

Your teacher asks the class to brainstorm ideas for helping others who are less fortunate during the holidays. You have many good ideas but don't raise your hand because you start thinking, "What if the other kids laugh at me when I speak? What if my voice cuts out when I try to talk?"

Which UNTHINKABLE is making you feel uneasy or anxious?

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