Social Skills - Social Awareness

What are values?

• Things we care about

• Things we hate

• Items in the refrigerator

• Hospitals

Where do our values come from?

• Our family, friends, and experiences

• Video games

• We buy them

• We eat them

The best way to find out what makes you unique and what you have in common with someone is to

Is it possible to share the same values with someone else?

• Yes

• No

Find someone in the classroom who shares one of your values. What is it?

What was hard for you in this activity? Explain why.

Which of the strategies did you use to connect with others in the classroom? Which strategy worked best? Which strategy was harder?

What are some other ways that people communicate without using their voice?

• Face expressions

• Body language

• Singing

• Hand signs

When you are speaking to another person, what is considered the right amount of time to look into the other person's eyes?

• The whole time

• Most of the time

• Half of the time

• Never

Experts say you should make direct eye contact about half the time during a conversation:

• More when you are listening

• Less when you are speaking

• More when you are speaking

• Less when you are listening