Socially Appropriate Behaviors

What does appropriate mean?

• suitable or proper in the circumstances

• not suitable for the circumstances

• doing whatever feels right

• nice

What are appropriate behaviors?

• whatever feels right in the moment

• what the other peers around me are doing

• behaviors that are socially acceptable

• behaviors that get me attention

What is social maturity?

• behavior that draws attention to yourself

• behavior that is typical and socially acceptable for a person of a specific age

• behaviors that are well beyond the years of the person exhibiting them

• behaviors that are typical for a toddler

Your teacher is gone for the day and you decide to trade seats (and names) with your friend.

• appropriate

• inappropriate

Your teacher begins class and you get bored. To keep yourself entertained, you begin tapping your pencil on the desk to the click of the second hand on the clock. When the teacher asks you to stop you snap, “What am I doing?”

• appropriate

• inappropriate

Social skills include all of the following EXCEPT...

• Showing basic politeness.
• Smile when you greet and talk with others.
• Disrespect the rights of others.
• Show appreciation for and praise what others do.

Which of the following best describes the term "Inappropriate"?

• Care deeply about someone

• Proper and suitable. Comfortable

• Not comfortable, not suitable

• Using your body to connect with another person's body

In the middle of class your neighbor begins kicking the back of your chair. You turn around and ask them to quietly stop kicking your chair and they stop. 

• appropriate

• inappropriate

You’re walking in the hallway talking loudly with your friends and a 5th grade teacher asks you to stop talking. You look at the teacher, but then continue your conversation.

• appropriate

• inappropriate

You get to class and immediately start your bell ringer/silent reading/whatever is written on the board for you to do. You do this quietly and without bothering your neighbors.

• appropriate

• inappropriate