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Slide 2 UNIT 2 SECOND STEPS BY TAMMI WALKER Lesson 8 Subject: Social Skills/Social Studies Topic: Similarities and Differences Core Content: SS-EP-2.1.1 (we are all alike in some ways and different in some ways) Slide 3 LESSON CONCEPTS People can have different feelings about the same situation It is okay for people to have different feelings about the same thing Slide 4 WILT: WHEN I LEARN THIS I can compare physical and emotional similarities and differences between two children. I can demonstrate that people can have different feelings about the same situation. Slide 5 Rule 1- When Simon says do the same thing as I do, do the same thing. Rule 2- When Simon says to do something different than I do, do something different. FIRST LETS WARM UP WITH SIMON SAYS There are 2 rules Do the same thing as I do Slide 6 Show the same feeling on your face as mine. SIMON SAYS Show a different feeling on your face than mine. Slide 7 SIT DOWN-QUESTIONS What skills have helped you be successful in the game? Slide 8 YOU HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT CLUES THAT CAN HELP YOU KNOW HOW SOMEONE MIGHT BE FEELING. Who remembers one of the clues? Slide 9 This slide is used to reduce visual overload/refocus strategy Slide 10 ANSWERS Face and Body are the answers. Tap your head if you had the same idea. Slide 11 MUSIC TIME Now lets listen and sing along to the chorus of The Feelings Song Slide 12 THINK BACK TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Slide 13 This slide is used to reduce visual overload/refocus strategy Slide 14 THUMBS UP IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE. Slide 15 VIDEO TIME This video is about the first day of school Look for clues about how people might be feeling See if you can spot these two girls Look for clues on how theyre feeling. Slide 16 Slide 17 What things are the same about Sally and Louisha? What things are different? LOUISHA? QUESTIONS Slide 18 Sometimes people have the same feelings, and sometimes they have different feelings. Some things about Sally and Louisha are the same, and some are different. Slide 19 How does Louisha feel? What clues help you know how Louisha feels? THINK ABOUT THE CLUES How does Sally feel? What clues tell you how Sally feels? Slide 20 THINK Did the other children in the video feel the same way as Sally or Louisha? Thumbs up if its okay for the girls to feel different feelings about the same situation. Everyone can have his or her own way of feeling about something. Slide 21 SUM IT UP Sometimes people have the same feelings as you do. But sometimes they have different feelings about the same thing. Im confused Im so happy! Slide 22 SHOW HOW YOU WOULD REACT TO EACH SCENARIO holding a frog holding a pet iguana singing at a school assembly swimming in deep water staying inside for recess Slide 23 WRAP UP From each scenario you should see that sometimes people can have the same or different feelings about the same situation. Wiggle your finger if it is okay for people to have different feelings about the same thing. Slide 24 Sample video of Simon saysSimon says http://cfc.secondstep.org/Videos/K5Videos/BrainBuilderLibrary/G rade1BBVideos.aspx