Case 9 of 20 · Emotional & Social Thinking

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Managing Disappointment

🔎Case Brief #9

🏠 You're helping at home and you use handling when things don't go your way to solve a problem.

🎯 Your mission

Judge the situation.

⚡ The twist

What is the other person feeling right now?

What You'll Learn

🧠 You didn't win the game. You didn't get the part in the play. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Handling when things don't go your way

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Think About This

🏠 You're helping at home and you use handling when things don't go your way to solve a problem. What happened? How did you figure it out?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about handling when things don't go your way. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master handling when things don't go your way

Apply emotional & social thinking in real situations

Build habits of emotional & social thinking

Key Vocabulary

Kind

Being nice to others

Feeling

Something you feel inside, like happy or sad

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Grown-ups use emotional social every day in their jobs. The practice you're doing now builds skills that last a lifetime!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain handling when things don't go your way to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

Case 1

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What is the main idea of handling when things don't go your way?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Notice one feeling today and name it out loud.

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For the dinner table

“When was the last time you guessed wrong about how someone felt?”

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