Social+Cues+While+Solving+a+Problem

submitted by Alison Vail Grade 5 Student can read social cues. “I care about how I perceive others and how they perceive me.” This standard addresses appropriate social cues including greeting people respectfully and responding appropriately when addressed. This lesson provides opportunity to communicate effectively while attempting to solve a problem. Material s: content area problem Time: one or more lessons Goals: Students will: • listen well and respond positively to one another’s ideas • practice appropriate social cues and apply them in other situations Lesson: While working with a problem that needs solved, partners each will share their solution or method. Partners will listen to one another demonstrating good listening skills, (i.e. eye contact, no interruptions, positive feedback). They will watch for the social cues that show their partner’s comfort level with the problem and the solution being offered. Following the exchange partners will give feedback or help to one another. As partners finish up ask for nominations for clever solutions and invite students to come to overhead to share. This is a time to teach how to pay attention, respect different solutions and offer positive feedback. Use the time after the experience to debrief or reflect upon the experience. For example, you can ask, “Who seemed confident in their solution? What clues did you see that represent that confidence?” “Who showed they were listening? How did they show that?” etc. “Who used social cues that encouraged you to continue? What cues were they?”
 * 1) 4 Social Awareness

Assessment: This is one example of the many opportunities students have to interact with one another and appreciate how it feels to be politely acknowledged. The goal is for students to apply their understanding of social cues to many situations during the day. This must be reinforced and treated as a lesson on how to respond to one another. It is important for the student to feel that he or she is respected by his or her peers because of appropriate responses. For this particular lesson you may observe the students for the following: 4- A student listens and offers facial expressions which encourage his partner, offers a positive comment, gives eye-contact, and responds without interrupting. Will express sincere appreciation of his partner’s ideas. Applies these skills during other lessons and interactions without prompts. 3- Listens and offers positive expressions and comments, does not interrupt and comments positively to her partner. Is aware of her social cues in further situations. 2- Listens with interest part of the time, is apt to make a few interruptions, may have positive responses that are not appropriate for the lesson. Partially accepts another’s viewpoint. Does not carry cues into different situations and needs reminders. 1- is distracted, does not listen with appropriate cues, interrupts and insists that his method is the best without acknowledging his partner’s ideas, does not carry the social cues into another situation.