Happy Halloween! Are there social skills involved in Halloween?

Happy Halloween!

Are there social skills involved in Halloween?

Different expectations on Halloween1. People (adults and kids) may be in costumes

everywhere- At school- At stores/ buildings- On the train, bus, or streets

Do you have to wear a costumeon Halloween? - Nope

But you should expect to see others in costumes

What if….

- You don’t like a friends costume?- What could you say if you think your costume

is better than theirs?

Social Fake- Bubble your thoughts - Say something polite

Cool Costume

Mine is betterI don’t really

like their costume

That’s nice

Expectations on Halloween2. Some kids go trick-or-treating- One time of the year when it is ‘expected’ to knock

on the door or ring a neighbor’s doorbell and say ‘trick or treat’ expecting candy

What do you see that is expected and unexpected? http://safeshare.tv/w/MwAIvkfWpZ

What if…• You knocked on someone’s door on a random

Tuesday asking for candy? What would they think?

• What if an adult showed up to yourhouse trying to trick or treat for candy?

Hidden Rules about what is expected/ unexpected

Different expectations on Halloween3. People may try to scare you (please do not scare people you do

not know well)

- Jumping out, maybe saying “Boo” or “AH”• Ellen- http://safeshare.tv/w/RXJOVPDEAL

- Pulling a Prank• Sheldon- http://safeshare.tv/w/coWkxmqyEa 0-2.52

- Wearing creepy, funny, or scary Masks• Leonard- http://safeshare.tv/w/GCuwzydfdA

- Haunted Houses• Taylor- http://safeshare.tv/w/ZTkfPJgPji 0-1.45

Be Aware: people have different reactions to being scared

What if you don’t like Halloween?

• Can do other things- Hand out candy- Watch a movie- Stay home

• Might celebrate it because it makes someone else happy

• Scorpion: http://safeshare.tv/w/hSNlZCuSUA

Halloween Idioms

• Please complete worksheet- for at least 5 idioms

Scared to death

• Means: Very frightened

• What are some situationsthat may scare you todeath?

Skeleton Staff

• Means: the minimum number of employees needed to operate a business (often said of the staffing on holidays or weekends)

Ghost Town

• Means: a town or place that has been abandoned and no longer inhabited

To make someone’s blood boil

• Means: to make someone very angry

Out for Blood

• Means: determined to find someone to blame for something; looking to get revenge

A night owl

• Means: a person who often stays up late at night

Scare the pants off someone

• Means: frighten someone badly

You look like you’ve seen a ghost• Means: you look frightened or upset (as one

would expect you to look if you had really just seen a ghost)