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)