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SOCIALSKILLLESSONPLAN:"DISAGREEINGAPPROPRIATELY"INTRODUCETHESKILLWhat? Whatisadisagreement?Isanargumentorafightadisagreement?Howdoyoufeel
afterafightorargument?When? Whenmightpeopledisagree?Who? Whoaresomeofthepeoplewithwhomwemightdisagree?
DESCRIBESKILLSTEPS 1. Reassuretheotherperson.Dothisby:
• lookingatthem.Thisshowsyouarelisteninganditshowsrespecttotheotherperson.Thisisgreatsocialpracticeandgoodforbuildingself-confidence.*
• keepingacalmvoiceandacalmface.Thisshowsthatyouareincontrolofyouremotions.Italsoshowsthatyouarereadytotalkandlisten.
• saying“IthinkIknowhowyoufeel.”Thisisahighlevelcommunicationskill:Seekfirsttounderstand,thentobeunderstood.
2. Listentotheotherperson’sperspective(opportunitytodiscusswhatthistermmeans). 3. Tellthemwhyyoufeeldifferently,andgiveareason.Thisgivesyouachanceto
practicereasoningandproblemsolving. 4. Discusspossiblesolutionsandbereadytoacceptthe‘Yes’or‘No’answerfrom
theotherperson.Thisappliestoparents,adults,andpeers.*Becautiousaboutthiswithstudentsfromculturesthatdonotsharetheoutlookthateyecontactisrespectful.
RATIONALEBenefit Whenyoudisagreeappropriately,youaremorelikelytogetyourwayandlesslikely
toneedanadulttohelp.Otherswillconsideryouropinionsifyoupresentthemcalmly;otherswillgiveyoutherespectyoudeserve.
NegativeConsequence
Otherswon'twanttotalktoyouandyoumightlosefriendsifyoudisagreeinappropriately.
PRACTICE RoleplayaP.E.situation,game,orsport.Practicebodylanguage(howtostand,
handposition,proximity).Theteachershoulddemonstrateavarietyofvoicetones.Studentspracticecorrectly.
FEEDBACK Youdidagreatjobofpracticing"DisagreeingAppropriately!"(Praisespecificsteps
followedandgivespecificfeedbackforareasofimprovement.)
POSITIVECONSEQUENCE(optional) Becauseyoupracticedsowell,youhaveearned10minutesofextrafreetime(or
otherpositiveconsequencesthatareappropriateforthetimelikepennycandyorplayingagame.)
FOLLOW-UPPRACTICE Lettheclassknowthatyouwillbeobservingtheclassto"catchthem"usingtheskill
"DisagreeingAppropriately."Continuetopraisecorrectuseoftheskillandre-teachasneeded.
DISAGREEING APPROPRIATELY
Reassure the other person. ü Lookatthem.
ü Calmvoiceandface.ü Say“IthinkIknowhowyou
feel.”
Listen to the other person.
Say why you feel differently.
Give a reason.
Discuss ideas. Be ready to accept ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’