1. Unit 2 Second steps by Tammi Walker
Lesson 8
Subject: Social Skills/Social Studies
Topic: Similarities and Differences
Core Content: SS-EP (we are all alike in some ways and different in some ways)

2. Lesson Concepts
People can have different feelings about the same situation
It is okay for people to have different feelings about the same thing

3. WILt: When I learn this…
I can compare physical and emotional similarities and differences between two children.
I can demonstrate that people can have different feelings about the same situation.
You might ask, why this lesson matters? Well, in early childhood, children begin to recognize that people can feel and think different things about the same situation. This skill is an important part of social perspective taking. Not assuming everyone feels just as they do or as they would in a situation helps children build empathy.

4. First Let’s warm up with simon says
There are 2 rules
Do the same thing as I do
Rule 1- When Simon says do the same thing as I do, do the same thing.
Rule 2- When Simon says to do something different than I do, do something different.
Do something different
When doing something different it does not matter what you do as long as it is different. We will practice the game slowly since this is for 1st graders. Add in feelings once students catch on to the rules.

5. Simon says… Show the same feeling on your face as mine.
Show a different feeling on your face than mine.
Play this game several rounds.

6. What skills have helped you be successful in the game?
Sit down-Questions
What skills have helped you be successful in the game?

7. Who remembers one of the clues?
You have been learning about clues that can help you know how someone might be feeling.
Who remembers one of the clues?

8. This slide is used to reduce visual overload/refocus strategy

9. Face and Body are the answers. Tap your head if you had the same idea.

10. Now let’s listen and sing along to the chorus of “The Feelings Song”
Music time
Now let’s listen and sing along to the chorus of “The Feelings Song”

11. Think back to the first day of school

12. This slide is used to reduce visual overload/refocus strategy

13. Thumbs up if you remember what it was like.

14. Look for clues on how they’re feeling.
video time
This video is about the first day of school
Look for clues about how people might be feeling
See if you can spot these two girls

16. Louisha? Questions What things are the same about Sally and Louisha?
What things are different?

17. Some things about Sally and Louisha are the same, and some are different.
Sometimes people have the same feelings, and sometimes they have different feelings.

18. Think about the clues
How does Louisha feel? What clues help you know how Louisha feels?
How does Sally feel? What clues tell you how Sally feels?

19. Thumbs up if it’s okay for the girls to feel different feelings about the same situation. Everyone can have his or her own way of feeling about something.
Think
Did the other children in the video feel the same way as Sally or Louisha?

20. I’m so happy!
I’m confused
Sum it up
Sometimes people have the same feelings as you do. But sometimes they have different feelings about the same thing.

21. Show how you would react to each scenario
holding a frog
holding a pet iguana
singing at a school assembly
swimming in deep water
staying inside for recess

22. Wrap up
From each scenario you should see that sometimes people can have the same or different feelings about the same situation. Wiggle your finger if it is okay for people to have different feelings about the same thing.

23. Sample video of Simon says… http://cfc. secondstep