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Strategy

What’s Wrong with This Response?

Exaggerated responses are used to explore and identify different emotions.

This activity has been revised and was originally created by Charlotte Cushman and published in the Perkins Activity and Resource Guide (1st edition, 1992).  The second edition is available for purchase.

As part of working on socially appropriate behaviors, this activity will help students to identify emotions and apply problem-solving techniques. Lessons include English Language Arts, Concept Development, and Independent Living Skills.

Make situation cards with exaggerated responses which are inappropriate to a given situation. These can be recorded, read aloud by the teacher, or written on situation cards.

Ask students what is wrong with the response on a given situation card. Have them describe a more appropriate way to respond to the same situation. Situations might include some of the following:

Hint: Praise students for demonstrating socially acceptable behavior in natural settings.

 


 

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