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Spotting Your Own Patterns

Personal & Social Development · Self-Awareness · ages 7-9

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Which is an example of noticing a pattern in your own reactions?
- I have brown hair
- I always get grumpy right before dinner when I'm hungry
- I like pizza
What is a 'pattern in your reactions'?
- Reacting the same way again and again in similar situations
- Feeling a certain way just one time
- A feeling that never happens
A pattern in your reactions can happen just one single time.
Circle one: True False
Look at Kim's pattern. What is likely to come next?
- Snappy
- Sleepy
- Happy
Mia notices she gets quiet every time she's picked last for a game. What is Mia noticing?
- A rule of the game
- A pattern in someone else's reaction
- A pattern in her own reaction
Noah always feels shy right after recess when everyone looks at him during read-aloud. What should Noah do with this pattern?
- Ignore it because patterns don't matter
- Notice it, and expect that feeling next time he's asked to read aloud
- Assume it will never happen again
Diego notices he feels grumpy when he's tired, and he also feels grumpy when his team loses a game. Are these the same pattern?
- No, they are two different patterns with two different triggers
- Yes, because grumpy is always the same pattern no matter why
- No, because grumpy only happens once
Zoe felt nervous once before a spelling test. She says this is 'her pattern.' What is the mistake in what Zoe said?
- Nervous isn't a real feeling
- Spelling tests never make people nervous
- One time isn't enough to call it a pattern; it needs to happen again and again

Answer key

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I always get grumpy right before dinner when I'm hungry · Noticing that a feeling shows up again and again, like grumpy before dinner, is a pattern.
Reacting the same way again and again in similar situations · A pattern means it happens again and again, not just once.
False · A pattern means it repeats. If it only happens once, it's not a pattern yet.
Snappy · Every time tired shows up, snappy comes right after. That is the pattern.
A pattern in her own reaction · Mia is noticing something true about her own reactions, not about the game itself.
Notice it, and expect that feeling next time he's asked to read aloud · Once Noah spots the pattern, he can expect the feeling again and be ready for it.
No, they are two different patterns with two different triggers · Even though the feeling looks the same, tired and losing a game are different triggers, so they are two separate patterns to notice.
One time isn't enough to call it a pattern; it needs to happen again and again · A pattern needs to repeat. Feeling nervous just once is not yet a pattern.