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Words for noticing yourself

Personal & Social Development · Self-Awareness · ages 5-10
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  1. Mia yells every day after school. Noticing this is called finding a what?

    • A trigger
    • A pattern
    • An assumption

  2. What does 'self-awareness' mean?

    • Knowing what is happening inside you
    • Knowing what your friends like
    • Knowing all the answers in school

  3. What word means the thing that sets off a feeling, like being tired?

    • Perspective
    • Impact
    • Trigger

  4. Leo thinks Ana is mad, but he is not sure. What is this kind of guess called?

    • Pattern
    • Assumption
    • Reflection

  5. Sam feels left out at recess. Which sentence uses 'perspective' the right way?

    • 'From my perspective, it felt unfair.'
    • 'My perspective is a red ball.'
    • 'I have five perspectives today.'

  6. After a fight, Zoe sits and thinks about why it happened. What is Zoe doing?

    • Noticing a trigger
    • Making an assumption
    • Reflecting

  7. Ben says: 'From my perspective, everyone always ignores me.' What might be missing from Ben's thinking?

    • He is not allowed to have a perspective
    • He has not thought about how others might see it too
    • He used the word perspective wrong

  8. Which shows real self-awareness after losing a game?

    • 'I notice I get grumpy when I lose.'
    • 'The game was not fair at all.'
    • 'I do not care about the game.'
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  1. A pattern · A pattern is something that keeps happening again and again.
  2. Knowing what is happening inside you · Self-awareness means noticing your own feelings and thoughts.
  3. Trigger · A trigger is what starts a strong feeling, like being tired.
  4. Assumption · An assumption is a guess you have not checked yet.
  5. 'From my perspective, it felt unfair.' · Perspective means your own way of seeing things.
  6. Reflecting · Reflecting means thinking back on what happened and why.
  7. He has not thought about how others might see it too · Having your own perspective is good. Noticing others have one too shows more self-awareness.
  8. 'I notice I get grumpy when I lose.' · Self-awareness means noticing your own feeling. It is not about blaming outside things.
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