Patterns in Your Own Reactions · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Spotting Your Own Patterns

Personal & Social Development · Self-Awareness · ages 7-9
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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. A pattern in your reactions can happen just one single time.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Look at Kim's pattern. What is likely to come next?

    TiredSnappyTiredSnappyTired?
    • Snappy
    • Sleepy
    • Happy

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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  1. 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.
  2. Reacting the same way again and again in similar situations · A pattern means it happens again and again, not just once.
  3. False · A pattern means it repeats. If it only happens once, it's not a pattern yet.
  4. Snappy · Every time tired shows up, snappy comes right after. That is the pattern.
  5. A pattern in her own reaction · Mia is noticing something true about her own reactions, not about the game itself.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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