UnthinkablesLearning Plan
Students will understand:
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UnthinkablesLearning Plan
- The expected behaviors of Social Town
- What ‘Superflex’ means and be introduced to the ‘Unthinkables’
- That certain ‘Unthinkables’ take over our brains and keep us from being successful and using expected behavior.
Each lesson will focus on positive behavior and making positive choices.
Step /Stage 3: Learning Plan
/Progress Monitoring
1 / Rock Brain-Introduce Rock Brain by reading Superflex takes on Rock Brain
Superflex Curriculum: page 27-32
-Discuss Superflexible thinking and Rock Brain thinking
-Use a gelatin Brain and a plastic brain to help students contrast the two ways of thinking
-Discuss and practice Superflex Strategies to defeat Rock Brain / Diagram #1
Handout, Lesson #2
Funwork, Lesson #2
2 / Glassman
Superflex takes on Glassman
-Read page 8-27 (tiny, medium, big problems and the appropriate reaction)
- Or 8-9, 28-37 (self-calming)
-Or 8-9, 45-59 (positive self-talk)
Superflex Curriculum: page 100
-Discuss Glassman’s effect on our brains
-Practice strategies to defeat Glassman
-Create Glassman using shrinky-dinks / Handout, page 100
3 / Brain Eater
Superflex takes on Brain Eater: page 38-51 (depending on the group)
-Read about a distracted student and learning to avoid distractions in the classroom
Superflex Curriculum: page 59-62
-Discuss how Brain Eater affects our brains
-Identify and practice strategies to defeat Brain Eater
-Have students create their own Brain Eaters and use sticky notes to identify three things that Brain Eater uses to distract them. Place on the tentacles. Practice a strategy to remove the distractions. / Handout, Lesson #8
Funwork, Lesson #8
4 / Body Snatcher
Superflex Curriculum: page 99
-Discuss how Body Snatcher works
-Identify and practice strategies to defeat Body Snatcher / Handout, page 99
5 / D.O.F
Superflex Curriculum: page 55-58
-Read a story or watch a video clip that shows D.O.F. in action
-Discuss the “Special Bulletin” on page 57
-Identify what D.O.F. does to our brains
-Discuss and practice Superflex Strategies to defeat D.O.F. / Funwork, Lesson #7
6 / Topic Twister Meister
-Read My Mouth is a Volcano
-Discuss what it means when our mouth becomes ‘a volcano.’ How does it make others feel? How does it make us feel when others do it to us?
Superflex Curriculum: page 104
-Identify signs of Topic Twister Meister in our brains
-Discuss and practice strategies to defeat Topic Twister Meister
-Practice turning off our “Me” button / Handout, page 104
Knowledge and Skills / Performance Assessment
Identify the expected academic behaviors / Group Discussion
Demonstrate an understanding of ‘Superflex’ and the ‘Unthinkables’ / Group Discussion, worksheets, activity
Learn strategies to defeat the specific ‘Unthinkables’ that affect their academic progress / Role Play
Essential Questions
- What are the expected rules that we need to follow?
- How do we use our ‘Superflex’ powers to defeat the team of ‘Unthinkables’?
- Which ‘Unthinkables’ take over our brains when we are trying to think?
Teacher Resources
Superflex… A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum by Stephanie Madrigal and Michelle Garcia Winner
Superflex: Superflex takes on Rock Brain and the Team of Unthinkables… A New Beginning… by Stephanie Madrigal
Superflex takes on Brain Eater and the Team of Unthinkables by Stephanie Madrigal and Michelle Garcia Winner
My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
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