Case 9 of 20 · Emotional & Social Thinking

Scenariobeginner⭐ 30 XP🪞 Mind Mountain

Managing Disappointment

🔎Case Brief #9

💌 Kindness Card: Make a card for someone to make them smile.

🎯 Your mission

Judge the situation.

⚡ The twist

Your first reaction is usually wrong. Wait a beat.

What You'll Learn

💕 Let's Think & Play! Wiggle your thinking fingers! 🖐️✨ Today's adventure: handling when things don't go your way! Here's what we'll do: 🖐️ LOOK at the fun activity below 🤔 THINK about what you see 🗣️ TALK about your ideas with someone ✏️ TRY the challenge — there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! 💪 Let's go! ⬇️

Key Concept: Handling when things don't go your way

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Think About This

💌 Kindness Card: Make a card for someone to make them smile. Draw a picture and write (or say) something nice. Then give it to them!

Thinking Steps

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📖 Read!

Look at everything carefully. No rushing!

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🧩 Connect!

Does this remind you of something you already know?

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🖐️ Do It!

Time to try! Draw it, say it, or show it!

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🏆 Awesome!

You finished! What was your favorite part?

Key Points

Master handling when things don't go your way

Apply emotional & social thinking in real situations

Build habits of emotional & social thinking

Key Vocabulary

Friend

Someone you like and who likes you back

Feeling

Something you feel inside — happy, sad, scared, excited

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Why This Matters in Real Life

When you hug a sad friend, you're using your heart AND your brain. That's a superpower! 💕

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you teach a stuffed animal about handling when things don't go your way? They're a great audience! 🧸
2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs — up 👍 or down 👎!
3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! 🎨

Solve the Case

Case 1

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Friend fell! What do?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Notice one feeling today and name it out loud.

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For the dinner table

“When was the last time you guessed wrong about how someone felt?”

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