Sightlines Activity Step 4: What Are They Going To Do?
Many children with perspective-taking difficulty do not understand how sightlines lead to internal thoughts. This set of task cards introduces the way sightline skills from Activities 1, 2, and 3 (determining specific thoughts based on observed sightlines paired with the feelings of the person looking at something), help one make predictions about how others will behave.
One side of the card has an image of a person or people looking at something and the question “What are they thinking” at the top. At the bottom is the additional question “So what might they do next?” On the back is the same picture with a thinking bubble with a thought in it, and a suggested prediction of what they might do. This is step 4 of 5 step-by-step sightline activities that build to teaching early perspective-taking.
Many children with perspective-taking difficulty do not understand how sightlines lead to internal thoughts. This set of task cards introduces the way sightline skills from Activities 1, 2, and 3 (determining specific thoughts based on observed sightlines paired with the feelings of the person looking at something), help one make predictions about how others will behave.
One side of the card has an image of a person or people looking at something and the question “What are they thinking” at the top. At the bottom is the additional question “So what might they do next?” On the back is the same picture with a thinking bubble with a thought in it, and a suggested prediction of what they might do. This is step 4 of 5 step-by-step sightline activities that build to teaching early perspective-taking.
Many children with perspective-taking difficulty do not understand how sightlines lead to internal thoughts. This set of task cards introduces the way sightline skills from Activities 1, 2, and 3 (determining specific thoughts based on observed sightlines paired with the feelings of the person looking at something), help one make predictions about how others will behave.
One side of the card has an image of a person or people looking at something and the question “What are they thinking” at the top. At the bottom is the additional question “So what might they do next?” On the back is the same picture with a thinking bubble with a thought in it, and a suggested prediction of what they might do. This is step 4 of 5 step-by-step sightline activities that build to teaching early perspective-taking.
Age/Grade Levels: 4 years/Pre-K and up
Subjects: speech therapy, special education
Skills Targeted: Social engagement skill of using what someone is looking at and the emotion their feeling to determine a specific thought to help make a social prediction
Resource Type: Activities, Task Cards
Formats Included: PDF, Digital Activities
Pages: 20 pairs of task cards
What’s Included: 20 pairs of task cards that can be viewed on a computer or iPad or can be printed either as 8 ½ x 11 sheets and laminated back-to-back or there is an option at the end of the document to print double-sided cards that are roughly 3x5, 4 to a page.
Acknowledgments: Pexels, Google Slides
Related Products: Sightlines Activity Step 1: What are they looking at?; Sightlines Activity Step 2: What are they thinking about?; Sightlines Activity Step 3: What are they feeling and thinking about?; Sightlines Activity Bundle 1-3: Containing all 3 steps in the Sightlines Activity Series.
How to Use This Product: You can use the cards in printable or electronic format. Show a learner the first side of the task card, and then turn over the card to reveal an answer that can help you confirm a learner’s answer or provide a means of discussion about why a different answer might be more expected.
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