Expected and Unexpected Behaviors Cut-And-Paste Worksheets

Students cut out classroom-behavior phrases and sort them under Expected or Unexpected. The examples provide starting points for discussing classroom expectations.
Grades
K–2
Pages
3
File type
PDF
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Updated Jul 17, 2023

Subject
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Topic
Expected behavior, Unexpected behavior
Resource types
Worksheets
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Introducing a practical teaching tool, developed for educators with a focus on social-emotional learning. The Expected and Unexpected Behaviors Cut-and-Paste worksheets will become an essential part of your resource arsenal.

The Functionality:
  • Focusing on expected and unexpected behaviors in the classroom environment.
  • Promoting beneficial discussions where students deliberate upon various scenarios that could lead to unexpected behaviors.
  • Stimulating students to reflect upon their own behavior patterns.

The most advantageous feature of these worksheets is their simplicity and functionality. No additional prep work - just print and use!

Incorporation in Lessons:

This resource can be incorporated at the beginning of the school term or during lessons about respect. Given its versatility, it can extend beyond these specific situations as well!

Potential Integration Scenarios:
  • Individual counseling sessions
  • Small group counseling sessions
  • Morning meetings
  • An extension activity post emotional regulation lessons

This product proves extremely helpful when dealing with students from grade 1 through grade 3 who often have large feelings leading to unwise decisions despite their age .

Versatility in Academic Circumstances:

Crafted keeping varied academic needs in mind, this PDF is versatile across multiple domains within Special Resources like Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills seamlessly. Especially useful for public school teachers or homeschoolers due to its universal applicability!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Discuss how a classroom action relates to an agreed expectation

  • Sort behavior phrases and explain choices in context

Teaching tips

  • Discuss the classroom setting and relevant expectations before sorting.

  • Ask what support or information might change how a behavior is understood.

  • Use one twelve-phrase sheet at a time and allow learners to explain ambiguous choices.

Skills covered

  • Contextual discussion — learners explain how classroom expectations apply to different situations.

  • Fine-motor practice — learners cut and sort printed behavior phrases.

  • Oral language — learners use action vocabulary to explain their sorting choices.

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Core concepts

  • Expected vs. unexpected behavior

  • Classroom expectations

  • Social-emotional learning

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