K-5 Social Thinking

This month in Social Thinking and Speech we are talking about Thinkables and Unthinkabots that get in our brains to do unexpected things or say unexpected things. The Thinkables are like super heroes in our brains that can help us "defeat the unthinkabots." So, if we get stuck on doing things one way (Rock Brain) or focusing on one idea, then we can use our flexible thinking (T-Flex powers) to defeat them so we can learn and play successfully. The students are having fun learning about these ideas, creating their own posters, and even their own Bots and Thinkables that can defeat the bot. One middle elementary student came up with Happy Flower that makes you feel in a 'sunny' mood. If Angry Snow, a storm/rain cloud, freezes up your sunny mood, 'Sunny the Sunflower' strives to defeat it. Other topics we talked about this month are following a group plan and whole body listening (with options to move as needed).
– Tricia Keener, Speech Language Pathologist