Building Social Awareness

🌎 Find Somebody Who...

Modify: Use prompts like “Find someone who has advocated for a peer” or “Find someone who’s learned from someone with different beliefs.”
Reflect: “What did you learn about others that changed your perspective?”

🧠 Cross the Line

Modify: Include deeper empathy statements (“Step up if you’ve ever felt excluded…”).
Reflect: “How does understanding shared experiences help build inclusion?”

🏗 Team Tower Challenge

Modify: Give each group a “perspective card” (e.g., new student, ELL, athlete balancing commitments).
Reflect: “How did considering others’ perspectives affect collaboration?”

🧶 Human Knot

Modify: Add silent rounds to emphasize nonverbal communication.
Reflect: “What helped your team read and respond to others’ cues?”

💬 If You Really Knew Me

Modify: Use small, trusted groups and deeper prompts about identity or connection.
Reflect: “What builds trust in a group? How did vulnerability change the tone?”

📞 Telephone

Modify: Use content-based or SEL-focused messages.
Reflect: “What does this reveal about communication and empathy in misunderstandings?”

🪩 Gaga Ball

Modify: Add reflection between rounds about fairness, frustration, and inclusion.
Reflect: “How did you handle competition respectfully?”

🎯 Ro-Sham-Bo Relay

Modify: Create teams with rotating leaders; highlight respect in friendly competition.
Reflect: “What does good sportsmanship look and sound like?”

🔦 Shadow Shadow

Modify: Pair students to take turns leading shadow movement; discuss empathy and following.
Reflect: “What did it feel like to lead vs. follow? What builds trust?”

🌤 Weather Vane

Modify: Use emotions as “weather” patterns—students identify what emotional “forecast” they bring.
Reflect: “How does your emotional state affect others around you?”