1. Flexible thinking
We are learning to understand that people may say things that mean something different from what we thought they meant
We are learning to figure out why people might do something that we don't immediately understand.
We are learning to think about what other people might need or want; this might mean not getting our own way.
We are learning that sometimes things have to happen in a different order or different way than we are used to.

2. Social Thinking=Flexible Thinking
Everyone has different thoughts and feelings and may look at situations in different ways. When we use our social thinking brains to think in different ways, we are using ‘flexible thinking.’
Flexible thinking activities.
Walk to cafeteria
Go to Science room - point out that there are different ways of getting to the same places - these are examples of using our flexible brains in multiple ways to do the same thing
Ask pupils to set up a game. Does it matter whether you decide who is which counter first or whether you put the board out first?

3. Complete ‘identifying ways to think and be flexible’ worksheet

4. Refer to page 13

5. Refer to page 14

6. Refer to page 16

7. Refer to page 18

8. When we are flexible, things tend to go smoother!
Remember - it’s expected that you try to be flexible when you are with someone else.
When we are flexible, things tend to go smoother!
Being a flexible thinker
Flexible thinking
Stuck thinking
Thinking of others
Just Me person
People feel good
People feel tense, frustrated, mad or sad
We get things done
Situation is difficult, we don’t get things done
Expected behaviour
Unexpected behaviour

9. M - dealing with things that I find tricky
P - organisation/homework