- Noticing that voices can sound different from person to person.- Consider that using intonation, or not using it, is one of many communication styles.- To build comfort describing and naming different vocal patterns.- To reflect on personal preferences for how we each use our own voice.

Noticing how Jordan communicated in different ways at different points in her life.

Exploring how AAC can support someone to share their identity and personality.

Considering that a person can begin using AAC at any age and find it useful.

Thinking about how family members and colleagues might adjust when someone introduces a new communication tool.

Recognising that a person's communication history does not limit what they can express or achieve.

Exploring AAC use may be a valid and effective part of someone's communication.

Considering what it feels like when others make assumptions about what a person wants or needs.

Thinking about how assistive supports, such as devices and service animals, can be part of how someone communicates and moves through the world.

Noticing how AAC can express humour, personality, and timing.

Exploring how communication involves more than spoken words.

Thinking about what it means for communication to be effective and meaningful.

Recognising AAC as a valid and complete way of communicating.

Reflecting on how different communication tools support participation in everyday life.

Noticing that there are many different ways to communicate.

Exploring how a communication device lets someone share what they know.

Seeing how everyone has skills and ideas that others may need.

Thinking about how friends can ask for and offer help.

Recognising that every way of communicating is valid and deserves to be heard.

Noticing that there are many different ways to communicate, including speaking, using a device, and physical gestures.

Seeing how a person may use more than one way to communicate, depending on the moment.

Exploring how a communication device lets someone share what they are thinking and feeling.

Thinking about how friends can listen and respond to all kinds of communication.

Recognising that every way of communicating is valid and deserves to be heard.

Seeing how art can also be a way to share feelings and ideas without words.

Noticing that there are many different ways to communicate.

Exploring how a communication device helps someone share their ideas.

Seeing how everyone has something valuable to add to a group.

Thinking about how friends can make space for each other to join in.

Recognising that all ways of communicating are valuable and important.

Exploring how AAC can support someone to share complex thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

Noticing how communication can take many forms.

Thinking about what it means to be given the opportunity and tools to communicate.

Reflecting on how people around an AAC user can listen and respond in supportive ways.

Noticing the different ways children show their feelings when they win and when they lose.

Exploring what it feels like to keep trying even when things do not go your way.

Thinking about how Bingo's feelings changed each time she played the game.

Considering how it might feel to win when a friend around you is sad about losing.

Exploring different ways people can show they are happy for someone else who won.

Exploring what it can feel like to lose at something you have worked hard for or care deeply about.

Noticing how strong feelings after a loss can affect the way we act toward others.

Thinking about what good sportsmanship can look like.

Exploring how apologising can be hard, especially when you are still upset or unsure what went wrong.

Noticing how the people around us can support us when things do not go the way we hoped.

Noticing how a group works together towards a shared goal.

Exploring how each toy plays an important part in the plan.

Considering how toys that look different are valued and included.

Thinking about how one member can help guide a team.

Reflecting on treating others and their things with care.

Exploring what it means to share something in confidence.

Thinking about how it feels when something private is shared without permission.

Noticing how trust between friends can be affected when a secret gets out.

Considering how someone might feel when they are accused of something they did not do.

Seeing how finding out what really happened can be an important part of repairing trust.

Thinking about what helps friendships recover after trust has been broken.

Noticing the difference between teasing, a joke between friends, and using words to exclude or embarrass someone.

Exploring how rules and group norms can be used to include or leave people out.

Thinking about how it feels to be accused of something bad.

Seeing how different people in a group can have very different views of the same situation.

Considering what it looks like when a friend stands up for someone who is being treated unfairly.

Exploring how a situation might be repaired after someone has been teased or left out.

Noticing how a team can solve a big problem together.

Exploring how sharing a plan helps everyone work towards a common goal.

Considering how each person can add their own ideas or skills.

Thinking about how a team gets more done than one person alone.

Exploring how working together can make a hard job feel possible.

Noticing how working together can keep a group safe.

Exploring how a team can do more than one person alone.

Considering how each member of a group can help the others.

Thinking about the times when teamwork makes a task easier.

Exploring how it feels to be part of a group that supports you.

Noticing how Mei's friends show up for her without being asked, because they sensed something was wrong.

Exploring how different people can show care and support in their own way.

Thinking about what it feels like to be accepted by friends even when something unexpected or different is happening.

Considering how being with people who care about you can help you feel more like yourself.

Noticing how belonging to a group of friends can be a source of comfort.

Noticing the different ways friends can show they care.

Exploring how small actions can help someone feel less alone.

Thinking about ways to cheer someone up when they feel down.

Considering how to support a friend even after a disagreement.

Recognising that there are many ways to offer support.

Noticing the signals someone sends when something matters to them.

Exploring what acknowledgement can look like across different communication styles.

Considering that people signal importance in many different ways, and no single way is the right way.

Thinking about what it feels like when your signal is noticed, and when it is not.

Exploring how two people can have different priorities in the same moment and both be valid.

Considering how a person might let someone know they need more acknowledgement.

Noticing the difference between going along with something and genuinely wanting to join in.

Exploring what makes it hard to say "no", especially when everyone else is excited about something.

Thinking about different ways people show they are not keen on an idea, even without using words.

Considering what it might look like to say "no" to a friend without hurting their feelings.

Exploring the difference between being asked to do something and feeling like you have no choice.

Thinking about what support from others might look like when someone does not want to do something.

Noticing that a special interest can bring a person to life in a way that is immediate, visible, and contagious to those who share it.

Exploring how sharing a special interest with someone who truly gets it can create a fast and genuine sense of connection.

Considering how the joy of a special interest can sometimes absorb a person's full attention, even in a context where others are also present.

Reflecting on what it means to make space for someone's passion while also keeping the other person in view.

Noticing that being left out can feel sad or lonely.

Exploring how it is okay to feel upset when this happens.

Thinking about the people who are kind and care about you.

Exploring how everyone deserves friends who are kind to them.

Noticing what rejection can feel like, even when it is not meant unkindly.

Exploring the difference between a friend not wanting to play right now and a friend not wanting to be friends anymore.

Understanding that friendships can include more than two people, and that a friend playing with someone else does not mean they care about you less.

Seeing what it looks like to sit with a sad or rejected feeling and find a way through it.

Noticing the different ways Battie tries to refuse and show he does not want to play.

Exploring what it means to say "no" to something, and what it can feel like when you are not heard.

Thinking about the difference between going along with something and genuinely wanting to join in.

Considering how the other kids responded.

Exploring what it might look like when someone's "no" is not respected and what could help in that situation.

Noticing the difference between a prank that is funny for everyone involved and one that upsets or embarrasses someone.

Thinking about how a reputation for pranking can affect the way people see you, even when you have done nothing wrong.

Exploring how making fun of someone's fears or worries is different from a harmless joke.

Considering what it looks like to take responsibility and apologise when your actions have affected someone else.

Thinking about how it feels to be blamed for something, and how it feels to be the one who has caused a problem.

Noticing how it feels when something you created or did is copied by someone else.

Thinking about why someone might copy a friend's idea and what they might be feeling.

Seeing how being encouraged and given time, can help someone find their own ideas.

Recognising that there is no one right way to play, move, or create – your way is a good way.

Noticing that people have different ideas of how to play.

Exploring how Katerina finds her own way to join the game.

Considering how friends can play together, even when they play differently.

Thinking about how we are different in some ways and the same in many ways.

Recognising that playing differently can add to the game in a fun way.

Noticing how Nemo felt on his first day and how that might have influenced his choices.

Exploring how feelings can affect the way someone behaves in front of their friends.

Consider what changed for Nemo when another fish said he was too afraid to do it.

Exploring the difference between wanting to join in and feeling pushed to prove something.

Thinking about what it looks like to say no when a group is daring you to do something.

Noticing that friends sometimes want to play different games.

Exploring how it feels when you cannot play your way.

Considering how talking can help friends solve a play problem.

Thinking about how two ideas can join into one fun game.

Recognising that playing together can be even more fun.

Noticing that two people can enjoy the same place in different ways.

Exploring how someone else might feel or see things differently from us.

Thinking about how pausing helps us consider another person's point of view.

Considering how to find a plan that suits more than one person.

Building the idea that different preferences are all okay.

Noticing how a moment of connection can open the door to a new friendship.

Exploring how offering genuine support can be a way to help someone.

Thinking about how Jack responded to being helped, and what that says about him.

Considering how two people can move from being strangers to finding things in common.

Exploring the idea that friendship can look different for different people.

Noticing that people form friendships for different types of connection.

Seeing how people with different communication styles and personalities can be friends.

Thinking about what it feels like to be at a new school or class at the start of a school year.

Noticing how humour and relaxed conversation can be part of the way some people connect with others.

Exploring what it means to approach friendship in your own way, rather than following a set of rules.

Noticing different reasons why people might choose to spend time with someone.

Exploring what it looks and feels like when one person is more invested in a friendship than the other.

Thinking about the qualities that make someone a kind and genuine friend.

Considering how people can repair a friendship after hurt feelings.

Exploring how someone might show they care, even after being treated unkindly.

Exploring the difference between telling on someone to get them in trouble and telling a trusted adult because someone might get hurt.

Noticing how keeping a secret can feel uncomfortable when it goes against what we think is right.

Thinking about the difference between telling the truth, staying quiet, and saying something untrue.

Noticing what can happen when a group of people all agree to keep a secret.

Considering how honesty and trust work in friendships.

Noticing how Gidget works hard to help her friend Max.

Exploring how being brave can help you look out for a friend.

Considering how Gidget shows kindness to a lonely hawk.

Thinking about how friends can help each other solve a problem.

Recognising that everyone can use a friend, even someone who seems scary.

Noticing how a friend's encouragement can help us feel brave.

Exploring what it looks like to really listen to a friend.

Thinking about how trust grows between friends.

Considering how we choose which ideas from a friend, we will try.

Recognising that feeling nervous can be our body telling us what we are doing is risky.

Noticing how a kind gift can make someone feel happy.

Exploring how giving can feel as good as getting.

Thinking about how the gifts were thoughtful and just right for each person.

Considering how Bert and Ernie thought about each other's feelings.

Thinking about the kind things we can do for our friends.

Exploring how a gift does not need to cost a lot.

Noticing how a small, quiet act of kindness can have a lasting effect on the person who receives it.

Thinking about how the kindness we experience can shape who we become and how we treat others.

Exploring different ways to show kindness, including actions that are done quietly and without recognition.

Noticing what jealousy feels like.

Exploring why we sometimes want what someone else has.

Considering how talking about a jealous feeling can help.

Thinking about fun ways friends can share special things.

Recognising that jealousy is a normal feeling that everyone has.

Noticing how jealousy can show up in behaviour, and how the actions driven by jealousy can affect others.

Exploring the connection between jealousy and insecurity, and how past experiences can shape how someone responds to a situation.

Thinking about how jealousy can affect trust within a relationship, even when nothing has actually gone wrong.

Recognising that jealousy is something many people experience.

Noticing the pull that gossip can have, even when a person is actively trying to resist it.

Exploring what makes a piece of information feel irresistible to share with someone else.

Considering the difference between sharing information because it genuinely helps someone and sharing it for the excitement of it.

Thinking about how gossip can affect the people being talked about, even when they are not present in the conversation.

Recognising that the urge to share private information can be difficult to manage, especially when the information feels exciting or surprising.

Exploring what it means to keep a confidence, and how it can feel when that trust is broken.

Noticing that friendships can sometimes involve tension between personal values and loyalty to others.

Considering how Sheldon weighs up different kinds of rules, written laws and the unspoken expectations between friends.

Recognising that choosing to support a friend can sometimes feel like going against something that matters to you.

Noticing how it feels to be left out of a game.

Exploring the idea that it is okay to feel sad sometimes.

Considering how sharing a feeling with someone can help.

Thinking about how a hug can help a sad feeling get smaller.

Recognising that sad feelings get better little by little.

Noticing the difference between a disagreement where both people are listened to and one where a decision has already been made.

Thinking about what it feels like to keep offering ideas that are immediately turned down.

Considering what makes a disagreement feel fair, and what makes it feel one-sided.

Seeing how disagreements between people who care about each other can still happen, and are a normal part of close relationships.

Exploring what a more open conversation about the same disagreement might look like.

Noticing that two people can see the same thing in different ways.

Exploring how Alfred shares his view calmly and kindly.

Understanding that it can feel hard to hear something we do not agree with.

Thinking about why someone might use jokes to avoid a topic.

Considering how people can disagree and still care about each other.

Noticing the different ways deception can show up in a conversation, including a direct lie, withholding information, and accidental disclosure.

Considering why someone might choose to deceive a friend and what they might be hoping to protect or gain.

Thinking about how it feels to be on each side of a deception, both the person hiding something and the person who discovers the truth.

Recognising that even a well-intended deception can affect trust in a friendship.

Exploring what competition looks like and how it feels when two people want the same thing.

Considering what might need to change for two rivals to shift from competing to cooperating.

Thinking about what each character brings to the situation and how their different skills can work together.

Recognising that cooperation can lead to outcomes that neither person could have reached on their own.

Noticing how the group of friends support each other when one person is targeted.

Thinking about the difference between facing a difficult situation alone and facing it with others.

Considering how it might feel to stand up to someone who has been unkind.

Noticing how coming together as a group can change the outcome of a difficult situation.

Exploring that standing up for a friend can look many different ways.

Noticing the different ways Hopper uses his size, voice, and power to control the ants.

Exploring how bullying can affect a whole group.

Thinking about what it looks like when someone speaks up against a bully, even when it feels risky.

Considering how the ants responded and what might have made it hard for them to stand up for themselves.

Exploring how people may use fear to appear powerful.

Noticing the different ways people respond when someone is being bullied.

Exploring what it might take for someone to step in and support a person being bullied.

Considering how it may feel to be supported by people you did not expect.

Noticing how friendships and trust can grow after a shared experience.

Noticing how words can hurt other people's feelings.

Exploring how sharing or creating gossip can be unkind.

Considering how it feels to be teased or embarrassed.

Thinking about how our choices affect the people around us.

Exploring how we can choose to be kind instead.

Noticing how the smaller birds exclude the larger bird because he is different.

Exploring what it looks like when a group works together to leave someone out or treat them unkindly.

Thinking about how the big bird responded to being treated meanly and what that shows about him.

Considering the perspectives of the different characters.

Exploring group dynamics and the influence of peers.

Noticing that friends can argue and still care about each other.

Exploring how people can show they are upset in different ways.

Thinking about what it feels like when a friend does not seem to understand you.

Considering that arguments between friends do not always get sorted out straight away.

Reflecting on different ways friends can make up after a disagreement.

Noticing what an argument looks and sounds like between friends.

Exploring what starts an argument and what keeps it going.

Considering whether arguments can end without a clear winner.

Thinking about different ways arguments can be resolved.

Noticing that there are different ways to say sorry, such as saying it out loud, writing it down, or showing through actions.

Exploring what it feels like to say something hurtful and then realise you want to make it right.

Thinking about what makes an apology feel genuine.

Considering what it can take to say sorry, even when it feels hard or uncomfortable.

Noticing how an apology can help repair a friendship after a difficult moment.

Noticing how saying sorry can help repair a friendship.

Considering how it feels to forgive a friend who says sorry.

Thinking about how friends can stick up for each other.

Exploring how being honest about a mistake takes courage.

Noticing how a person's tone can change the meaning of their words.

Exploring how sarcasm says one thing but means another.

Considering the clues that show someone is being sarcastic.

Thinking about how facial cues and tone of voice help us read what someone really means.

Recognising that the same words can sound kind or unkind, depending on tone.

Noticing that sarcasm relies on a combination of tone, facial expression, context, and the relationship between speakers, which makes it one of the harder forms of communication to read reliably.

Reflecting on how sarcasm can be used warmly between people who know each other well, or how it can also exclude or confuse people who are not in on the joke.

Exploring what helps when you are not sure whether someone is being sarcastic, including asking directly or paying attention to the broader context.

Noticing that sarcasm can communicate the opposite meaning of the literal words.

Exploring how tone can change the meaning of what someone says.

Thinking about how the same words can sound different depending on how they are expressed.

Considering that some people enjoy sarcasm and others find it harder to follow.

Reflecting on how context and tone work together to signal meaning.

Noticing how sarcasm communicates a different meaning than the literal words.

Exploring how tone and expression carry meaning beyond what is said.

Thinking about how shared knowledge between people can affect how sarcasm lands.

Considering that people vary in how much they use or enjoy sarcasm.

Reflecting on how the same comment can be understood differently by different people.

Noticing how sarcasm communicates a meaning that differs from the literal words.

Exploring how tone and delivery can signal that something is not meant literally.

Thinking about how the same sarcastic comment can be understood differently by different people.

Recognising that some people enjoy sarcasm and others prefer more direct communication.

Noticing how sarcasm often communicates a meaning that differs from the literal words.

Exploring how tone and delivery signal that something is not meant literally.

Considering that people vary in how much they use or enjoy sarcasm.

Reflecting on how a shared understanding of context helps people interpret sarcasm.

Noticing how movement and expression can show what a character is thinking or feeling.

Exploring how predictions can change when new information becomes available.

Thinking about what each character wanted and how that shaped their actions.

Considering how the same situation can look differently depending on where you are standing.

Reflecting on how a resolution can emerge when characters respond to each other in different ways.

Noticing how past experiences can shape what someone expects to happen next.

Recognising how new information can change a prediction.

Exploring how body language gives clues about how someone is feeling.

Considering that predictions are about trying out ideas and adjusting them.

Thinking about how different people may notice different things from the same situation.

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Noticing how clues in a situation can help us work out what is likely to happen next.

Exploring how taking a moment to observe before responding can support prediction.

Thinking about how our predictions compare to what actually happens.

Considering that the same situation can have more than one possible outcome.

Reflecting on what helps us make a confident prediction.

Noticing clues that tell us how someone might be feeling.

Thinking about what might happen next based on what has already taken place.

Considering whether an action is likely to get the response someone is hoping for.

Exploring how we use what we see and hear to make predictions.

Thinking about what might happen next when someone does something unexpected.

Considering how different people in the same situation can feel or react differently.

Exploring how we use clues from what we see to make predictions.

Noticing how body language and facial expressions can signal how someone is likely to respond.

Noticing how the same words can mean different things depending on how a person interprets them.

Exploring the difference between the literal meaning of a word or phrase and the meaning the speaker intends.

Considering how misunderstandings happen when people interpret language differently.

Recognising that what sounds like an obvious instruction to one person may need more explanation for another.

Exploring how misunderstandings can be repaired through clarification and patience.

Noticing how words can have multiple meanings.

Exploring literal versus implied meaning.

Considering different communicate styles and words can change the meaning.

Exploring ways to check whether a message has been understood the way it was intended.

Thinking about how to adjust the way you explain something when the first attempt does not work.

Noticing what makes a joke funny to different people.

Exploring how people show that they find something funny.

Understanding that it can feel scary to tell a joke in front of others.

Thinking about how sharing a laugh can bring a group together.

Building on the idea that everyone enjoys different kinds of jokes.

Exploring appropriate times to tell a joke.

Noticing how a joke can affect the people who hear it.

Exploring the difference between sharing humour for fun and teasing someone.

Thinking about how people show they either enjoyed the joke or not.

Building awareness of timing and when a joke fits the moment.

Exploring what to do when people respond in different way than expected.

Noticing that some people love telling jokes and some people do not.

Exploring how jokes can be one way of connecting with people.

Thinking about how different people find different things funny.

Considering that it is okay if not everyone laughs at the same joke.

Noticing the different ways people react when they hear a joke.

Interpreting how a character feels using only their face and body.

Noticing how Stu's feelings change as the test becomes harder.

Noticing the clues that show what each character is thinking.

Using what we see to predict what a character might do next.

Predicting what may happen next.

Noticing how body language, facial expressions, and actions carry meaning without words.

Exploring how to use visual clues to work out what a character is thinking or feeling.

Thinking about how what someone intends and what others understand can be very different.

Considering how context helps us make sense of what is happening in a situation.

Noticing how idioms use figurative language where meaning is not obvious from the words alone.

Exploring how understanding an idiom often depends on shared cultural knowledge.

Thinking about how context helps communicate what a phrase means.

Considering how people use idioms to express ideas and connect with others.

Thinking about the clues that help someone recognise when a phrase is not meant literally.

Noticing how people use figurative language to express ideas indirectly.

Exploring how tone and context help communicate what an idiom means.

Thinking about how facial expressions can support understanding of an unfamiliar phrase.

Considering that different people may use different expressions to convey the same idea.

Reflecting on how to respond when someone uses a phrase you are not familiar with.

Recognising that there are many valid ways to understand and use language.

Noticing how each person's tone of voice changes the way the conversation goes.

Hearing how a sarcastic or sharp tone can change a simple answer.

Exploring how tone can show feelings that the words alone do not say.

Thinking about how a stern tone can make someone feel defensive.

Considering how a calmer tone might lead to a different outcome.

Noticing that how we say something can change its meaning, not just the words.

Hearing how Hermione stresses certain sounds to make her point.

Exploring how tone of voice can show feelings like annoyance or confidence.

Thinking about how the same words can sound kind or unkind depending on the tone.

Considering how tone of voice changes the way a message is received.

Exploring how tone of voice can affect the meaning of what someone says.

Noticing how two people can have very different communication styles and what that can look like in an interaction.

Thinking about how a person's posture and position can signal whether they want to connect or keep their distance.

Exploring how a miscommunication can happen when one person's cues are not noticed or understood by the other.

Noticing how faces and bodies can show feelings without words.

Exploring how the same situation can bring out many different emotions at once.

Seeing how people and characters can support each other during a scary moment.

Thinking about what it looks and feels like to feel relieved after something frightening.

Noticing how holding on to someone or something can be a way of showing care.

Exploring how gratitude can be shown in different ways, including through expression, touch, and silence.

Exploring how some people find conversation easier when they connect through a genuine interest.

Thinking about how the purpose of small talk is not always useful for everyone.

Reflecting on what makes conversation feel meaningful or comfortable for different people.

Thinking about how not everyone likes to engage in small talk.

Considering what kinds of topics and questions are often asked in small talk.

Recognising that some people might be more comfortable talking about different topics.

Noticing how people find common ground through shared experiences.

Exploring how a conversation can move between personal and work topics.

Thinking about the kinds of phrases people use to show they are listening.

Considering that people share at different levels of comfort.

Reflecting on how others can respond when someone shares something personal.

Exploring different ways to bring a conversation to a natural close.

Noticing that small talk can be a way to show warmth or acknowledge another person.

Considering that people have different conversation styles and all are valid.

Thinking about how choosing topics of genuine interest can make casual chat feel more comfortable.

Recognising that asking a follow up question can keep a conversation going.

Understanding the connection between similar looks.

Noticing how a face can show emotions without using any words.

Exploring the body signals that appear when someone feels angry.

Considering Jack-Jack and the raccoon's emotions through actions and sounds.

Recognising that we can interpret how others feel by visual cues alone.

Noticing how Scrat's face shows what he is feeling.

Exploring how eyes, eyebrows, and mouths can show different feelings.

Considering how a face can change quickly as feelings change.

Thinking about the feelings we can spot without hearing any words.

Recognising happy, surprised, and upset faces in others.

Exploring the range of cues that help us understand a situation when entering a space.

Exploring what it feels like to be the person whose signals are not being read.

Thinking about how context shapes what cues are available and how easy they are to interpret.

Noticing how people might use indirect cues to communicate a need or preference.

Thinking about how body language, pauses, and short replies can carry meaning.

Noticing that the same situation can hold very different meaning for different people.

Exploring why something that feels significant to one person may not land the same way for another.

Reflecting on what helps someone feel understood when they have a strong feeling about something.

Recognising that a first impression of someone's behaviour might change with more information.

Considering ways to see a situation from another's perspective.

Thinking about what helps someone shift from one way of seeing a situation to another.

Noticing that two characters in the same situation can have very different goals and needs.

Exploring how a first impression can change when new information comes to light.

Considering how looking more closely at a situation can shift the way we understand it.

Thinking about what it feels like to be misunderstood by someone.

Building awareness of how our responses can change when we take time to observe.

Noticing that two people can experience the same moment in very different ways.

Exploring how assumptions shape the way we interpret what others do.

Considering how someone might feel when they realise their first understanding was incomplete.

Thinking about how having more information might change the way we respond to a situation.

Building awareness of what it feels like to be on the receiving end of an assumption.

Exploring what is personal space.

Noticing that people have different understanding of the size of personal space and this changes depending on the activity.

Exploring what it looks and sounds like to ask for space in a kind and clear way.

Seeing that asking for space does not mean someone does not want to play together.

Exploring how responding to someone's request with understanding and an apology can repair the moment.

Noticing how tone, facial expression, and body language are absent in text communication.

Exploring how the same message can be read in multiple ways depending on what the reader brings to it.

Considering that different people have different texting styles, and that a short reply is not always a sign of indifference.

Thinking about what helps reduce misunderstanding when communicating without tone or expression.

Noticing how it feels to meet someone for the very first time.

Exploring why people can feel unsure or wary around someone new.

Considering how a first impression can be confusing or mistaken.

Thinking about how Eep and Guy start to understand each other.

Recognising the small steps that help two strangers beginning to feel comfortable.

Exploring ways people might introduce themselves.

Considering how body language and tone can support an introduction.

Reflecting on how introductions can look and feel different for different people.

Noticing that there are many ways to greet someone.

Exploring how a hello can happen with or without words.

Thinking about which kinds of greetings feel good for us.

Seeing that every way of saying hello is welcome.

Understanding that friends may like to be greeted in different ways.

Noticing that it can feel hard to join a game at first.

Exploring how asking a friend can help us join in.

Thinking about the words we could use to ask to play.

Understanding that asking is a brave and friendly thing to do.

Exploring different ways to greet, including verbal options like "hi", nonverbal options like a wave or nod, or a combination.

Considering how context might shape a greeting, such as familiar or unfamiliar people, formal or informal settings, or one to one or group situations.

Recognising that people have different greeting preferences and some may prefer minimal interaction.