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Social-emotional learning worksheet with four scenarios prompting self-reflection on automatic assumptions and expectations.
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Expectations: Recognizing Assumptions

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This social-emotional learning worksheet guides students or adults through four scenarios—dark clouds forming, a surprise family meal, a case manager's voice mail, and a reflection prompt—to examine their automatic assumptions and how expectations shape their thinking. Useful for mindfulness practice, classroom discussions on emotional resilience, or individual reflection work.

Subject:
Social Emotional Learning
Topic:
Emotional Regulation
Grade Level:
Not Grade Specific
Updated May 2026

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