Students can pretend to put on a thinking cap during the song or make your thinking cap!
The steps listed in the song are intended to provide the student guidelines for thinking through and problem solving when they are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or frustrated.
Students can verbally repeat each of the four steps and imitate the hand gestures depicted.
SONG LYRICS:
There will be times when something’s not right.
I feel out of sorts or maybe uptight
My brain yells out, I’m on overdrive!
You know what that means? It’s thinking cap time!!
Thinking cap, thinking cap, before things get out of control!
Thinking cap, thinking cap, solving problems is my goal!
Hmm, is your thinking cap on?
Here are the steps to take
when something is just not right
1. UH-OH…Something is just not right
2. WHOAH!! I’d better stop…red light!
3. HMM… What should I do?
4. AHA!! Let me tell you!
MORE ABOUT THIS SONG: This song was developed by a team of Board Certified Music Therapists in collaboration with an Autism Specialist to help students with autism learning social & emotional skills in a fun and motivating context.
