Assertive skills
A friend sends you a really rude text message.
What should you do?
What is stating "I don't appreciate you talking to me that way..."
What is - leaving the message on read, taking a break, and coming back later to talk to them.
Your good friend tells they are not feeling well.
What can you do?
What is asking if there's anything you can do to help?
You find out your good friend likes rap music but you don't like rap music.
How should you handle it?
What is asking what your friend likes about it?
What are coping skills you can use when you feel overwhelmed?
What is taking a deep breath, listening to music, talking to a friend about what is overwhelming you
How can you make new friends when you start at a new school?
What is: ask what your peers interests are, talk to them during lunch/passing, join a afterschool club or sport, share your number/socials
Your friend asks you to skip class with them
What should you do in this situation?
What is tell your friend that you do not want to
A friend tells you it would be funny if you knock over another student's stuff off of their desk.
What should you do?
What is -
1. tell them that's not cool
2. change the subject
You promised your friend that you'd help them study for their history test after school, but you'd rather stay home and watch a movie now.
What should you do?
You find out you are having a surprise assignment in your hardest class, you haven't studied, what can you do?
What is take your time and read all of the questions, and double check your answers.
You meet new friends and want to hang out with them but they want to go see a horror movie and you can't sleep after watching scary movies, what do you do?
What is decline the offer this time but tell them you want to hang out sometime.
your friend has been texting a lot like 20 messages per hour
How might you feel and what might you do?
What is
1. ask your friend to give you space
2. ask them if they are doing okay
Your friend tells your their pet died last night
How do you respond?
You disagree with your friends perspective.
What do you do?
What is respectfully disagree, try to understand their point of view
The homework is really hard this year especially reading, you get frustrated because you do not understand it.
What do you do?
What is ask your teacher/co-teacher for help and use learned coping skills.
What are the benefits of having good social skills?
What is communicate your needs/wants better, make friends, get the help you need
A peer wants you to take your parents car and pick them up.
What do you say or do?
What is -
1. suggesting another way to meet up
2. Asking your parent
Your friend trips and falls in the rain getting mud all over their new shoes
What can you say or do?
What is offer to help get them towels to wipe their shoes and I'm sorry that happened and maybe describe how you can relate
You sit next to a kid that you have caught stealing things out of your locker and tries to copy your work, the teacher never catches them though, what do you do?
Write an incident report in the office, tell the teacher or talk to the student.
A student yells out answers to questions without raising his hand, he is often loud and makes noises. He is often disruptive, what do you do?
What is - ask a teacher for help, use coping strategies
How can you tell is someone is listening to you?
Eye contact, body language, (not looking at their phone). You can tell by their responses.
Your friend wants you to steal a bag of chips from 7/11 for them
What do you say?
Refuse to steal the chips, find out if your friend is hungry
Your friend finds out they have to move schools and they're crying out of frustration
What can you say or do
What is share their frustration about them moving (validate their feelings) and figure out ways to stay connected
Someone is throwing paper towels at you in the bathroom, what do you do?
Don't engage, report it if you think they will continue to cause a mess in the bathroom
It is two weeks before finals/graduation and you have lost motivation to complete your assignments
What do you do?
What is talk to the teacher and ask to make an arrangement to complete assignments for credit
What are some social skills to keep in mind when you are the leader of a group assignment?
Be interested in your group member's opinions, hear everyone else first, help keep the peace when people aren't getting along.