Coping Skills
What is the point of using coping skills?
To feel better in moments that I don't feel good.
Where is your brain?
In my head
Above and behind my eyes
Beneath my skull and hair
Surrounded by brain fluid
You have to do this during the first 10 minutes of Supervised Study.
IXL
Big Ideas
What can you say to yourself if you have to go to a class where you don't like that teacher?
It's only one period, then its over for the day.
What is the JJHS Mascot?
The Patriot
Name 3 coping skills that you can do in the moment when you are in the classroom?
Draw, take deep breaths, ask for a 5 minute break, etc.
With your hand...What does a regulated brain look like?
Closed fist
The feeling you get when you see someone with something that you want.
Jealousy
You are placed in a group with 2 peers that you don't get along with...What can you tell yourself?
It's only one project. Once we finish, I do not have to work with them. I can politely ask my teacher to not be put with those students for future projects.
Name 2 Taylor Swift Songs?
Shake it off
We're never ever getting back together again
Picture to Burn
Paper Rings
A teacher tells the class that you have 10 minutes of IXL work...You hate IXL...Too bad. What do you do to make the situation better?
Accept that it's a classroom expectation
Take it one question at a time
Know that it is temporary...you only have to work for 10 minutes.
With your hand...show me what a flipped lid brain looks like?
Open hand with fingers spread out
6th period on Wednesdays.
Mr. Hadad and Ms. Sievers' Lunch Group
You are excited for your weekend plans, but then your parents tell you that your weekend plans have changed. What can you say to yourself to make you feel better?
It's okay
There will be other weekends where I will be able to do that thing.
Ask your parents if you can do the original plan the next weekend.
How heavy is the average human brain?
3 pounds
You are working on a presentation in class with a group. One of your group members is not agreeing with how you want to complete the presentation. What do you do to overcome this situation?
Compromise
What part of your brain are you using when your Flight, Fight, or Freeze is turned on?
Amygdala
When you say Xbox is better than Playstation, but the other person says that Playstation is better than Xbox. What are you having/doing?
Disagreeing/Disagreement
You go home, excited to watch TV and relax, but when you get home you find that the Wifi is out! What can you tell yourself to feel better?
There are other things that I can do to relax that I don't need Wifi to do.
What do giraffes use to defend themselves when they are fighting?
They whip their necks and use their head to hit their enemies.
You are in your LA class and you are taking an assessment and there are only 10 minutes left in the class and you have 5 questions left to answer. What emotion are you feeling in this moment? What can you do to overcome this feeling?
Frustrated, overwhelmed, nervous
Take a deep breath, use a fidget as you continue to work, let teacher know that you want to finish but don't think you have enough time.
Which part of your brain helps you rationally understand the situation to make a logical decision that will help you and others out?
Prefrontal Cortex
One day for 9th you have FACS, then all of a sudden you have to go to PLTW. What is this trigger?
Change in routine/schedule
You are sitting in lunch, enjoying your meal and then all of a sudden you see Mr. Hadad/Ms. Sievers show up to get you for group.
Ah man! It's only one lunch period a week. Maybe we will play a game.
What is the most popular board game in the world?
Monopoly