Friends
Your friends aren’t playing by the rules during a game. What do you do?
Ask them to play by the rules (don't blame). If they don't, you can choose if you want to continue playing with them or someone else.
Your teacher tells you that you need to re-do an assignment and you feel angry. What do you do?
Calm yourself down, ask the teacher why you needed to redo it so you can understand for next time. Redo the assignment.
You go to sit down at lunch but your seat is taken by someone else. What do you do?
Go sit somewhere else.
Yelling at someone is an example of being: passive, assertive, or aggressive?
Aggressive
Your best friend has a new toy you really like. You ask to see it and they say no. What do you do?
Respect their property. Ask to see it at a later time and offer to share one of your toys.
The person next to you keeps poking you with a pencil during silent reading time. It is annoying you. What do you do?
Using a calm tone of voice and polite words, ask them to stop. If they don’t and you can't move away from them, tell the teacher.
You see kids playing soccer and ask them if you can join. They say no. What do you do?
Go play something else or with someone else. See if there’s another soccer ball available to start a 2nd game.
Not speaking up for yourself because you are afraid of hurting someone’s feelings is an example of: passive, assertive, or aggressive?
Passive
Your friends are ignoring you. What do you do?
Don't assume or blame. When the time is appropriate, ask them if they are ignoring you and how you feel.
The person next to you in class keeps trying to look at your paper during a test. What do you do?
Cover your answers with your arm or turn away. Talking back will seem like you’re cheating too. If you want, inform the teacher in private.
You see kids playing with jump ropes and there are none left. You want to play with one too. What do you do?
Ask to share, if they say no, ask someone else. If they say no, go find something else to do.
Telling someone how you feel, respectfully, is an example of passive, assertive, or aggressive communication?
Assertive
You told a joke about your friend and now he/she is crying. What do you do?
Apologize, let them know you didn’t mean to hurt their feelings and don’t do it again.
Your class has a guest teacher which means you don’t have to follow the rules. True or false.
False.
You see others running and screaming in the cafeteria so it must be okay for you to do it too. True or false?
False.
I-statements are made when you want to tell someone how you feel in a non-blaming way. True or False.
True
You see your friend whispering to someone else and looking at you. When you come over, they stop talking. What do you do?
Don't blame! Instead, calmly ask your friend what they were talking about.
Someone cuts you in line during transition. What do you do?
Tell them politely that they cut in front of you. If they don't move, choose to either let it go or inform the teacher.
Name three cafeteria expectations.
1 or 2 voice level
Stay in your seat
Raise your hand if you need something
No running
This is an example of an I-statement: I feel sad when you take my things without asking because it makes me think you do not respect me enough to ask.
True or false?
True
This is an example of an I-statement: Stop what you are doing right now! I hate when you do that!
True or false?