Know My Feelings
Calm Down
Social Skills
Sharing Your Ideas
Conversation Topics
100

You are smiling because your favorite team won.  What feeling you are having?

Happy

100

Name one thing you can do when you are angry instead of yelling.

take deep breaths, count, talk to someone

100

When someone is talking to you, what is one thing you can do to show you are listening?

look at the person, nod, saying something back

100

What could you do if you are talking to someone and you can tell that person didn't understand you?

Repeat what you said, rephrase your message, talk a little louder, and/or slow down your speech a little

100

You and your family or friends are having a game night.  Name something that you could talk about.

Some ideas are: games that you are playing, food, what's going on in each others' lives

200

Your teacher tells you that you have to redo your work, and you feel like yelling.  What feeling you might be having?

Angry/frustrated

200

True or False:  Taking a short break is a good coping strategy when you are having a hard time.

True

200

Someone says, " How are you doing,?" What do you say back?

 "I am doing well," "Fine," "Good," Great, "how are you doing

200

You are telling someone in your class about your favorite restaurant.  They haven't been there before and are interested in going.  What would you tell them about the restaurant?

What kind of food is there, your favorite food at the restaurant, and where to find it
200

Your Uncle said he went to a Chicago Cubs game for his birthday.  What sport did he watch?

Baseball
300

Your friend doesn't answer your text and you start to worry that they are mad at you.  What feeling you may be having?

Anxious/worried

300

You feel yourself feeling really mad before class, what should you do before your feelings get too big?

ask for a break, ask for help, talk to a teacher at school

300

You want to play a game with two other students, what could you say?

" Can I play,"  "could I join,"

300

Name a way that people communicate with each other without speaking.

Body language, facial expressions, eye contact, personal space, text, email, writing, art, music and more!

300

Your neighbor just got a new puppy.  What could you say to her?

Talk with her about the puppy, for example, "Congratulations on your puppy.  What's his or her name?"

400

Your favorite person is moving away.  You feel like crying and don't want to talk.  What feeling you might be having?

Sad

400

Show how to take three deep slow breaths.

Student shows how to take three deep breaths

400

Your friend is talking to someone else.  You want to talk to them. What should you do?

wait until they are done, or say " can I talk to you."

400

Tell us about United Township High School- where is it, what are the school colors, and what is the school mascot?

Where: East Moline, Illinois

School colors: orange and black

Mascot: Panther (Pete)

400

What could you say to show someone you are interested in what they are saying?

"Interesting", "uh huh", "what happened?", "what did you do?", "I can totally relate to that."

500

You have a meeting that you have to be at tomorrow.  Your stomach feels funny and your heart starts beating fast.  What might you be feeling?

anxiety/nervousness

500

You are really mad and want to say something mean to another student.  Name two things you can do instead.

take a break, breathe, count, walk away, ask for help, think before you speak

500

Someone says something that hurts your feelings. instead of yelling, what can you do?

Tell them that it hurts my feelings or ask them to please stop

500

Imagine that your friend often borrows your things without asking and then gives them back sometime later.  You are upset because supplies you need for school are missing from your backpack.  What would you say to your friend?

I feel upset when you take my things without asking and then I don't have them when I need them.  Please me ask first before borrowing my things.  

500

What could you say if you have been talking with someone but you need to go. 

"I have to go, but it was good talking with you!", 

"Talk to you later- I have to run."

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