All or Nothing
The teacher always picks me last to answer questions.
Has the teacher picked me last every time? I can't get picked first every time.
Today is a bad day because I spilled my cereal.
Spilling my cereal was ONE bad thing but it does not mean the whole day will be bad.
I am not going to do well on my math quiz today.
I do not know if this is true! I will study and try my best.
I can tell John doesn't like me. He's looking at me funny.
I don't know why John is looking like that. He looks mad but I'm not sure why. I could ask him.
My peers are the reason that I am in a bad mood.
My peers can do things that upset me, but I ultimately can choose how I feel!
I will never be good at basketball.
Practice will help me improve. I can get better.
My art work looks terrible.
I did my best. It may not have turned out the way I wanted it to, but that's ok.
I will probably have a bad day at school.
I have not started school for the day yet! It may be a good day.
People think I am weird.
I have no clue what others are thinking about me. Everyone is unique and that's ok!
The annoying kid in class is the reason why I cannot focus!
This kid may be annoying but I can control how I feel. I can try a focusing skill to ignore the kid!
Nothing good ever happens to me.
Has NOTHING good ever happened to me? I can think of good things.
My friend is the worst friend ever because he was rude to me.
My friend may be having a bad day.
I will never be able to calm my worries.
It feels hard to stay calm right now. I can focus on my breathing.
Everybody thinks I am bad at my sport.
Has anyone told me I'm bad? I am probably doing just fine - I can keep practicing.
Lucy is the reason I am anxious, she is always saying rude things about me!
Nick doesn't want to be my friend anymore. I will never have friends.
Nick may not want to be my friend, or he may just be mad. I can try to work this out. I can ask someone else to play.
It was my first time making a goal in soccer but we lost the game. It was a bad game.
It is amazing that I made a goal! I'm glad I was able to help the team.
I will never be able to learn this skill volleyball skill in P.E.
I don't know how I'll do until I try.
Olivia is laughing a lot with Megan. Olivia does not like me anymore.
I don't know way they're laughing - I can join the conversation.
People saying mean things to me is the reason I am unhappy.
I can control how I feel. I will not let anyone else control how I feel!
I never do well on math tests.
I sometimes have not done well on math test, but I can practice and do my best.
I am in a bad mood so my whole day will be bad.
I can change how I feel by how I think. I can still have a good day.
The whole class will laugh at me if I answer the question wrong.
I don't know that. We are all learning here.
My teacher thinks that I am not smart because I got a lower grade on my test.
My teacher is here to help me. She knows that I'm learning new things.
I could not pitch correctly because a teammate was rude and made me not think straight!
I can ignore rude comments and do my best.