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Big problem or little problem? Another student would not share his crayons with you.
It is a little problem because you're probably not scared or worried, and no one is in danger.
100
Big problem or little problem? Your classmate is not doing their work.
Little Problem. It is not affecting you. You're not scared or worried, you're not in danger and there is no destruction.
100
Big problem or little problem? You see an angry kid tearing down the posters in the classroom.
Big Problem--Destruction--the kid is destroying school property
100
Big problem or little problem? A student says to you that he wants to hurt you. You felt scared or worried.
Big problem--you feel scared or worried. Anytime anyone threatens to hurt you, it is a big problem.
100
Big problem, little problem: A student stuck her tongue out at you because she is annoyed of you. This made you mad.
Little problem. No emergency, not scared or worried
200
Big problem or little problem: A student made fun of your clothes. You got sad.
Little problem= not scared or worried. Not bullying yet because it hasn't happened over and over and over.
200
When you keep asking help from your teacher for help with your little problems, how do you think she will act when you come to her for a big problem?
She might not think what you have to say is a big problem.
200
Using Kelso's Choice, how would you solve this problem? You and your friend are mad at each other and she told you she didn't want to play with you today. What do you do?
1) Find another friend to play with 2) Find something else to do
200
Big problem, Little problem? : One of your friends started calling you a "tattletale!" because you reported them to your teacher. You got mad and frustrated
Little problem
300
Answer this big problem: You saw a student with a matchbox. What do you do?
Tell an adult!
300
What would you do? You saw that a child was picking on another child and making him feel scared or worried.
This is a big problem, so you should tell the nearest adult. It's a big problem because someone could get hurt.
300
Big problem or little problem? You heard from a student that your best friend called you a "liar". This made you feel sad and mad that your friend would do this.
Little problem. You don't feel scared and worried. It's not an emergency.
300
Big problem or little problem: Someone took your spot in your line!
Little problem. No danger, no destruction. You'll all end up in the same room
400
Tattling or reporting: "Mrs. Franz! Noah said he doesn't want to be my friend!"
Tattling--small problem
400
Tattling or reporting? "Mrs. Franz, James is running around the school!"
Reporting- James can get hurt
400
You heard from a student that your best friend called you a "liar". What would you do? (You can use Kelso's Choice)
Talk it out! It might not be true.
400
Tattling or reporting? "Mrs. Franz! Isabelle said my bracelet is ugly!
Tattling-- small problem
400
Tattling or reporting? "Mrs. Franz! Tina took my Elsa coloring page and ripped it in half!"
Reporting- Destruction- big problem
500
Give a reason why you need to solve little problems on your own first
1) Need to learn solving problems 2) Big problems are reserved for adults 3) If you keep asking the teacher for help for every little problem, the next time you ask for help for a big problem, they're not going to think it's an emergency.
500
Big problem or little problem? The teacher forgot to give you work you need to do for class. What would you do?
Little problem-- no one is hurt, no emergency, no danger, don't feel scared or nervous. What would you do? You can raise your hand quietly and wait for the teacher to come to you.
500
Tattling or reporting? "Mrs. Franz, Hannah took the last yellow crayon!"
Tattling- Small problem
500
Tattling or reporting? Mrs. Franz, James took my lunch! He makes me feel scared!
Reporting- big problem
500
Tattling or reporting? "Mrs. Franz! Lenny is writing on your wall!"
Reporting! big problem
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