Lizard vs. Wizard
When a person reacts by fighting, which part of the brain is in charge?
What is the Lizard Brain?
Two people who are in your constellation.
What is: mom, dad, Annie, Ms. Cindy, Ms. Neva, Mr. Joe, and/or friends.
Racing thoughts, stomach clenching, pounding heart.
What are internal red flags?
Smiling, laughing and feeling light.
What is happy?
One Fact about the following picture.
What is: red milk carton, boy wearing plaid shirt, apples on boy's tray, and/or two girls in picture?
When I am upset and stop, think, and then respond I am using this part of my brain.
What is the Wizard Brain?
A way someone in your constellation supports you at home.
What is: helping with homework, making me dinner, washing my clothes, hugging me, keeping me safe, paying bills, and/or reading a book to me?
External Red flags.
What are: pacing, yelling, sweating, grinding teeth, arms crossed over body, shaking body, glaring at person and/or being aggressive?
Yellow Zone emotions.
What are: scared, worried, confused, silly, some loss of control, annoyed and/or unfocused.
Name 2 facts about the picture.
What are: boy in green shirt, blue hula hoop, boy with red hair, mural on wall in background and/or girl in pink shirt.
Lizard Brain reactions to a peer shoving you.
What are: shoving back, hitting, screaming, kicking, yelling, and/or swearing?
Problems that a teacher can support that your family might not be able to support.
What are: learning how to read, studying for a test, teaching math, knowing the daily schedule, stopping bullying at school and/or listening when you need to share stories about your family?
Clenched fists, pacing, sweating, tense body.
What are external red flags?
Blue Zone feelings.
Three opinions or assumptions about picture.
What are: baby is a girl, at a grocery store, baby has a tummy ache, baby is with a grandparent, they are ready to pay for groceries, and/or baby hates candy?
Wizard brain responses to a peer threatening you.
What are: telling a teacher, ignoring, walking away, asking the peer to please stop?
Ways that I can be on a classmate's constellation of support.
What are: using kind words, do not threaten, offer help, give encouragement, ask about their interests, ask them to play and/or include someone when they look lonely?
Internal Red Flags.
What are: stomach ache, feeling like you are HOT, racing heart rate, feeling like you want to throw up, headache, mind goes blank, and/or racing thoughts?
Matt didn't get breakfast and then was late to school. Name two emotions Matt might be feeling.
What is: angry, frustrated, hungry, embarrassed, lonely and/or relief?
2 facts and 2 opinions or assumptions about the picture.
What are: four people in picture, one man wearing blue shirt, one white cup, boy in green shirt, girl in lavender shirt, and/or three people sitting and one standing as facts?
What are: a family at breakfast, dad and daughter fighting, mom getting milk from fridge, glasses on table are full of OJ, other boy is the son and/or they live in Cortez?
Name at least one function of the prefrontal cortex.
What are: problem solving, making a decision, and/or planning?
Types of people who can be in a constellation of support who are not family members.
What are: police, social workers, doctors, dentists, teachers, nurses, and/or counselors.
Joe couldn't stop thinking about yesterday when his friend shoved him. As Joe got to school he noticed that he kept pacing when his friend was near. As the friend came to talk to Joe he realized his fists were clenched and his stomach was tightening. Joe shoved his friend and stomped away. Name red flags.
Using yesterday as an example, use all 4 Zones to describe your day.
Green Zone: happy watching student presentation
Yellow Zone: confused why student lied to me and then got in trouble at lunch.
Red Zone: Threw cat out of house because she pooped in laundry room.
A story you have about this picture and a story someone else might have about this picture.
What is: three brothers are posing for a picture that is being taken by their grandfather as one story and another story is that this is a picture right before these three boys all dyed their hair hot pink!