Coping Skills
What can you do to get rid of an ANT?
Superpower question!
Name one quality of a good friend
nice, sharing, kind, funny, patient
What is the question you can ask to defeat an ANT?
Are you sure thats true? are you 100% sure thats true?
There is a new kid in class, and he is very quiet and hiding. How does he feel?
shy, anxious, scared
What does it mean to be honest?
telling the truth, not lying
Whats one thing you can do to calm down?
Deep breaths, take a break, get a drink of water, go for a walk, mindful 5, talk to a friend, etc.
What ways are you a good friend?
any answer
Do you have to be someones friend even if they are mean to you?
no
You have a big test coming up, and you feel sweaty, uncomfortable, and butterflies in your stomach or tummy ache
worried, anxious
True or false: Friends can disagree on things, but still be friends with eachother
true
____ Power is something we use to stop and think before we react to someone pushing our buttons.
Pause
How do we show a friend we are listening to them?
Eye contact, listening ears, body facing them
You are picking out a game to play with your friends. You really want to play Uno, but your friends want to play freeze tag. What is something you could do?
Compromise, take turns playing games, find a game that everyone wants to play, play freeze tag so that next time you can pick the activity.
Your friend just got a new toy that you really wish you had and it makes you upset. You feel ____
Jealous, sad
If your heart is beating fast and you want to shout, you might be feeling
angry
Give an example of an I Feel statement
I feel ____. Can you Please ____
What does a compromise mean?
Finding something that works for both people, or meeting in the middle.
what can you do if you feel angry at school?
Use a fidget, get a drink of water, ask a teacher for help, deep breaths, use an i feel statement
You raise your hand in class to share an answer, but it is wrong and kids start laughing at you. How would you feel?
embarrased, ashamed. sad, mad.
What does it mean when a friend is being bossy?
They are telling you what to do and being controlling or mean
We read a book about thoughts and balloons, and wrote thoughts on balloons. What are the two different kinds of thoughts for the dark and the light balloons?
Unhelpful & helpful/hopeful/positive
Your friend is telling a story, and right in the middle of their story you start talking about your own story. You are being a:
interrupting chicken!
Your friend is not being a good friend to you, and makes you feel bad. What is something you could do or say to them
no thank you!
please be nice to me, or I wont be your friend anymore.
walk away
let a teacher or parent know
You have a lot of things to do. You have sports practice, homework, a test to study for and a project due soon. How might you feel?
overwhelmed, anxious, tired
what is an ANT?
Automatic negative thought, thought that pops into your head randomly and makes you feel bad