Practice Coping Strategies
Strike a yoga pose
demonstrated pose
Name five emotions
What is mad, sad, happy, worried, calm, scared, disgusted, frustrated..etc?
Take three deep breaths
demonstrate taking deep breaths
Your mom took away YouTube for the rest of the day
What do you do?
Answer should include a positive coping strategy
Name someone you can trust with your feelings
Who is (insert name)?
Name something that would make you feel happy
What is...being with a friend, passing a test, listening to music, etc.....?
"I can do it! I am smart and capable!"
Demonstrate belly breathing
demonstrates breathing through belly
Your teacher blames you for talking in class, but the kids sitting next to you was the one who was talking
What do you do?
Answer should include a positive coping strategy
Take calming deep breaths
demonstrate calming deep breaths
Name an event that could cause you to feel scared
What is....getting lost, losing something important, watching a scary movie, etc...?
Describe positive self-talk
What is saying nice things to yourself....etc?
Describe a time when you would need to use calming breathe
What is...when you are stressed, worried, scared, angry because of.....?
A kid at lunch made fun of your shirt and everyone at the table started laughing
What do you do?
Answer should include positive coping strategies
Demonstrate five sense grounding
demonstration completed
Name an event that would make you feel worried and describe how worried feels in your body
What is....tight chest, sweaty palms, racing heart...etc?
Share three positive things you say to yourself
What is..........
Demonstrate your favorite calm breathing method
demonstration completed
Today is your birthday and you are so excited that you feel like you can't sit still in class
What do you do?
Answer should include positive coping strategies
List three things from your self-care plan
list shared
Describe how three different emotions feel in your body
What is.....mad, sad, happy, worried, calm, scared, confused, disgusted, frustrated...etc?
Describe a time you would use positive self-talk and why it would be important. Share one example of positive self-talk you use.
What is....when I fail a test, I could use positive self-talk to remember that even though I failed, I am still smart. I could tell myself, "I am smart."
Create a new calming breathing method and describe how you would use it
created, demonstrated and explained
You woke up feeling a little sad and you're not sure why
What do you do?
Answers should include positive coping strategy