F.E.A.R.
Name That Feeling
Thoughts/Actions
What is our Body Saying?
Random
100
True or False: We can change the way we feel by our actions
True! When we choose to help people it can adjust our feelings and moods to be happier
100
Excited!
100
Situation: Teacher calls on you to complete a math problem when you didn't raise your hand.
Why are we worried?
I may get the question wrong
Everyone may be looking at me
I wasn't prepared
Everyone may laugh at me or make fun of me
100
Jason just finished a soccer game. He spent the entire time playing and only took a break during half time. Now he is feeling overheated, and his heart is racing. What may be the reason that his body is feeling this way?
1. It is hot outside
2. He ran around and played the entire soccer game
3. He is nervous to take a test tomorrow
2. He ran around and played the entire soccer game
100
Use your feelings barometer to tell us something that would make you feel bothered
Ex. Having to take out the trash (I don't like to do it but it doesn't make me extremely unhappy)
200
What does the F in FEAR stand for?
Feeling Frightened
200
How would you know someone is scared? What would their body or face do?
Wide eyes
High Eyebrows
Open mouth
Caved In body posture
Arms crossed
200
Name the action to help us feel calm for the following thought:
I'm lost and no one is ever going to find me. I'll never get to go home!
Asking someone for help
Taking a few deep breaths
Calling out to mom/dad
200
What might our body do when we feel scared?
goosebumps
chills/cold temperature
head throbbing
shakiness
heart racing
200
Name one muscle group or body part you can tense and relax to help calm your body down
Ex. Hands, Neck/Shoulders, Stomach, Face, Jaw, Feet
300
Name 2 ways to reward yourself for doing something well
Praise - I did a good job
Enjoying a snack/dessert
Playing with your favorite toys
Extra time outside
Doing something you enjoy doing!
300
Name a situation where someone may be frustrated
Trying to put together a puzzle and cannot find the right place to put the pieces
300
What might he be thinking?
That there isn't enough time to complete
Doesn't know what to do or how to start
Scared the he will fail this test
300
Describe a situation may cause the following body reactions:
wrinkled nose, dry throat, frown, wrinkled forehead, feeling ill
Ex. While playing outside you smell something terrible which causes you to feel disgusted.
300
Teach everyone how to use box breathing! (Hint: 4x4x4x4)
4 counts inhale (in)
4 counts hold
4 counts exhale (out)
4 counts rest
400
State a thought that may occur during the following situation
Situation: Being sent to the principal
I am in trouble
He is going to call my parents
I am getting kicked out of school
400
What are these three people feeling?
Pink - Embarrassed/Scared
Other two - Confused/Concerned
400
What might he do next to help make the situation better?
Take some deep breaths
Ask for help
re-read the assignment's directions
Tell himself "It's going to be okay, you've got this!"
400
Bailey had a rough day at school. She forgot her lunch at home and had to buy in the cafeteria. She got a bad grade on her math assignment, and got in a fight with her friend before getting on the bus and heading home. When Bailey got home her shoulders we're slumped, she had teary eyes, a headache, and a slight stomach ache.
What caused Bailey's body to react this way and what may she be feeling?
1. Forgetting her lunch, a bad grade, and fight with her friend
2.Sad/upset
400
Give us 3 examples of ways to relax (different than muscle relaxation and breathing)
Ex. Have a snack, drink of water, close your eyes and picture your favorite place, get a hug from a parent, distract yourself
500
Name a situation that would make you nervous or scared and 2 things you can do to make the situation better
Ex. Giving a speech in class
Take some deep breaths (square breathing)
Talk with the teacher about why you feel scared
500
What feeling would fit the following body reactions:
slumped shoulders, shakiness, goosebumps, red face, increased body temperature, heart beats fast
Anxious/Worried/Nervous
500
Please name a thought that may occur and an action that may follow for this scenario:
Getting a color change at school for talking over the teacher.
Thought: I am not going to get to play at recess
Action: Apologize to the teacher, be on your best behavior the rest of class
500
How can you tell if your stomach is upset because you are nervous/worried?
Our stomachs can be upset or make us feel sick if we are nervous when we are thinking about something bad happening. Like if we have a to take a test and think we might fail.
500
Tell us something that would be on the bottom, middle, and top of your fear ladder
Ex. Flying on an airplane
Getting a bad grade
Getting lost in a store