Coping Skills

Coping Skills

100

My mom said I can't go to a friend's house to play? Name 1 positive reaction or coping skill to remain calm

Deep Breathing Walk away find a different activity ask if the friend can come to my house

200

Tell me about a situation when you could request a break to help cope with anger or distress

Upset with a peer at school or day treatment.

300

How would going for a walk outside help you cope with anger or unpleasant feelings

You would walk away from the situation, get fresh air, and forget about the problem.

400

Do you think playing with animals would help you feel happier when you are upset? Why or why not?

Answers may vary

500

What's the best coping skill to use in school when you become upset or frustrated. Explain why.

Answers may vary Deep breathing to stay in class Talk to a teacher

Trivia

100

What is the top color of the rainbow

Red

200

What does the white dove symbolize?

Peace

300

Which planet in our Solar System in known for having a ring around it?

Saturn

400

Who is Shrek’s wife?

Fiona

500

What does water turn into when you boil it?

Steam

Name that Feeling

100

We are having a meal for dinner that I do not like.

Mad, upset, angry, sad

200

I'm going to a birthday party at a theme park with games and rollercoasters.

Excited, happy

300

My dad said he couldn't take me to the football game he promised we would go to.

Disappointment, mad, angry

400

Name two feelings someone might have when they find out they are going to their grandma's house for the weekend

Sad, mad, happy, excited, nervous, scared.

500

What feelings (2) might make your body feel hot or tense in your face, hands, or other parts of your body?

Mad, angry, upset, irritated.

Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors

100

A classmate called me a mean name at recess. Name one positive and one negative behavioral response to the situation.

Hit, kick, call the classmate a name Walk away, tell a teacher, take a deep breath and walk away

200

Name two behaviors someone would do when they are feeling excited.

Smile, laugh, jump, scream

300

Name one HELPFUL thought someone might have if they are scared about going to a haunted house

This won't be so bad? At least I have friends with to make me less scared. Maybe I should just stay home.

400

Name one feeling and one behavior that someone might have when they are tired and hungry.

Grumpy, sad, mad, frustrated frown, yell, cry, get food, go to bed.

500

Name a thought, feeling, and behavior someone might have when they find out they have to go to a new school where they don't know anyone.

I don't want to go, I will hate this school, maybe I will love this school. Cry, scream, refuse to go to school, jump, smile, laugh Scared, nervous, excited

Riddles

100

What has four legs and doesn't move?

A Table

200

If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have now?

2, you took two apples

300

What begins with T ends with T and has T in it?

A Teapot

400

What animal can jump higher than a house?

Any animal- a house can't jump!

500

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can, to only have it come back to you, even if it doesn’t bounce off anything?

throw the ball straight up into the air.