Around School
Coping Skills
Road block
Zoned Out
Listen Up
100

She is our school counselor. Her office is at the end of the hall.

Who is Mrs. Carter?

100

If these tangible items do NOT help us focus, then they are most likely notha this.

What are fidgets?

100

You just keep nodding your head doing this instead of listening.

What is pretending?

100

When in this zone you may experience stroWhang emotions like anger and frustration.

What is the RED zone?

100

The most obvious part of you necessary for hearing what someone is saying.

What are ears?

200

She is our principal.

Who is Mrs. Varno?

200

Dwight is so angry. All of the work he wrote on his computer is erased! He won't be able to turn it in. He should try doing this to help him calm down.

What is  (any reasonable coping skills)

200

Michael comes into the office excitedly. He wants to tell Pam a joke that he heard. She is answering the phone, and gestures to wait a moment to Michael. He ignores and goes on telling his joke. A good example of this kind of listening.

What is selfish listening?

200

Jeremy came to school with his school supplies. After going to his locker, he sharpened his pencils and sat down to do his work. He noticed the person sitting next to him was reading a gaming book. Jeremy didn't stop working. He's most likely in this zone.

What is GREEN?

200

This part of listening lets someone know you are paying attention to them as they talk.

What are the eyes?

300

Responsible for, "It's Wednesday my dudes." and other memes.

Who is Miss Bradley?

300

Meredith's baby brother was up all night crying He's been very sick. When she gets to school she is worried. Phyllis accidentally steps on the back of her shoe in the hallway. She turns around and yells at her. Instead she should have done this.

What is be aware of her feelings and then talk to a trusted adult about it?

300

Oscar lost twenty dollars from his pocket. He asks Angela if she found it.  He won't be able to pay for his lunch now.  "I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles," she says. "

"Did someone say cookies?" interrupts Kevin.

What is selective listening?

300

Dwight is worried that he didn't feed the cats before leaving for work.Kevin is sitting in the desk across from him. Kevin's breathing is getting on Dwight's nerves. Dwight is in this zone.

What is YELLOW>

300

Make sure that this is undivided when listening to someone. It is another important part of listening.

What is attention?

400

You will most likely be sent to this person if you need a change of clothes.

Who is Mr. Newlin?

400

Some things you can do before asking to leave the classroom for a break.

What are.....any appropriate coping related answer.

400

Angela confides in Michael about her cat Snowbell and how much she misses her.  She shares a particularly happy memory of when she first got her.  Michael is thinking about the brand new shiny car he just bought. He is doing this.

What is spacing out?

400

Other than how others may respond, the way you act can also affect this.

What is behavior or the way others act.

400

As the "heart" of listening it stands for this important ability of trying to understand how others feel.

What is empathy?

500
Jim and Pam are sitting in the office looking at books, laughing and talking.  Mrs. Drummer looks over at them and then back at her computer screen. They should do this.

What is be quiet?

500

Oxygen to the brain helps us to think more clearly. That's why you should do this when you are upset.

What is take deep breaths?

500

Listening roadblocks interfere with helping us to do this.

What is understand others?

500

If we find ourselves in the red, yellow, or blue zones then it is time to use one of these types of skills.

What is a coping skill?

500

When using your "mind" to listen, you are doing this important act in your head.

What is thinking about what the person is saying.

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