Feelings
What can I do if I feel alone at recess?
Ask someone to play
Play by myself
When you're talking to someone what should you look like?
Eye contact, facing them, using a tone where they can hear you
What can you do if someone is staring at you and you don't like it?
Ignore it
Ask them to please stop
Why is it important to listen to others?
Makes them feel important, helps us make friends, etc.
What should you do if you're feeling big feelings (upset, angry, sad, lonely)
Use a calm down strategy!
Why do we have to take turns in conversation with others?
Helps them feel important, other people like talking to us, helps make friends, etc.
How do you take responsibility for something? (remember the balloon game - if you drop the balloon what do you need to do?)
Say "my bad!" "It was my fault" "I'll do better next time!"
We can take a deep breath, sit on our hands, ask to move somewhere that's better to concentrate, move something that's distracting to put it away, etc.
Calm down strategy
What's important in friendship?
Taking turns speaking, sharing, being kind, etc.