In the Zone!
Name the 4 zones!
Green, yellow, red, and blue!
What is your favorite color?
Awesome!
How do you communicate with other people without talking?
Non-verbal communication OR body language
What are the types of problems?
HINT: think about SIZE!
Big deal & little deal
OR
Small, Medium, and Big Problems
Who do you spend time with?
Family, friends, teachers, classmates, sports teams, clubs, etc.
What are 2 feelings from the green zone?
Happy, proud, excited, focused, ______
What is one thing that you learned from our group this year?
Awesome!
Expected Behaviors:
Good listening, raising hands, asking for help, sitting up, paying attention, being polite, quiet voice
Give an example of a small problem
You can handle small problems on your own! Things like wearing your short inside out by accident, spilling water on your favorite pants, or forgetting your chromebook charger
What is a frenemy?
If you are feeling angry, mean, frustrated, out of control, and yelling at others --what zone are you in?
RED!!!
How many students are at Pierce Middle School?
About 979 students!
You are walking home from school when a stranger asks you to help them find their missing dog. Show us the best way to handle this situation.
Call for help
Tell them no and run away
Use your cell phone and take a picture of them to show your parents
What is a problem that you need help solving? Ask the class for advice about it
Great problem solving! Remember you can always ask for help when you need it!
What are helping professionals?
They are people who's job is to protect and help the community! Helping professionals include teachers, police officers, firefighters, doctors, ambulance, etc.
Share a time when you felt like you were in the blue zone
Blue zone:
tired, low energy, stressed, sleepy
28 days!
Perform a short skit to the class that shows how to be a good friend!
Good friends have:
healthy communication, listening, positive body language, have fun together, respectful, supportive
You are allergic to peanuts and accidentally ate a Nutter Butter --what size is this problem AND how would you handle it?
BIG DEAL!
Call 911, tell a teacher, call for help
What are the 4 types of relationships that we learned about this year?
1.Close friends/ Family
2. Casual friends/groups
3. Helping professionals
4. Strangers
What are 3 things you can do when you feel like you are in the yellow zone?
Tell a teacher, ask for help, take a walk, take a break, try a mindfulness activity, counting to 10, breathing exercises, etc.
**no acting out, just tell us!**
Awesome! You could be a great teacher!
Lead a mindfulness activity for the class now!
Awesome job!
Pick the best solution for this problem:
You forgot to study for your big science test today and you are scared to fail! You plan to copy the answers from your friend's test because she is smart and always gets A's. In class, your teacher passes out the test then leaves the room to use the bathroom real quick---what do you do?
Don't cheat!
Ask for help, tell the teacher before hand, get extra help, try your best, plan to study with your friend next time
What is the difference between a close friend and an acquaintance?
HINT: An acquaintance is a casual friend!
A close friend is someone you spend a lot of time with, best friend VS an acquaintance is someone you hang out with sometimes but are not that close