small or BIG problem?
A student pushes another student down on purpose during a game.
BIG problem
What Kelso Choice would you choose in this situation?:
Someone is cheating at a recess game.
Answers could be:
Go To Another Game, or Tell Them To Stop, or Talk It Out, or Walk Away, etc.
What Kelso choice could you choose when someone cuts in front of you in line?
Answers could be:
Ignore it, Talk it out, etc.
What kind of problem is it when a student calls you a name?
small problem
Is this Tattling or Reporting?
You tell the teacher a student is pretending to be sick.
Tattling.
Your friend says they don't want to play with you.
small problem.
True or False: Two students are fighting on the playground is a small problem.
False.
This is a BIG problem!
What kind of problem is it when you see a student touch another student's food?
BIG problem.
BONUS points if you can tell why this would be a BIG problem.
What Kelso Choice would you use if a student is saying mean things about one of your friends?
Answers vary:
You could Ignore It, or Tell Them To Stop.
What Kelso Choice could you choose in this situation?
A student is making noises in class
Answers could be:
Ignore It, or Tell Them To Stop, Talk it out, etc
A student tells another student that if you tell on them they will "hurt you!"
BIG problem.
Is this Tattling or Reporting?:
A student sees another student not following the rules and runs to tell a teacher.
Tattling.
BONUS points if you can say why it's Tattling.
What kind of problem when a student says you "have to" share your lunch with them?
BIG problem.
BONUS points if you can tell why this is a BIG problem.
What would you tell someone if you wanted to "share and take turns" using the crayons?
Answers vary, but here's a suggestion:
"May I please use the blue crayon when you are finished?"
What kind of problem is this?
When a student takes your pencil and threatens to hurt you if you tell.
BIG problem.
BONUS points if you can tell why this is a BIG problem.
Someone kept trying to copy off your work.
small problem.
What Kelso Choice would you choose for this situation?:
A student isn't sharing playground equipment.
Answers could be:
Talk It Out or, Go To Another Game, Tell Them To Stop, Make a Deal, etc.
If someone kept interrupting you while you were talking, which one of Kelso’s choices would you use?
Answers could be:
Tell them to please stop, Talk it out, walk away, or wait and cool off.
What Kelso choice would you choose in this situation?
A student is teasing you.
Answers could be:
Ignore It, or Ask Them To Stop, or Walk Away, etc
Is this Tattling or Reporting?
You tell an adult that you see a student showing a knife to another student.
Reporting.
SILENT ROLE PLAY!
(Mrs. Deatsman will give you a situation but you CANNOT talk as you act it out.
You must show the Kelso choice by silently acting and your team will guess what choice you used for BONUS points)
Pick 2 partners.
Role play: someone cuts in front of you to be first in line.
What are two examples of feelings that can come with BIG problems?
Some feelings may be:
Fear, hurt, nervous, worried, scared.
Which one of Kelso’s choices would you use if your best friend was ignoring you?
Talk it out.
Who are 2 trusted adults who could help you with a big problem outside of school?
Answers could be:
Parents, friend’s parents, neighbor, police officer, other family members.
ROLE PLAY!
(Mrs. Deatsman will give you a situation to role play using a Kelso choice or more than 1)
Pick a partner (on your team).
Role play using a Kelso choice: a brother and a sister want to watch different TV shows. They get into an argument about which one to watch.