Scenarios
Another student has a crayon that you want to use. What can you do?
Ask to borrow it, wait for someone else to finish using it
James starts crying because he lost his teddy bear. How does he feel?
Sad, disappointed, upset
Your birthday party is going to be outside, however the weather states it's going to rain all day. All of the activities you chose can't be done. What can you do?
Move the party inside, change to indoor activities
Anthony gets angry when he is not allowed to go outside and play in the rain. What can he do to calm down?
Deep breathing, try and find something else to do
Jeffrey doesn't want to share his crayons with the student who sits next to him. What should be his consequence?
Crayons get taken away, the teacher asks him to share
You need to use the bathroom while your teacher is teaching the class. What can you do/
Kara jumps up and down and smiles when her parents give her a gift on her birthday. How is she feeling?
Excited, happy, grateful
You ask your teacher for something, but they say 'no'. What can you do?
Ask what led to them saying no, ask again another day/time
Bradley asks his friend from school to play with him, but he shares that he wants to play with someone else. What can he do to calm down?
Ask someone else to play with him, ask to play with both of the students
Timothy hits his sister with the tv remote after she wouldn't let him watch his tv show. What should be his consequence?
Lost tv time, get put in timeout, ask him to apologize to his sister
Recess ends in 5 minutes, but you don't want it to end. What can you do?
Finish up the game/conversation you're having, ask for additional time, or clean up
Peter pouts when his mom tells him he can't have a video game at the store. He crosses his arms and doesn't want to talk to anyone
Angry, upset, furious
Your friend is saying mean things about someone else. What can you do?
Ask them to be nicer or how they would feel if someone was saying those things about them
Deep breathing, counting his steps, swim across the pool instead of running
Charlie tries to steal a candy bar from the store, but his mother notices and makes him return the candy bar. What should his consequence be?
Take away his iPad/tv/video games, have him apologize to the store owner
Someone you're telling a story too is not listening. What can you do?
Ask the person if they heard what you last said, say 'excuse me', start talking about something else
Thomas hides under his bed when it is time to go to sleep and whines about there being monsters in his room. What is he feeling?
Scared, frightened
The school assembly is too loud for you. What can you do?
Frank's heart is beating fast because he got a bad grade on a test. What can he do to calm down?
Plan out when he can study, ask his teacher for help, ask a friend to help him study
Dylan tells his mother to leave him alone when she asks him to come in from playing. What should be his consequence?
Dylan's mother punishes him by taking away something he likes
You don't get picked to be the line leader. What can you do?
Ask the teacher to be the line leader next time
Samantha blushes and doesn't talk to anyone at her new school after tripping in the hallway. How is she feeling?
Embarrassed, afraid
A bully says something mean to you. What can you do?
Tell a teacher/family member, be nice to them, ignore them
Leslie's dog passes away from being sick. How can she cope?
Look at pictures of her dog, write in a journal/diary, or talk about her dog with her family
Ethan hits another student in school when he makes him angry. What should be his consequence?
Ethan gets suspended, his parents don't let him play with his friends for a couple of days