Recognizing Emotions/Zones of Regulation
Your teacher gives you free time in class after completing your work. You feel what and what zone would that be in?
Name a breathing technique
Box Breathing, Five Finger Breathing, Lazy 8 Breathing, Belly Breathing
True or False, we can control the weather.
How far away should we be from someone to keep out of their personal space?
One arm's length away.
What can you do to be a good friend?
Be kind/respectful, ask them to hang out, play together, help them out, share, make them something, etc.
Your teacher calls on you to answer a math question and you get the answer right. You begin to jump around. What are you feeling and what zone is that in?
I am feeling excited and I am in the yellow zone.
Name 3 tools to calm down from either the yellow or red zone.
Yoga, walk, bathroom/water break, talk to an adult, deep breaths, positive thinking/affirmations.
True or False, we can control what lessons our teachers are going to teach that day?
False.
False, we are not physically in their personal space but staring makes others uncomfortable like we are in their personal space.
What are the 5 levels of the relationship ruler?
Stranger, aquaintance, friend, close friend, family.
You stayed up way past your bedtime to watch TikTok and play Roblox. What could you be feeling at school the next day and what zone would that be in?
I would be feeling tired and in the blue zone.
Shaun tried out for the basketball team but he did not make it. How big of problem is this and what can Shaun do to solve this problem?
It is a small problem (no one is in danger and we can solve this on our own) and Shaun can focus on the positives and just go play basketball with his friends and family outside of school.
True or False, we can control our behavior in gym class if we are told we are going to do an activity we don't like?
True, we can still control our behavior to be respectful to our teacher and the other students and participate even if we don't like the activity.
What are 3 examples of expected behaviors in class?
Stay seated, raise hand to speak or ask for help, do our work, and be kind to everyone.
John is on Instagram and sees someone who looks cool. He follows them and tries to message them. They follow him back and message John to tell them what school he goes to. What level on the relationship ruler is this person with John? Is this behavior expected for that level?
This person is a stranger and John should not share personal information with him as that is unexpected and not safe.
You have a lot of homework in your classes and multiple tests upcoming this week. What would you be feeling and what zone would that be in?
I would be feeling nervous and in the yellow zone.
You were taking the bus home and left your chromebook on the bus. What size of problem is this and what can you do to solve this problem?
This is a medium problem (need some adult help to solve the problem) and we can ask our parents or teacher to talk to the bus drivers.
What does it mean to have a growth mindset?
Thinking that even though you cannot do something now, with time and work, we will be able to do it eventually.
What is are 3 examples of unexpected behaviors in the lunchroom?
Yelling, hitting, throwing food, going to the bathroom without asking.
Marco sees Devin in the hallway at school. He has a few classes with Devin, and they talk every once in a while. Marco says to him, “Hey, what’s up?”. What level on the relationship ruler are Marco and Devin? Was Marco's behavior expected for that level?
They are aquaintances and the behavior is expected for aquaintances. This can help us become friends if we do this more often.
Your face is red, heart is beating fast, and your palms are sweaty. What could you be feeling and what zone would that be in?
I could be feeling angry and in the red zone.
Your friend is saying really mean things and that they are going to beat someone up at school the next day. What size of the problem is this and what can you do to solve it?
This is a big problem (need adult assistance and someone's safety is in danger) and we have to talk to an adult to let them know someone needs to be protected from being beat up.
Use the power of YET to turn this example into a statement of growth: "Gym class is fun but our teacher is making us run. I hate running and will never be faster than other kids."
I may not like running but I can work hard to get better. I am not faster than the other kids YET.
What does it mean to fill other people's buckets and start a domino effect?
We fill other people's bucket by being kind, saying compliments to them, sharing, helping them out, or even just giving them a smile. This can start a domino effect of kindness by having them be kind to others after we are kind to them. It spreads positivity all over the place.
Jada has known Bailey since kindergarten and has slept over her house many times. She asks Bailey if she would like to go to the movies this weekend. What level on the relationship ruler are Jada and Bailey? Is this behavior expected for that level?