Coping Skills
Emotions
True or False
Happiness
School
100
What is a coping skill?
Something you do to help yourself if you're feeling down, angry or nervous.
100
What emotion does it look like this boy is feeling?
Happy!
100
Hitting someone is okay if they're mean to you.
False! Using our hands/ physical violence is not okay.
100
Which kids look happy?
Two brunette boys in 1st row.
Pink pig-tails in 2nd row.
Black buns in 3rd row.
Purple hair in 4th (bottom) row.
100
FUN FACT QUESTION!!
What's your favorite thing to do in school?
What's your least favorite thing to do in school?
POINTS REGARDLESS- INDIVIDUALIZED ANSWERS! YAY!
200
What are some coping skills you can use if you're feeling angry?
Take a break (walk away)
Deep Breathing
Talking about why you're mad
200
What feeling/ emotion does it look like this boy is showing?
Sadness.
200
True or False: Feeling sad is a bad emotion.
False! Feeling sad is a very normal emotion, everyone feels sad sometimes- it's not normal to feel happy always.
200
Here's a playroom, if you could put anything in here, that makes you SO SO happy- what would you like to put inside?!
Individualized answers.
200
If someone in school pushes you, what's the best thing you could do?
1) push them back
2) talk to the teacher
3) yell at them
4) take their lunch money
2) talk to the teacher
300
What are some things you can do if you're feeling sad?
Talk to a parent
Talk to your therapist
Do something you enjoy!
300
What emotion does it look like this boy is feeling?
Anger!
300
If our parents yell at us, they don't care about us.
False! Sometimes parents get angry or frustrated and let it out this way, it doesn't mean that they don't love us.
300
What advice would you give to someone (a friend) if they're having a bad day?
Answers Vary.
300
If you got a bad grade on a test.. what could you do?
Ask your teacher for extra help.
Ask mom/ dad to help you with your homework next time.
Try again to do better for the next test!
400
What's something you can do in school if you're upset about something?
Take a break (go to the bathroom)
Talk to a teacher
Think about your happy place
400
What emotion does it look like this girl is showing?
Nervousness/ Anxiety.
400
Talking about our emotions and feelings is bad.
False!
Talking about our emotions/ feelings helps us to get them off our chest & not feel alone.
400
If you are feeling jealous of the attention your mom/ dad is giving your sister/ brother what are some things you could say to them to help yourself feel more happy/ less jealous and left out?
You could tell your mom/ dad that you need some more or extra attention/ love and that you've been feeling left out lately!
400
If you don't like a rule in school- what should you do?
1) Not listen to it.
2) Accept it and talk to your parent/ therapist about it.
3) Yell at your teacher
4) Cry and yell
2) Accept it and talk to your parent/ therapist about it.
500
If you're having a bad day- what's something you could do to make it better?
Play outside, take a time out, play your favorite game, talk to someone about it.
500
What emotion does it look like is being shown?
Jealous!
500
Going to therapy makes all of our problems go away.
False! Therapy can provide a healthy outlet to process feelings, emotions and give us tools but it doesn't solve or take away our problems.
500
What are some things that usually make kids happy?
LIST 10 THINGS FOR THE FULL POINTS!
Individualized answers!
500
If you feel like one of your friends is leaving you out of games during recess/ play time what are some things you could do in this situation?
1) Tell your friend you're feeling left out and would like to play with them.
2) Join another classmate in their games instead.
3) Play your own game, have fun playing solo for the day!