Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
Something that can help you manage your feelings and emotions.
Introduce yourself to the group by saying your name and telling everyone one thing about yourself.
Who is your favorite teacher?
Any teacher.
What is your dream vacation?
Anything will do
Michael Jordan played which sport?
Basketball
When do you need to use coping skills?
When you are stressed.
What is the process of communicating nonverbally through conscious or unconscious gestures and movements.
Body Language
Who is the principal?
Mr. Auffant
Tell us your summer plans.
Any answer.
Who is the speaker of the famous speech 'I have a Dream'?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Name any coping skill
Many answers
Politely ask another student 2 questions and then report what you learned back to the group.
Complete the role-play
What is the school mascot?
Mather Rangers
Any answer.
What is the tallest mountain in the world.
Mt. Everest
Name 3 coping skills you have used during the quarantine?
Any 3
Describe and act out how you would change the subject when another person is talking about something you do not want to talk about.
Describe and act out.
What decade was Mather founded? (examples 1920's, 1930's, 1940's.....2020's)
1950's. Opened in 1959.
If you could go back in time what would you tell yourself?
Any answer.
Name 3 of the 5 Great Lakes
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
Participate in a quick breathing exercise with Mr. Vandermolen. (everyone can get points).
Do an example
Lead a conversation (not an interview!) with another asking at least 3 questions and responding to the answers to the questions.
Complete the task
Who is Mather named after and why was he famous?
Stephen Tyng Mather was appointed as the first director of the National Park Service
Where do you see yourself in 20 years.
Anything
Who is the mayor of Chicago?
Lori Lightfoot