Social Skills
A friend has borrowed something from you and hasn't given it back. What can you do?
Talk to him/her, Use I-statements, share your feelings
You and mom disagree on picking up a mess. Act out how you can handle this in a safe and calm manner.
Negotiate, share feelings, think of options
How might you feel if someone accidentally messes up your project in class?
Frustrated, angry, mad, calm
Name two ways to calm down when you feel angry or frustrated
Take deep breaths, talk to someone , ask for a break with break card, squeeze a stress ball,
Progressive muscle relaxation
Squeeze a lemon, belly breathing, star breathing.
Your sibling has a new toy/game that you want to play with but they don't want to share it with you. What do you do?
Find another toy/game, talk it out, and use I-statements
You get into an argument with a classmate about an assignment. Act out how you can take care of this in a safe way.
Use I-statements, ignore, walk away, deep breaths, ask teacher for help.
Name 6 emotions
angry, sad, frustrated, annoyed, happy, excited, embarrassed, silly, tired, hungry, lonely, shy, ecstatic, upset, disappointed
True or false: Writing, drawing, colouring, painting, and playing are healthy ways to deal with strong emotions
True
Practice two breathing strategies
Lazy 8, stuffed animal, sphere, bubble
Someone in your class makes fun of you because of your special needs. What can you do?
Share how you feel, talk to an adult about what is going on. Take deep breaths.
Your mom asks your to clean your room and you don't feel like doing it. Act out how you would handle this in a calm manner. What would help if you need to do it?
Use I-statements, share feelings, negotiate. Use coping skills to calm self down to be able to complete the task.
Show me what anger looks like for you
Identify body sensations, scale, thoughts
Mindfulness exercise
Dragon Breathing, star breathing.
Someone in your class bumps into your desk and knocks everything over. How can you respond?
Take deep breaths, possibly ask them to help pick it up and ask to get a drink of water or take a break
You're feeling frustrated and want to throw something. What else can you do? Act it out.
Share feelings, take deep breaths, walk away, tell an adult
True: emotions are messages from our brain and body about how we feel about a situation
You notice your friend is feeling sad and he asks you what he should do. What do you say/do?
Talk to them, draw about it, play, talk to an adult
Think of your peaceful place
Close your eyes and describe in detail
Your friends are being loud and its annoying you.
Take a deep breath, ask to take a break for a second talk about how I am feeling with a counselor or teacher.
You are excited about a new book/movie/show and want to share about it with your family, but they are currently busy. Act out how you can handle this calmly.
Use coping skills to help yourself be patient- breathing, distract yourself. Ask when they will be available or ready to listen to you.
What happens to our brains when our emotions get out of control?
The emotions takes over and thinking brain takes a break
Why are coping skills helpful?
They help to get better control of our emotions, so you can make healthy decisions, healthy for our brain
Grounding exercise
Breathing, counting to 10 , and star breathing, square breathing.