Skills For Learning
Name a skill that you have
A skill is something that you are good at or excel in.
What word means understanding and feeling what someone else is feeling?
Empathy
What is something that is important to do BEFORE you problem solve?
Calm Down
(or stop, name your feeling, calm down)
You find out that you are going to have a subsitute teacher all week - how does that make you feel?
Worried
What is one thing you really wanted to happen, but didnt. What is this feeling?
Feeling dissapointed
Name two clues that help you decide how someone is feeling by looking at them.
Face, Body, Voice, and Situation
How do you get better at something?
Practicing
Something that happens a lot when we are learning new things. It starts with an M and we all make them.
Making Mistakes
One thing you can do to calm down when you are feeling worried
Listen to music, take a deep breath, say I am safe
You make a breakfast for you dad on fathers day and he loves it. You worked really hard, how do you feel?
Proud
Rory is a first grade student having a hard time with his math. How can you help?
Go slow and pay attention.
Change this unhelpful thought into a helpful thought" I will never be able to do this"
"I can do this, I just need to keep practicing"
Name the blaming words in the following problem solving sentence. I never get to go on the swing first. You are always hogging the swing.
never, you, always, you
You start to worry about your spelling test. Practice the calm down steps.
Stop (Chill) Name my feeling (I am feeling scared) I need to calm down (belly breathe)
Which skill for learning means that you use your eyes to watch, your ears to listen, and your brain to concentrate. a) Focusing Attention b) Self-Talk c) Be Assertive
focusing your attention
Mailia has waited all week for her best fried to come over. On the day Malia's friend is supposed to come over, she calls and says she is sick and not coming over. How does she feel?
Sad, dissapointed, upset
What is an example of a helpful thought?
"I've got this"
"I can do this"
"I can keep practicing, I am getting better"
Adrian's uncle promised to take him hiking and on the day they are supoosed to go - he calls and cancels. How does Adrian feel?
Dissapointed
Compliment another classmate on something they do well.
Which skill for learning means that you talk to yourself in a quiet voice so that you can focus, ignore distractions, or calm down? a) Listening b) Focusing Attention c) Self-Talk d) Assertive
Self-Talk
Hidaya normally loves math, but lately she has been having a hard time with it. She practiced extra problems this week, and when it was time for the math quiz, she got them all right!
How does Hidaya feel?
Happy, Proud
What is an example of an unhelpful thought?
"I can't do this"
" I am no good at this"
Think of a time that you accomplished something that was hard and you felt really good about yourself.
A time you were proud
Name as many feelings as you can
Proud, happy, disappointed, anger