Setting a Goal
What is a goal?
Something you want to achieve in a certain amount of time.
How does checking in help you reach a goal?
Shows how close or far away you are from reaching your goal
Our emotions
What is rethinking?
To think about a situation in a different way and look for new aspects of it.
What are examples of strong emotions?
Frustrated, angry, sad, disappointed, excited, happy, annoyed
What makes a good goal?
Specific, challenging, and doable
What is it called when something gets in the way of you reaching your goal?
Roadblock
There are two parts of the brain that work together. What are the two parts called?
The logic center and the emotion center
Mariah's team lost the soccer game. What was she feeling?
Upset, disappointed, embarrassed
What are ways you can help yourself when feeling a strong emotion?
Take deep breaths, count to 10, talk to an adult, write it down, take a break
What is a plan?
Their design wasn't strong enough
They lost their materials
What does the emotion center of our brain do?
The emotion center gives important information about our wants and needs and remembers past experiences
What did Kate do to help Mariah?
Think about the situation in a new way. Helped her balance her emotion and logic centers.
Think back to the scenario with the friend and the marker. What is one way to rethink this situation?
Think about how your friend felt, it was an accident.
There are 3 things needed to make up a good plan. What are the three things?
Actions, materials, and supports
In order to reach their goal, Sal and Ana needed to make changes to their plan. What changes did they make?
Look for stronger designs
Find a better place to store their materials
What does the logic center of our brain do?
The logic center helps organize facts, understand cause and effect, and think about consequences
Annie got a present from her grandma that she didn't like. What were Annie's thoughts?
"This is the worst present." "If I wear this, everyone will laugh at me."
How is rethinking helpful when you are feeling strong emotions?
Help you feel better, help you balance your logic and emotion centers, help you make better choices.
There was a challenge at the end of our setting goals unit. What was the challenge?
Stacking as many cups as possible only using rubber bands and string
Sal and Ana experienced some big emotions when working towards their goal. Name 2 of these emotions.
Frustrated
Angry
Disappointed
Sad
Defeated
Why is it important to keep our emotion and logic centers balanced?
Think more clearly
Make better choices
When emotions take over, you may do things you regret
Hurt other people's feelings
Harder to learn
What questions did Kate ask Mariah to help her rethink about her soccer game? Name 2/3
What are the facts?
Has this happened to anyone else?
What is something good that happened?
You're stressed. You get to school in the morning and realize you forgot to study for a big science test. What is a unique way that you can rethink this situation?
*Up to the discretion of the teacher*