Communication
You would like to join a game at recess. Give me an example of asking to join in an aggressive way.
"HEY! LET ME JOIN YOUR GAME RIGHT NOW OR I'LL TELL ON YOU!"
When you can imagine how someone else is feeling, you have [BLANK] for this person.
Empathy
What do the first two letters in S.T.E.P stand for?
S= Say the problem
T=Think of Solutions
What are coping skills?
Things we do to help us feel better
Sally is a shy person and sometimes has trouble asking for what she wants or needs. What kind of communication is she likely to use?
Passive Communication
"Empathy in Action" is...
Compassion
Mark really likes that his friend Jacob is funny. However, Mark doesn't like that Jacob is rude to the teacher a lot. What kind of feelings does Mark have about Jacob?
Conflicting Feelings
What is belly breathing?
Taking deep breaths into your belly through your nose and releasing the air through your mouth
What are you doing if you are communicating in an assertive way?
Telling someone what you want or need in a respectful and honest manner.
You are in an argument with your friend and you take a moment to consider the situation from their point of view. Right now, you are...
Perspective taking
Melissa and Jamie decide Maggie's clothes are not nice enough to be in their Fashion Club so they tell her she is not allowed to join. What are Melissa and Jamie doing to Maggie?
Excluding her
What does it mean to use self-talk?
What is it called when someone says you did something bad (whether it's true or not)?
An accusation
A new student is sitting alone at the lunch table, looking sad and nervous. You feel empathy for them so you show [BLANK]. What would you do to show this?
Compassion. You could sit next to them, ask to eat lunch with them, ask them about where they moved from, tell them about your school, compliment them, etc.
What do the E and P stand for in S.T.E.P?
E=Explore consequences
P=Pick the best solution
What are three coping skills you can use to decrease your anger on the yard?
Belly breathing, self-talk, talking to a friend or adult, drinking water, taking a break, taking a walk, etc
Give two examples of "blaming words" and tell me what they do when you are having a problem with someone else.
"Always, never, your fault, or because of you." They make problems worse.
In the clip from Inside Out, Sadness shows Bing Bong empathy and compassion when he is crying. Joy has a hard time doing this. Can you explain what Sadness did right and how Joy made a mistake?
Sadness sat and listened to Bing Bong and allowed him to feel his sad feelings until he felt better. Joy tried to help him by distracting him and making him laugh, which he wasn't ready to do.
You think it might be a good idea to tell the principal that your friend stole some of your Pokemon Cards. Name 3 possible consequences of this decision.
Get your cards back, friend gets in trouble, lose your friend, find out that it wasn't actually your friend, friend apologizes and learns not to steal, etc.
Show the hand signal we use to describe the thinking and feeling parts of our brain and describe what it means.
Make a fist, lift four fingers up to indicate that when our feelings get too strong, it is hard to think clearly and we need to use coping skills to calm down before we make our next choice.