SIZE OF THE PROBLEM
You drop a pencil and can't reach it from where you're sitting.
What is a glitch. Just stand up and get it yourself.
You are in the middle of your favorite game and you've beaten your high score. Your phone runs out of battery and dies. Your game didn't get saved. You start yelling and blaming other people.
What is the red zone? Yelling and being out of control mean you are definitely in the red zone.
Somebody is crying on the playground because they scraped their knee.
What is sad, hurt, upset.
It is time for bed and you are in the middle of a great, exciting, chapter. You do not want to stop reading but you know you will be tired and cranky the next day if you don't get enough sleep.
What is, you could ask to finish the page.
What is, you could ask to finish the chapter if you are close.
What is, you could stop reading and know you'll have something to look forward to tomorrow.
You are typing and accidentally add two spaces.
What is a glitch. You just go back and delete it.
You are tired and can't pay attention in class.
What is the blue zone.
A new student just arrived from another country. She only speaks a little English and doesn't know anyone.
What is worried or anxious or even a little sad.
A kid in your class is being bullied.
What is stand up to the bully and tell him to stop or ask an adult?
Someone stole your Pokemon card at school. You asked them to give it back and they refused.
What is a medium sized problem.
You were in the yellow zone but you took some deep breaths and a body break. Now you are ready to learn.
What is the green zone.
You are always last to be picked in football and you barely ever get thrown to. Every time you do get thrown to, you don't catch it.
What is embarrassed, sad, hurt.
You get knocked down in soccer. You believe your teammate did it on purpose.
What is, don't automatically assume they did it on purpose. Talk to them about it first. Expect an apology and accept it when it's given.
If it was on purpose talk to a grown up.
You are skiing and fall off the trail and break your arm.
What is a large problem? You would need a doctor to help.
You are feeling silly and whispering to friends in class and distracting them. You just can't seem to have a quiet voice and a calm body.
What is the yellow zone?
You are having tacos, which is your favorite dinner but they only have the packaged guacamole (which you really don't like).
What is happy and disappointed at the same time?
Your first alarm to wake up goes off.
What is get up right away instead of waiting untill your second alarm goes off.