Feelings
Name a time that you felt happy.
I am feeling lonely and ask a friend to play with me.
Bounce! You found a way to get unstuck from feeling lonely!!
Name a coping skill you could use at school if you are feeling sad.
Positive or negative self talk: I will try my best.
Positive
Name as many feelings as you can.
Give an example of a time during the day you might feel worried or nervous.
If you gave an answer of something that may make someone worried or nervous you are correct.
Jordan skips in front of Marie in line. Marie is angry and takes some deep breaths to calm her body.
Marie Bounced Back! She noticed that she was angry and tried belly breaths to feel better.
Everyone should use the same coping skills. (True or false)
False! What works for you may not work for others and that's OK!
Positive or negative self talk: I give up.
Can you think of what you could say to yourself instead of I give up?
Name something that might happen if you let your feelings be the boss and stay Splat!
You could get hurt, someone else could get hurt, etc
When was the last time you felt really excited?
Did it make you excited? If it did then you are correct!
Sofie is in math class and does not understand the math problem. Sofie refuses to complete any of her work.
Sofie is going Splat and is stuck in her feelings. Can someone think of what Sofie could do to help get unstuck?
Any coping skills that's appropriate.
Name 3 coping skills you can use at school
belly breaths, talk to adult, ask for help/break
Name the last time you felt scared.
Carly moved to a new school and really misses her old friends. She decides to ask her aunt to help her write a letter to friends.
Carly is Bouncing Back!--she may still feel sad (all feelings are OK!) but she writes a letter to help still feel connected to her old friends.
Name a feeling and time you used a coping skill.
Correct if name feeling/coping skill
I did my best. I had fun. I will try again.
Why are coping skills helpful?
helps us feel better, work through issues
If you described an example of sad then you are correct!
Give an example of something that may give you big feelings and what you could do to Bounce Back!
Correct if named a feeling(s) and coping strategy to be the boss of own feelings and Bounce Back.
You are nervous about talking in front of the class.
I will try my best. I will be calm.
Name one thing you learn in group that you will use in the future