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Ms. Krystal went to the grocery store yesterday, and when she was ready to checkout her items, the clerk wasn't paying attention. He was on his phone and chatting with another store employee. Ms. Krystal had to get his attention so he would do his job.
Lazy Louie, Chatty Charlie
Name one technique you can use to calm your mind/body when you are feeling stressed or frustrated.
Deep breaths
Walk & talk
Journal
Sensory item
Draw it out
Yolanda is feeling calm, focused, and ready to learn. What zone is she in?
Green Zone
What are the Traffic Light steps meant to help you do?
Resolve a problem with a peer.
What is one Circle time expectation?
Sit in a circle
Speaker is the one with the talking piece
What is said in Circle stays in Circle
Respect what others share (no laughing at/interrupting)
This morning Mr. Camy woke up and felt ready to take on the day. He was prepared for class, energized, and excited to check off tasks from his to-do list.
Hard-working Henry
What is the Upstairs and Downstairs brain?
Upstairs: Clear-headed, calm, focused, ready to learn, happy, using self-control.
Downstairs Brain: Frustrated/upset, can't think clearly, overwhelmed, losing self-control.
Mason did not get any sleep last night and had a long and annoying bus trip this morning. He feels irritated when he gets to school and the work he has to do is confusing. Mason gets so frustrated that he leaves the classroom. What zone is he in?
Red Zone
What are the Traffic Light steps?
Red- Stop, take a deep breath.
Yellow- Identify the problem, think of a solution.
Green- Present a solution, try it out
How many Class Dojo points is one Center Token worth?
5 points
A driver tailgated Mr. Salazar home yesterday. Mr. Salazar was driving the speed limit, but the driver behind him wanted him to go faster. The driver passed Mr. Salazar and shouted at him right before he cut him off.
Mean Martin
Everyone--kids and adults--feel frustrated, stressed, or overwhelmed sometimes and need to use techniques to calm their mind/body.
TRUE - Everyone feels these emotions and must learn to manage them in a safe and positive way.
Sandra's grandpa was hospitalized over the weekend because he was feeling very sick. He had fever and a cough, and now Sandra is worried that her grandpa might have COVID. She feels anxious about it all day at school and she finds it hard to focus her mind on her tasks.
Yellow Zone
Name the Step:
Garret and Anisa agree to share the art materials so they both get to use them.
Green: Try out the solution
In "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back", Luke trains with Yoda. During his Jedi training, Yoda tells Luke to use the force to lift his ship out of the swamp. Luke says, "I can't, it's too big...You want the impossible."
Is this a growth or fixed mindset?
Fixed mindset
Ms. Krystal is always in charge of organizing family events. She makes a guest and makes sure to call everyone to remind them of what food/item they will bring to the gathering. She gives tasks to family members to get done and checks on them to make sure it's getting taken care of. She chooses the theme, decorations, music, and date.
Bossy Betty/Hard-working Henry
Matt is doing math work with a tech. He starts to get frustrated because he doesn't understand the directions. He gets annoyed with the tech and his heart starts to beat a little faster and his mind feels foggy and unfocused. He crosses his arms and says, "I'm not doing this stupid work." He loses minutes off of Free Time and ends up having to do the work instead. What could Matt have done differently?
Matt could have said: "I'm frustrated, I need a break", and asked for clearer help when he came back from break.
Devon is not interested in the art project that the whole class is doing. He'd rather do P.E. or play with his fidget item. He is bored and wants to move on to something different.
Blue Zone
Ethan is trying to focus on his reading work but Tina keeps whistling and tapping her pencil on her desk. Ethan is starting to get frustrated so he stops and takes a deep breath. Then he says, "Tina, can you stop making noise until break time? I'm trying to concentrate."
What two steps did Ethan use?
Red - stop and take a breath
Yellow- suggest a solution
Which football team's colors are green and orange, and its fans are nicknamed "Cheese-heads"?
Sara and Victor are good friends. Olivia always tries to hang out with them during break, but she is not like most students. Olivia is a little awkward and doesn't know how to make friends. Sara always makes fun of Olivia and calls her names; she says Olivia is annoying and wishes she was in a different class. Victor tries to be a friend to Olivia and does his best to include her because he knows it's hard for her to make friends.
Sara: Mean Martin
Victor: Kind Kevin
Hanna is angry because Jayden punched her on the playground. Her heart is beating fast and she wants to hit him back; she does not care about the consequences or care to calm down. Is she using upstairs brain or downstairs brain thinking?
Downstairs
Jared is has been waiting for Fun Friday all week. He's been looking forward to watching the movie, having treats, and having extra Social Time. He's especially excited to see the class pet.
Yellow Zone
If the Traffic Light technique doesn't solve the problem between you and your peer, what can you try next?
Ask an adult for help in solving the problem.
How many movies are in the Skywalker Saga?
Bonus: Name them all
9
Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Episode IV: A New Hope
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Episdoe VI: Return of the Jedi
Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker