Classroom
You forget your homework at home. What is the Size of the Problem?
Small Problem
They don't have anything you like to eat in the cafeteria and your forgot your lunch at home. What is the Size of the Problem?
Small Problem
You are tired in class so you put your head down. Your teacher asks you to sit up but you ignore her. Expected or Unexpected? How would this make your teacher feel?
Define: Coping Strategy
Something you do to help you cope with or manage your feelings/emotions. Something that can help you regulate/calm your body.
Name 1 thing you are good at.
*****Answer could be anything that you think is a positive about you*****
Your teacher pairs you with someone that you don't get along with for an assignment.
Small Problem
You are walking to sit down with your lunch tray and you drop your tray on the floor.
Medium Problem.
You don't feel like doing your work so instead you lay on the floor. Expected or Unexpected? How does your teacher feel when you do this? How do classmates feel? What should you do if you don't feel like doing your work?
Someone is making fun of you at lunch and calling you names. What can you do?
Multiple answers could be correct.
You don't get along with your teacher. You seem to always be arguing. Find something positive to say about your teacher.
Could be multiple answers.
Someone next to you is being disruptive while your teacher is teaching. Your teacher turns around and thinks it is you and tells you to stop.
What is the Size of the Problem? What would be an appropriate reaction?
Medium problem. Remain calm and say nothing. -could be multiple answers
You are playing soccer and someone trips you. You fall and scrape your leg. You get up and push the kid that tripped you. Expected or Unexpected? How do the other kids around you feel? What should you do if this happens?
Unexpected. Worried about playing with you. Recognize that it may have been an accident. If it wasn't an accident, tell the adult on duty.
Your teacher sends you to a buddy room. Instead of going to the buddy room, you walk to the bathroom, get a drink, and stop and talk to a friend before going to the buddy room. Expected or Unexpected? How would your teacher feel? What should you do?
Unexpected. Frustrated. Follow your teachers directions.
Not appropriate. Ignore them.
It's Friday but you are having a bad day. You spilled milk on your shirt, you tripped in the cafeteria, kids were laughing at you, you are tired, and your teacher yelled at you. Find something positive to say about your day.
Multiple answers could apply.
A student in class becomes very upset and starts screaming and yelling at the teacher. What is the Size of the Problem for you? How does it make you feel? What should you do?
No problem for you. Could make you feel upset, annoyed, worried, stressed, etc. Just ignore it, the teacher will handle it.
You are at recess and some kid comes up to you and starts to push you from behind. They say they want to fight you. What is the Size of the Problem? How should you respond?
Big Problem or Gigantic Problem. Walk away and go talk to an adult.
You are at lunch and someone throws a wrapper at you. You respond by throwing a banana peel at them. The teacher on duty tells you to go to the office. You start screaming at them that you didn't start it but they won't listen so you refuse to go to the office. Expected or Unexpected? How does the teacher you yelled at feel? How do the kids sitting around you feel? What can you do?
Unexpected. Nervous. Annoyed. Stressed. Follow the directions and go to the office. Once in the office and talking to principal or assistant principal, then you can explain to them what happened. Also, you shouldn't have thrown anything back at the person and instead told the staff in the cafeteria that someone threw something at you.
You are in class and you feel hyper. You have alot of energy but don't know how to get it out. You get up in the middle of your teacher teaching and start walking around. Is this appropriate? What is something you can do to help get out your energy?
Not appropriate. Ask to take a break. Ask to go to the bathroom or get a drink.
Name three things that make you a good friend. Name three qualities that you would make someone a good friend to you.
Could be multiple answers.
Your teacher accuses you of cheating on your test and says she is going to give you a zero. You didn't cheat. What is the Size of the Problem? What can you do?
Big problem. Try to talk to your teacher about it later with a calm voice. If that doesn't work, try to talk to principal or assistant principal.
At recess, your friends tell you that they don't want to hang out with you anymore because you get in trouble too much in class. You start yelling at them. Expected or unexpected? How are your friends going to feel? What can you do?
Unexpected. Frustrated. Try to turn your behavior around to show them that you can listen in class and have better behavior.
Your parent tells you that you are grounded from your phone for the next week because you haven't turned in any of your homework. You start screaming at your parent and throwing things in your room. Expected or Unexpected? How is your parent going to feel? What should you do?
Unexpected. Frustrated. Sad. Upset. Start turning in your work. Accept your punishment. You made the choice to not do your work, now you have to deal with the consequences.
Your are feeling frustrated with your teacher in class because you feel like they are picking on you. Everything you do, they call you out on but when others do the same thing, they don't say anything. You are starting to feel upset but are trying to control your emotions. What can you do to cope with these feelings?
Ask for a break. Take deep breaths (cupcake breathing).
Name 5 things that your teacher's like about you.
Multiple answer possibilities.