Size of the problem
You dropped your lunch tray but someone helped clean it up.
small Problem
You are late to class because you couldn't find your notebook.
you're running late to class; could not find notebook
You are about to take a big math test and you are feeling nervous. You have butterflies in your stomach and your hands feel sweaty.
butterflies in stomach, sweaty hands.
Your friend accidentally called you a mean name during class
medium problem
You want to play soccer, but your friends want to play tag
You don't want to play tag
One of your friends keeps teasing you and you keep telling them to stop but they won't listen. Your face starts feeling hot and your fists are clenched
face feeling hot, clenched fists.
A classmate keeps threatening to hurt someone
big problem
Your internet stops working while you are doing an online assignment.
You can't complete your assignment because there is no internet.
You have to present your science project to the whole classroom. You start feeling nervous and your heart is racing, and you feel sweaty and shaky.
racing hear, sweaty and shaky.
You forgot your math book at home, and you have homework tonight
medium problem
A friend tells you that she is going to fight your friend but tells you not tell anyone
your friend fighting
You and your friend got into a fight. You start to feel really sad and you feel your eyes start to water, and your chest feels heavy.
You see a fire in the school
big problem
A new student is sitting alone every day and looks sad
The student is sitting alone everyday.
You parents tell you that you are going to Six Flags next weekend. You start to feel excited and you can't stop smiling, and your body feels full of energy.