What is the size of the Problem?
Your teacher calls on you to read but you really do not like reading in front of the class.
Small. You can take a deep breath and do your best.
Your dog keeps annoying you during zoom so you let him outside in the backyard
Yes
Your sibling keeps teasing you
Ask them to stop
You don't like the color writing folder that you got when they were passed out.
Small
You forgot your lunch so you decide you just won't eat that day
No, you can ask for a lunch
Jessica tells you that she won't be friends with you unless you stop being friends with Jen.
Remind Jessica that you can have more than one friend and you get to choose who you are friends with
You have a math pre-test today and you did not study
Small. It's ok not to study for a pre-test because you haven't learned the material yet.
You are getting annoyed because someone keeps saying your name to pay attention. You say "ughh Isabella isn't paying attention either"
No
Your parent is going on a business trip and will be gone for 2 weeks
You overhear someone saying that they wanted to punch another student and were planning on doing it after school.
Medium. You could tell an adult to get some help.
You and Jenny don't get along well and your friend Emily asks Jenny to join your 4 square game. You leave to go and play something else.
You find out that you won't be able to go to the store after your mom told you earlier that you would be able to go
You can remind yourself you can go another time and find something else to do
Two of your friends had an argument and are not talking to each other.
Small (or medium?). You could stay out of it and let them work it out. But if they talk to you about it you might need to get help.
You argued with a friend so you write a narrative about it during ELA
no
During school, you find out that your sibling got hurt and had to go to the hospital
Stay calm and ask to talk to someone about it