Know Your Feelings
How you might feel if someone takes something that belongs to you
what is angry?
belly breathing and box breathing techniques can be helpful to calm down because they both focus on making sure your body is getting enough ___.
what is air, breath, or oxygen?
showing care, concern, and understanding for the feelings and needs of other people
what is empathy?
Something that causes you to act a certain way (e.g. someone calls you a name, so you smack them; the name calling was a ____ _____)
what is a behavioral trigger?
the best way to proceed when you are working on an assignment and don't understand it
what is asking for help?
How you might feel if you got very little sleep last night and still had school today
what is tired?
Taking a ____ ____ with a lap around the building is a great way to re-center and recharge outside of the classroom.
what is a movement break?
you pass a child crying in the hallways and can tell they are ___ because of their body language
what is sad? what is upset?
a common cause of negative behaviors that may occur when we haven't eaten in a while
what is being hangry? (hungry and angry)
a good way to fix things after you've done something to hurt another person
what is taking responsibility? what is apologizing?
how you might feel if someone gave you free cookies
what is happy? what is grateful?
answers will vary
your friend is fidgeting, sweaty, breathing fast, and cannot sit still, so you think they may be feeling ___
what is anxious? what is nervous?
having a consistent ____ schedule or routine at home is incredibly important in helping keep you centered and focused each day.
what is sleep?
A good way to respond when a peer has said or done something to make you upset or uncomfortable.
what is speaking with them? what is telling a trusted adult?
how you might feel if someone in the classroom was yelling and throwing things around
what is unsafe? what is uncomfortable? what is frustrated?
exercises to orient you to this present moment that can help with anxiety, panic, and other big feelings are called ____ ____
someone is standing with their arms crossed, red faced, and breathing heavily. You think they may be feeling ___.
what is angry? what is upset?
you're in a bad mood already, then you are given a difficult math assignment that you don't understand! Share how you might respond responsibly to this trigger.
answers will vary
listening when someone is speaking, using appropriate language, calling someone only by their preferred name, and making eye contact are all examples of showing someone ____.
how you might feel if your teacher scolded you in front of your peers
what is embarrassed? what is ashamed?
bilateral stimulation (e.g. butterfly taps) can help us process big feelings and involves:
what is stimulation to both sides of the body in turn, activating both sides of the brain for processing.
a peer checks in at a lower number than normal and declines to say why. Later, they are rude and snap at you. Your empathy skills lead you to understand that:
what is: they are in a bad mood and may need extra space and grace today
when highly emotional (super angry, sad, upset, etc.) your ___ ___ may step in and override your ability to be a logical thinker.
what is feelings brain? what is lizard brain? what is amygdala?
you are in a bad mood today and just want to be left alone. A great way to make this happen is to:
what is: let a trusted adult know and make a plan for staying safe, supervised, and unbothered today.