FACE AND BODY LANGUAGE TRUE/FALSE
Helpful or Not - why?
Miscellaneous
REACT or RESPOND
What do you say?
100
When the person you're speaking with looks bored, keep talking until they walk away.
What is FALSE
100
You are feeling mad at something that happened at school. When you get home, you refuse to talk about it.
Not Helpful - the first step of working through an emotion is talking about it.
100
What do you do when one friend says something mean about another one of your friends.
What is 1. "I like the shirt, but I wouldn't personally wear it" 2. "Hey man, that's not nice" 3. Not responding
100
The teacher tells you you can't go to the bathroom and you scream "I HAVE TO GO NOW, this isn't fair"
What is REACT. If you were to respond -you would take a breath, ask politely if they can let you know when you're able to take a bathroom break.
100
What would you say to someone who looks happy but you know they are feeling sad.
What is What is "Hey, I'm not sure if you feel like talking, but it's ok to be sad about ________" - I imagine I would feel the same way - I'm here if you want to talk about it.
200
When someone doesn't look interested in what you're talking about, ask them what they want to talk about.
What is TRUE
200
Someone looks sad at school, you tell them it's all going to be fine and to get over it.
Not helpful - everyone is allowed to feel the way they do. Letting them know it's ok to be sad and asking if there is something you can do to help would be more helpful in this situation.
200
How do you respond when a friend tells you that you lied to them, but you didn't.
What is "I'm sorry that you feel that way, but I did tell the truth, and I didn't mean to make you feel that way"
200
Someone pushes you while you're playing basketball outside. You take a breath, tell them you don't like getting pushed and walk away until you're calm.
What is RESPOND. Thinking through the situation and using appropriate behaviour to de-escalate the situation.
200
What would you say to someone who is getting frustrated in class and is sitting in the seat beside you
What is "Hey, you seem frustrated - that makes sense, this stuff is hard - let me know if you need some help and maybe we can work through it together"
300
When someone is upset, they will want to be alone.
What is TRUE AND FALSE -explain
300
You feel overwhelmed with homework tonight. You also want to play outside on the street with friends. You decide to play outside first, and leave homework for later.
HELPFUL and/or NOT HELPFUL If you feel overwhelmed- you may get more stressed out later when there is less time. You may find it helpful to play outside for half an hour, and then set a timer for an hour to focus on homework. TIMERS can be helpful to manage time.
300
When you're trying to make a new friend, and they want to play another game, do you ask them if you can join them or do you keep doing the game you want to do.
What is "Would it be okay if I joined you in that game?" Or "Sure -let's play that game for 10 minutes, and then maybe we can play this game for 10 minutes after?"
300
You yell out an answer when the teachers asks a question to the class.
What is REACT
300
What is a validating statement?
Validating is recognizing how someone is feeling, and letting them know however they feel is important and OK. Also letting them know if they need help, you are there for them.
400
If your friends are over and you're tired, you should push yourself and not go to sleep to look cool
What is FALSE
400
You tell mom you don't want to listen to her and she doesn't know how you feel.
NOT HELPFUL -help mom understand how you feel by talking to her.
400
What do you do if a friend tells you a secret and you accidentally tell someone.
What is "I'm sorry for telling your secret, I didn't mean to make you feel upset, I know you feel angry and it was not my intention, and I won't do it again"
400
You get up and push through everyone to be first in line when the teacher says you are going for recess in 5 minutes.
What is REACT
400
Give an example of a validating statement for someone who is angry they weren't chosen for the basketball team.
"I know you're feeling mad about not getting on the team, that makes sense - it's ok to feel mad -I would feel the same way. Is there anything I can do to help?, I'm always here if you want to talk or vent, I know it's frustrating"
500
Looking at someones ears, nose, mouth and forehead is still making eye contact
What is TRUE
500
What do you do if your mom is on the phone and you really want to ask her a question about tomorrow?
What is Wait until she is off the phone, OR write her a note with your question on it
500
Your mom tells you to go to bed, but you're not finished your game. You take a breath, tell her that you will close the computer now and get ready for bed.
What is RESPOND.
500
You are upset that you're not in the same class as your friends. Your parent tells you to get over it -it will be fine and there's no reason to be upset. What could you say?
What is "I know you think it's not a big deal, but it's something that makes me upset. It's ok to feel upset and I will work through it -it would be helpful if you could understand how I'm feeling and help me work through it"
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