Problem Solving
A classmate keeps whispering to you as the teacher is talking, what do you do?
quietly tell the person that you are trying to listen to the teacher and ask them to stop, if they don't you can tell the teacher.
What are coping skills?
What are strategies or methods that you use to help you overcome strong emotions.
You find an inappropriate note in the hallway, what do with it?
Turn it into an adult.
How can you try to make new friends at the middle school?
What is do group projects in your classes, talking to friends at lunch and in phys. ed.
What are some emotions you may feel before starting a new school?
What is anxiety, nervous, scared, excited, happy, and sad.
During middle school you may finish an assignment early and have to wait for others, what can you do that is appropriate?
Work on other homework, read a book, ask the teacher if you need to makeup any work.
What kind of coping skills do you use when you are angry when you are in school or another public place?
What is counting, taking deep breaths, take a walk, talk to an adult.
You are experiencing a bully at school what can you do
tell a trusted adult, walk away, ignore them
You meet new friends and want to hang out with them but they want to go see a horror movie and you can't sleep after watching scary movies, what do you do?
Decline the offer this time but tell them you want to do another activity sometime.
WHat are some kind actions to do to show people kindness?
share, talk to them, listen to them, don't say mean things
You ride the bus and when you get on the only seat left is next to a girl that always picks her nose and eats it, and kids say she smells bad. Now kids are picking on you for sitting with her, what do you do?
You can ignore them, make friends with the girl and help her make other friends.
What kind of coping skills do you use if you are too excited?
What is taking deep breaths, think of a neutral tone of voice, squeeze hands, stretch.
You find out you are having a surprise assignment in your hardest class, you haven't studied, what can you do?
Ask the teacher to read the test to you, take your time, read all of the questions, and double check your answers.
What are benefits of having good social skills?
You can communicate better, make more friends, get the help you need.
How might you feel when dealing with a bully?
You sit next to a kid that you have caught stealing erasers out of your locker and tries to copy your work, the teacher never catches them though, what do you do?
Write an incident report in the office, tell the teacher or talk to the student.
You ask a teacher if you can play a game on your chromebook and they say no, what do you do?
Accept that they have told you no and focus back on your work
The work is really hard this year, especially reading, you get frustrated because you don't understand it, what do you do?
Ask for help from a teacher or one of us
Give an example of positive social skills
eye contact, manners, asking questions
What does compromise mean?
Work out a solution to make everyone happy.
Someone is throwing paper towels at you in the bathroom, what do you do?
You tell a teacher, or write an incident report in the office.
Someone keeps poking you in the shoulder with a pencil during class, what should you do?
What is tell the teacher, politely ask the person to stop, or ask to move your seat.
A student talks out of turn and yells out answers to questions without raising his hand, he is often loud and makes noises. He is often disruptive and disrespectful, what do you do?
Try your best to ignore him, or ask him if he needs help in a kind neutral tone voice.
Many people travel for the summer, sometimes you travel to family and friends houses, how can you behave to make your parents proud?
What is follow directions, play nice with other kids, be respectful towards adults.
What are some other terms that may be used when talking about teasing?