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.
What is your favorite subject at school?
Answer varies.
How can you try to make new friends at school?
What is do group projects in your classes, talk to friends at lunch, PE, or join after-school group.
What are some emotions you may feel before starting something new?
What is anxiety, nervous, scared, excited, happy, and sad.
During 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.
What subject do you find the most challenging at school?
Answer varies.
You meet new friends and want to hang out with them but they want to do something you don't like - bowling, skating, etc
Decline the offer this time but tell them you want to do another activity sometime.
What are some actions you do to show people kindness?
share, talk to them, listen to them, help them
You miss something that was said on the announcements because your classmates were talking.
wait until announcements are over and ask a friend or teacher if they heard what had been said
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.
What are two underlying emotions that anger masks
jealousy, embarrassment, hurt, fear, sadness, guilt
You want to speak to your teacher, but they are giving directions to your whole class.
hold your question until they are done giving directions, wait until after class
You ask a teacher if you can play a game on your laptop and they say no, what do you do?
Accept that they have told you no.
The work is really hard this year, especially reading, you get frustrated because you don't understand it, what do you do?
Ask the teacher or a friend for help. Use coping skills.
Give an example of a social skill that might need some work.
Up to discretion
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, try talking to him and advocate for yourself, talk to the teacher after class
Many people travel for vacations. Sometimes you travel to family and friends houses. What are some things you can do when meeting new people?
Greet others, ask questions about their interests, treat them with respect, etc.
How do you feel about school and why?
Answers vary