Problem Solving
A classmate keeps talking to you as the teacher is talking, what do you do?
- Kindly ask them to stop and tell the person that you are trying to listen to the teacher
- If they don't, you can tell the teacher.
What are coping skills?
Strategies or methods that you use to help you overcome strong emotions.
Provide an example of a rude interruption
Answer varies.
How can you try to make new friends at school?
Work with others in your class
Talk to friends at lunch, PE, or join after-school group
Be kind and polite during activities in class
What are some emotions you may feel before starting something new?
Anxiety, nervous, scared, excited, happy, sad, etc.
Another student said something unkind to you in the hallway. What should you do?
- Ignore what the other student said
- Use a coping strategy like taking deep breaths
- Tell the other student, "That wasn't nice. Please don't talk to me like that",
- Tell a teacher
What kind of coping skills can you use when you are angry when you are in school or another public place?
-Counting
- Taking deep breaths
- Take a walk
- Talk to an adult.
Name one important strategy for starting a conversation
- using common interests
- recent events
- shared experiences
You meet new friends and want to hang out with them but they want to go see a scary 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 had your hand raised, but your teacher didn't call on you.
- Keep your hand raised and wait for your teacher to notice you a little later in the discussion
- Lower your hand and listen
- Raise your hand again when there is another opportunity
What kind of coping skills do you use if you are too excited?
- Take deep breaths,
- Squeeze hands
- Stretch
- Take a walk
- Fidget
Name one negative conversation strategy
answer varies
- Ignoring the other person
- Using an inappropriate tone of voice
- Saying unkind things
What are benefits of having good social skills?
It makes it easier to communicate with others
It makes it easier to make friends
It makes it easier to get the help you need
What are some ways that teamwork can be beneficial?
- Builds relationships and friendships with peers
- Other team members can help bring new ideas that you might not have thought of
- Builds skills that you will use all throughout your life
You want to speak to your teacher, but they are talking to another adult or student
- Wait until they are done speaking with the adult or student
- Use a coping strategy like taking deep breaths or using a fidget until they are available to talk
- Write what you have to say down so you can ask your teacher later
- See if there is another teacher available to answer your question
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. If you need to, use a coping strategy.
Name one nonverbal strategy to use during conversation
maintain eye contact
personal space
Smiling/Facial expressions
Another student in class keeps tapping their pencil on their desk and it is annoying you.
- Politely ask them to stop tapping their pencil
- Ask to move somewhere else in the classroom
- Put headphones on so you can't hear the tapping
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?
- Ignore them and leave the bathroom
- Ask them to stop. You could say something like "Please stop throwing paper towels at me. That's not okay."
- Tell a teacher or staff member
Someone keeps poking you in the shoulder with a pencil during class, what should you do?
- Tell the teacher
- Politely ask the person to stop
- Ask to move your seat
Why is it important to not share too much personal information when starting a conversation with someone
- want to get to know the other person and let them have time to talk
- make sure everyone is comfortable with the conversation
What are some things you can do when meeting new people?
- Greet others
- Ask questions about their interests
- Listen to their answers and act interested
- Treat them with respect
Why is the tone that you use with others important?
- Shows respect
- Different tones convey different meanings
- Prevents misunderstandings
- Better outcomes