Body Language
The person you are talking to is facing you, nodding their head, and smiling. Are they listening and enjoying the conversation?
Yes!
What can you do if your friend is feeling sad?
You can listen to them, offer support, try to cheer them up
What might you feel if someone you are trying to talk to is ignoring you?
Sad, confused, or upset
Nonverbal Body Language: Scared
How does someone feel if their body is tense, their arms are crossed, and their face is scrunched up?
Angry or mad
You don't understand the work you are supposed to do. What can you do??
Ask a Teacher, Parent, or Friend for help
True or False. When someone says you did something wrong they are being mean.
False- most of the time when someone tells you that you have done something wrong they are only trying to help you.
What can you do if your teacher tells you to correct your work but it makes you feel angry or sad that you did it wrong?
Ask if you can take a break/drink of water, take deep breaths, then tell yourself you can make the corrections
Show me how you would look if you were feeling bored
Hunched over, head in hands, looking around, sighing
You are at recess and a friend asks you to play basketball but you don't want to play basketball. What can you do?
You can say, no thanks, I don't really feel like playing basketball. Then you can ask them if they want to do something else such as draw or play tetherball.
Why is it important to stay on topic during a conversation?
It makes others happy, shows you are interested
What can you do if you are feeling frustrated?
Talk to your parents, therapist, teacher. Use one of your coping skills.
Change the topic, ask them what they want to do
You are working on writing but don't know how to spell a word. What can you do?
Sound it out the best you can, look up the spelling, ask a friend, parent, or teacher
What is the best way to deal with a student in your class that won't stop talking to you.
Let the student know you can't talk now, as you are trying to listen to the teacher. Ask them if they could talk more during lunch
Name one place where you feel calm and safe
Bedroom, game room, ect.
How does some look when they are feeling upset?
looking down, slouched shoulders, may be frowning or have tears in their eyes
You keep trying to do a math problem and feel frustrated because it isn't correct.
Take a break and try again, take deep breaths, raise your hand and ask for help.
What can you do if your friend is mad at you for something you did or said to them?
Apologize, say sorry
You forgot to take your deep breaths and yelled and threw things when you were mad. What do you do now?
Apologize, clean up the mess, talk about what happened and what you can do next time.