Brain Tree
The roots of our brain tree represent this part of our brain.
What is the brain stem?
There are this many categories on our Strengths wheel.
What is 8?
Who recently won the Men's College Basketball National Championship?
Who is UConn?
The first stop on our railroad.
What do I notice in my body?
The right way to approach our teacher if we are having problems.
We talked about this one.
The limbic system controls these two things.
Give me 4 categories from our strengths wheel.
What is mental health, physical health, family support, positive friends, mentors, spirituality, generosity, and healthy activities?
Who recently won the Women's College Basketball Championship?
Who is LSU?
The second stop on our railroad.
What emotion am I feeling?
A positive friend in the classroom looks like this.
What is shows patience, kindness, and gratitude?
Give me an example of what may happen if our trunk gets too big.
What are emotions being too big and hard to find healthy ways to release those emotions?
Tell me what a positive friend looks like.
What does helping others, leading by example, and learning from mistakes look like?
Name me the Denver Broncos new head coach.
Who is Sean Peyton?
The third stop on our railroad.
How big is my emotion?
The word grit means this.
What is showing determination and pushing forward even if it is not easy?
Give me an example of how you keep a healthy and balanced brain tree.
What is taking care of our basic needs, managing healthy emotions, and making smart choices?
Tell me how you can be a mentor to someone.
What do honesty, kindness, and lead by example look like?
The name of the Rockies mascot.
Who is Dinger?
The fourth stop on our railroad.
How do I regulate this emotion?
True/False- It is okay to judge a friend for a mistake they have made.
What is false?
The frontal lobe controls this.
What is decision-making?
Tell me what extended or chosen family is.
What are cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents and what are people that are not related but are looked at as family?
Name me at least three Colorado Rockies players currently.
Who is Kris Bryant, Charlie Blackmon, Kyle Freeland, Brendan Rodgers, CJ Cron?
We relate our emotions to a train on tracks for this reason.
What are our emotions are like a train on tracks because if we do not stay regulated we can get off track and make it harder for ourselves to get back on track and move forward again?
Give me examples of what self-control looks like in the classroom.
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