Useless Fun Facts
This country's national animal is a Unicorn.
Scotland
What are the main ways you can show "active-listening"?
Looking at the person, not talking, responding when they are done speaking, etc.
True or False?
You have control over your actions
True
Hearing this two-letter word from a friend and accepting it gracefully without pushing back or demanding a reason.
What is the word?
No
What are sentences called that you can tell yourself to build your self-confidence?
Positive affirmations
What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
The fear of long words
What is the best way to resolve conflict?
a. pretend nothing is wrong
b. get your friends involved
c. have a respectful conversation with the person you have a disagreement with.
C
What should you do if your friends start gossiping about someone you don't know?
Red or Green flag?
You receive a text from a friend asking how your day was and they hope you are doing okay.
Green
You are feeling discouraged because you keep messing up on an assignment. What should you do?
a. Give up. It's too hard.
b. remind yourself that improvement comes with practice
What letter doesn't appear in the name of any US state?
Q
Maintaining this during a conversation shows confidence, builds trust, and keeps both parties engaged.
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS :)
How can you communicate a boundary if someone is constantly touching your things without asking?
"I feel uncomfortable and upset when you touch my things without asking"
**remember those "I-statements"!! :)
Can you do hard things?
YES
What animal sweats milk?
Platypus
Starting sentences like this helps prevent the other person from feeling attacked or defensive.
I-statements
You watch a classmate take something out of someone else's bag. What should you do after you tell a teacher?
Let them handle it and do not spread gossip about the situation.
(Always remember things can look worse than they are! Maybe the person was asked to retrieve an item on purpose. Best thing to do is let a teacher handle it)
What is the best thing to do if someone is asking you to keep conversations a secret from your parents?
a. quit talking to them
b. tell them you are uncomfortable doing that
c. tell all your friends that they are a creep
B
or
A and B
Did you make progress this summer?
YES
How old is the oldest person alive?
116
This communication method involves both people giving up a piece of what they want to reach a mutual agreement.
Compromise
Your friend tells you that they saw someone get in trouble by a teacher for cheating. What should you do?
a. tell your other friends
b. mind your own business
B. B. B. B.!!!!!!!!
Who should you go to if someone constantly crosses a boundary you have?
A trusted adult
This inner voice combines conscious thoughts with unconscious beliefs and biases and is useful when it is positive, talking down fears and strengthening confidence.
Positive self-talk :)