Coping Skills
Feelings
Scenarios
Tell me about a time..
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What are coping skills?
Skills that help calm you down when you feel or are having big emotions.
100
What feeling do you think someone is feeling when they are crossing their arms, and looking down?
Angry, Mad, Upset
100
Lily and Nikki are friends at school, one day they were playing hide and seek and instead of hiding Nikki decided to go play with other friends and not tell Lily. How do you think Lily felt?
Mad, sad, etc.
100
Tell me about a time you felt anxious?
I felt anxious when...
200
What is line breathing? Demonstrate it.
Make shapes with your finger and breathing in and out following the shape outline.
200
When you see someone crying, looking down, and in armadillo mode, how do you think they are feeling?
upset, Sad etc.
200
You are playing a game in family therapy, and you THINK someone is cheating- What would you do?
Ask them nicely if they are playing fair, ask them to play fair if they are cheating. If they are not cheating, you should apologize for assuming.
300
What skill did we learn when we played school?
Hint: We related it to cake layers
Primary and Secondary Emotions, Primary emotions are emotions that are displayed on top, secondary emotions are emotions that are hidden on the bottom.
Example of Primary: Excited
Example of Secondary: Nervous
300
What is this a picture of? 
The Zones of Regulation
300
Two friends are equally upset at each other, and both go to tell an adult. How can you solve the problem, who is right?
No one is right, have the adult help both friends talk it out.
400
What is one healthy coping skill and one unhealthy coping skill?
Healthy: Deep breathes, going on a walking break
Unhealthy: Avoiding the problem
400
What is one healthy way you can communicate a big feeling?
Utilize a I feel statement
400
Zoey and Lily are sisters that like to spend time together. One day they were playing dolls together when they found one of their dolls broken. Lily and Zoey both blamed each other. What do you think happened? How can they solve the mystery of the broken doll?
First get a mediator (or third party) to help with the situation so it doesn't escalate. Then, investigate the doll to see if there are any clues on how it's broken. Solutions- possible try to get the doll fixed, both apologize and not blame each other.
500
What are some coping skills you are currently using in your life?
Exercise, meditation, self-care routine
500
Can you name 10 emotions?
Happy, Sad, Angry, Upset, Excited, Nervous, Anxious, Worried, Tired, and Bored.