Deep Breathing
Name a breathing technique
Box breathing, triangle breathing, high five breathing, 4-4-6, stuffy belly breathing
What kind of thoughts can he challenge
Negative thoughts, anxious thoughts, sad thoughts
What are your 5 senses
taste, touch, smell, hear, sight
What makes school stressful?
The work being hard, homework, friends
act out 4-4-6 breathing
Inhale for 4 hold for 4 exhale for 6
Why do we challenge our thoughts
To help our brain realize our thoughts are not correct
what is rainbow around the room and 5 senses coping skill
rainbow around the room is you look for something in the room for each color in the rainbow. 5 things you see, 4 things you touch, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, 1 thing you taste
What coping skills can you use when you are in class
rainbow around the room, 5 senses, deep breathing, challenging your thoughts, asking for help
Show me belly breathing, and high five breathing
lay on back and put a stuffy on your belly. Hold up your hand and trace your finger
Challenge this thought. No one likes me
That's not true my family loves me and I have a lot of friends.
What other coping skills can you use to help when we are feeling sensory overload
Eat something sour or minty, smell something, ask for a hug or make a blanket burrito, rocking, swinging
What can you do when a classmate upsets us
talk to them, tell a teacher, or ignore the person
Give me a time when you can use deep breathing
When you are mad, sad, anxious.
Challenge this thought. I was playing a game at recess and someone pushed me during the soccer game.. they were targeting only me.
It was just a part of the game, and everyone gets pushed. Or we are playing a physical game
What can cause you to have sensory overload?
If it is too loud, if there is too many things happening at once.
If we had a really bad day at school what can we do
Tell mom or dad, ask for some space when you get home, do a relaxation technique, make the day positive again, remember that tomorrow is a new day
What does deep breathing do for your body
What does it mean to be a thought detective
We find evidence for and against our thoughts to figure out if it is a fact or a feeling
Why is using our senses to calm down helpful?
Because it can distract you and calm your nervous system. It also bring you back to the here and now
A new school year can be stressful what can make it better
having a friend in your class, learning new cool things, having new school supplies.