Vocabulary
True/False
Random Trivia
What are strategies we use to deal with strong emotions?
Discussion/What can cause...
100

Denial

What is feeling or declaring  something to be untrue.


100

The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean on the planet Earth.

What is the false?  It is the Pacific Ocean.

100

How many colors are in the rainbow?

What is seven?

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

100
What is an example of a mindfulness strategy that people can use to relax their bodies and mind?

What is deep breathing? Breathing through the nose and out of the mouth slowly.

What is visualization? Close your eyes and visualize a cozy, safe place.


100

Name three things that research has proven that can cause happiness?


Playing a favorite game, being with friends or family members, enjoying activities, being in nature, playing a sport, laughing/humor.

Where in your body do you feel happiness?

200

 Scared or Afraid


What is A feeling you have when you fear something bad will happen to you or someone else.

200

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting the Moon's shadow on Earth


What is true?  

200

What is the best selling item at McDonalds?

What are french fries?

200

When a kid needs someone to talk to, who can they go to? 

A safe adult.

A friend.

A Social worker or teacher at school.

Our peer group at the Center for Grieving.

200

What can cause fear?


Being home alone, someone is very ill, you hear strange noises, it's dark outside, having homework to due etc...


What can you do to change this feeling?

300

Happiness Guilt

What is when we feel happy, it can make us feel  guilty and then we feel sadder than ever.


300

A mango has just one seed?

What is True?

 

300
What country invented ice cream?


Hint not the United States

The earliest evidence of anything approaching ice cream being made was in China in the Tang period (A.D. 618-907)

300

When someone has strong feels and feels the urgency to leave a situation, where could they go for a change of scenery? 

Take a walk in nature.

Relax under blankets in their room.

Go for a bike ride.

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300

What can cause anger?



You and your friend are in a argument, the adults in your life don't give you something you want, someone insults you, you are mad that life is not fair.

You are angry because someone died.

Is it ok to feel angry?

400

Resilience

What is the ability to handle challenges others found overwhelming.

You may have heard: He/she was resilient in the face of adversity.

400

The Amazon River has native dolphins.

What is true.

400

What is the official soft drink of Maine?

What is Moxie Soda?

Moxie means: force of character, determination, or nerve

400

When people journal they are.....

Writing down thoughts and feelings about what they experience.

Take time to draw and it relaxes them.


400

What can cause disappointment?


Your parent or another adult doesn't show up when they said they would, you did not get to say goodbye to a special person, you lost a sports game, your plans got rained out.

What else?

500

Grief


What is the feeling of deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death.

Grief is an ongoing process that can resurface at times. 

 

500

Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and considered a U.S. State.



What is False.  

Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S., but not a state. Puerto Ricans are considered citizens of the U.S. but they are not allowed to vote in our U.S. elections.

500

How many pounds of lobster are sold in Maine on average each year?

1 million, 10 million, 100 million, or 1 billion


About over 100 million lobsters are sold each year in Maine.

500

When someone walks away from a situation they may be taking time to.....


Leaving a conflict to gather thoughts, change their feelings, and control their behaviors.

500

What can cause denial? (You do not believe it or want to believe it, you may avoid something).

You're scared to get in trouble, you don't want to face your problems, you are trying to protect someone else, you do not want to believe something bad has happened etc.  

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