The Brain
Flipping one's ______ describes the hand model of the brain
Lid
How did people react in the scary snowman video?
Flight, Fight Freeze
Self regulation is when I can: sleep, eat and play soccer in class during class time. TRUE OR NOT TRUE?
NOT TRUE, explain why is not true
Can you remember one activity we did together that help us feel calmer?
Prompts: box breathing Square breathing 5-4-3-2-1, cookie breathing
I know that I am HAPPY when______ and my body feels____ I know that I am ANGRY when_______and my body feels_______
No right or wrong
What is the alarm system of our brain?
The Amygdala
Sometimes I feel like a statue and I cannot move my legs. What is happening to me?
I am in the freeze state
Which of these 3 things did the cookie monster do to distract himself and not eat the cookies? - Belly breaths- Talk about something else - singing a son
All 3 strategies
This is a coping skill that you can use when you feel frustrated or upset ____________
breathing Move your body, find 5 things i can see, hear and feel in the room
Everyone experiences emotions in the same WAY!RIGHT OR WRONG?
wrong
This part of the brain helps us make good decisions and resolve problems
The prefrontal cortex
Sometimes I feel like a volcano and I am so angry. What is happening to me?
Fight
Tell me 3 things that helps you when you feel angry
no right or wrong answer
When you feel calmer you are better able to
no right or wrong answer
true or false: only kids, not adults, need to use coping strategies
False
This part of the brain ensures that our lungs breathe, our heart beats and our eyes blink!
The brainstem!
You walk into your class late and the teacher tells you that you missed our test. What is your first reaction?
Not right or wrong answer: it can be fight, flight, freeze
Is it okay to ask for help when you have big feelings?YES OR NO
Yes explain why
Can you name 3 things that you can do to move your body and help it settle?
Jumping Jacks, dancing, wiggle your hands or toes
The paper airplane activity was helpful to learn about_____
Flight
I am big on Saturday and Sunday.
I am small on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
I am not on Monday and Friday.
What am I?
The letter S
Choose one and explain in your own words what are: Fight, flight, freeze
No right or wrong
Often times, we may feel upset when things happen that we cannot change or influence. In everyone’s life, there are always things that we can influence, and things that we cannot influence. Can you share 3 things that you can influence?
no right or wrong answer
Let's pretend out bodies are like pans. In the simmering stage, you have a terrible mood and out of control behaviors. TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE: the simmering stage is when you have good, happy thoughts and nice behaviors
A fun moment I had in the group was______because_______
no right or wrong answer