Name That Feeling
This emotion often makes your face smile and your heart feel light.
What is happiness?
This simple breathing technique helps calm the body by counting to four as you breathe in and out.
What is deep breathing?
This activity involves two people working together without speaking, relying on trust.
What is a trust walk (or Trust Bridge)?
Instead of yelling, this calm action helps when you're feeling angry.
What is walking away (or using coping skills)?
This classic playground game also helps with self-control—don’t move on red!
What is Red Light, Green Light?
You might feel this when someone breaks your trust or hurts your feelings.
What is sadness?
Writing your thoughts in a notebook to express your emotions safely is called this.
What is journaling?
This common classroom strategy divides a group’s task into small parts to get it done faster.
What is role assignment (or delegation)?
When you’re upset, this respectful way of communication can solve a problem.
What is using “I” statements (or talking it out)?
Counting backwards or naming things you can see, touch, or hear is this calming method.
What is grounding (or the 5-4-3-2-1 method)?
When your palms sweat and your heart races before a big test, you’re likely feeling this.
What is anxiety?
Taking a walk, squeezing a stress ball, or stretching are examples of this kind of coping.
What are physical coping skills?
A creative way teams can represent shared values using a drawing with four parts.
What is a team shield?
Listening to a peer’s idea even if you disagree shows this reaction.
What is respect (or compromise)?
This emotion builds like lava inside and can "erupt" if not controlled.
What is anger (or frustration)?
This emotion can come from unfair treatment and might make you want to shout or stomp.
What is Anger?
This technique helps change negative thoughts into helpful ones.
What is cognitive reframing (or positive self-talk)?
A game where a story is built one sentence at a time by each member of the group.
What is Build-a-Story Relay?
nstead of reacting right away, you can use this “sign” strategy to pause and think.
What is the Stop-Think-Choose-Act method?
You can train your brain like this to improve focus and resist distractions.
What is a muscle (or attention muscle)?
A complex emotion combining fear, sadness, and helplessness. It’s often felt after a loss.
What is grief?
This plan, often created in therapy, outlines steps to calm down and ask for help.
What is a cool-down plan?
A group must complete a challenge using only limited materials and cooperation.
What is the Build the Bridge Challenge (or Mission Accomplished)?
Responding to conflict by staying calm and asking for help is an example of this skill.
What is conflict resolution?
Recognizing your early warning signs and using a coping tool before you act is part of this essential skill.
What is emotional regulation?