Empathy & Bullying
What is empathy?
Feeling what someone else is feeling, or "putting yourself in their shoes."
What is self-control (or self-regulation)?
The ability to manage your actions, thoughts, and feelings.
What is the Zone used to describe feelings like happy, focused, and ready to learn?
The green zone.
What is your identity?
All the things that make you you, like your family, hobbies, beliefs, and culture.
What is a personal strength?
A positive quality or skill you are naturally good at, like being a great listener or problem-solver.
What is an upstander?
If you see a student being teased and you choose to tell a teacher or help the student walk away, you are acting as this.
What is an impulse?
A quick decision to react emotionally, often before thinking.
What is the Zone used to describe feelings like tired, sick, bored, or moving slowly.
The blue zone.
What is acceptance?
Respecting and celebrating the different backgrounds, traditions, and ways of life of people around you
If you help a classmate understand a math problem, your strength is likely this.
What is teaching (or explaining)?
What is bullying?
Repeatedly and intentionally harming another person or their belongings.
Why is it important to practice self control?
So you can make good choices and keep yourself and others safe.
What is the Zone you are in when you feel frustrated, anxious, a little nervous, or excited, but are not out of control.
The yellow zone.
What are three things that may be part of your identity?
Languages, Family Background, Cultural Traditions, Roles, Values, Beliefs, Religion, etc.
When you remember to bring your homework and turn it in on time, you are demonstrating this strength.
What is responsibility (or organization)?
What is empathizing?
Before speaking, pausing and thinking about how your words might make a sad friend feel.
A helpful thinking step you can use when you start to feel angry, often involving taking three deep breaths.
What is pausing (or taking a break)?
What is the Zone you are in when you are having big, intense feelings like rage, aggression, or panic?
The red zone.
What are values?
The things that you believe are important in your life, such as honesty, kindness, or fairness.
What is a weakness (or area for improvement)?
The opposite of a strength, this is something you want to get better at by practicing.
What are the four main types of bullying?
Physical, verbal, social (or relational), and cyber- bullying.
You are playing a game and your team loses, but you still shake the other team's hand and say "Good game!" What are you being in this moment?
A good sport.
Taking a walk, drinking water, hugging a stuffie, or taking deep breaths are all examples of what?
Coping Strategies
What is confidence?
A belief in your own abilities, judgment, and capacities, meaning you have trust in yourself and a sense of control in your life
Name a personal strength you have and how you use it to help your family or friends.