Gratitude or Attitude
Tim’s mom made him his favorite dinner, once he finished eating. He noticed the sink was loaded with pots, pans, and dishes. Tim said to his mom, “Don’t worry, I got this! I’ll do the dishes tonight”.
Gratitude. Tim did something nice for his mom to show how much he appreciates her making his favorite dinner.
What does it mean to blurt? And what are three strategies you can use to help you not blurt in class.
Blurting - is when we talk out of turn, or say something without using our social filter. You can raise your hand - wait to be called on, write your thoughts down on paper, observe the room (ex. is it appropriate time to talk out loud/what is everyone doing), take a pause - think about how others are going to react
After class the teacher left the students a piece of chocolate on their desk, you come into the room first, grab yours and see a chocolate bar on the desk next to you. You really want that extra piece of chocolate. What should you do? Take it or Leave it
Leave it. The chocolate was not left for you. That is someone else's personal property and not yours.
Malika dropped her phone and broke her cell phone case before school, mom ran out on her lunch break and picked up a new case for her phone from Five Below, she presented it to Malika after school. Malika said, “Ewww mom that case is so ugly. Why did you get me that one?
Attitude. Malika did not show appreciate for her mom, after she made a sacrifice for her.
Name three positive strategies I can use when I am feeling angry at home or school?
Take a breath, take a walk, use self talk, ask for a break, go for a run, shoot baskets, throw a football, draw, color
The teacher told us to put our cell phone in a box in the front of the room. The teacher stepped away from his desk to talk to someone at the door and was not facing the desk. I see my phone at the top of the box. (Take it or Leave it)
Leave it. Teacher gave you a directive and asking you to leave your cell phone in the box so you can focus on learning. Taking it back without asking is sneaky and they will be consequences if you get caught
You are walking in the hallway and someone holds the door open for you. You continue talking to your friend and do not say anything at all.
Attitude. When someone holds the door open for you, the expected behavior is to say "Thank you". To show appreciation for someone thinking of you.
Your in class and someone you keeps tapping their pencil behind you, which is really annoying you. You feel the urge to turn around and yell at them. How can you control your impulse to not react in frustration? What can you say or do that shows good self control?
Ask them politely to stop tapping there pencil. Ask to move your seat. Use headphones or earbuds to block out the noise.
It is pizza party in class at school, the teacher says "Everyone can come up and take a slice of pizza."
(Take it or leave it)
Take it. The teacher openly invited everyone to come up and get a slice of pizza.
The landlord increased the price of rent, so your (mom, dad, grandma) has needed to work extra hours to cover the cost. Name 3 things you can do at home to help and express your gratitude.
Clean your room, offer to help cook dinner, clean the dishes, do the laundry, fold clothes
You can send message expressing concern and restate your message. (I am reaching out again, I haven't heard from you is everything okay. Let me know. I would like to hang out on Saturday are you free?
Leave it. Teacher only said, take a slice, which means only one. Sneaking another one without permission is considered stealing.
Your teacher hands you a series of 15 math word problems, you complete it and hand it in. Your teacher summons you to his desk after you complete it and says, “You did a pretty good job, you got most of the answers correct. You only got 3 wrong. I want you to go back and try those 3 problems again. I circled the words you need to focus on so you know if it is an addition or subtraction problem. You respond, “ God, why do you always do this to me. I am not doing this again, bruh!”
Attitude. Your teacher is trying to help you learn. He circled the words in the problem and gave you a compliment. You can say,
Thanks (insert name) for the feedback, I will try it again.
Which are the two acronyms below that are used to help us with self-control?
STOP, STIC, ESCAPE
STOP - Stop/pause, Take a breath, Observe your thoughts feelings/emotions , Proceed with more awareness
STIC - Stop, Take a Breath Imagine the Future, Choose
In class, I see that another student has left his earbuds in the pocket of his hoody. He left his hoody on his chair, when he left the classroom to go to the bathroom I accidentally left my earbuds at home, and I can only listen to music on my phone or iPad during class break time if I have my earbuds, so I don't distract others in the room. I really want to listen to my music. What should I do? Take it or Leave it
Leave it. This is not your personal property. You need to ask permission to ask someone else to use their earbuds.