Coping Skills
What is a coping skill/ When do we use it?
To calm down when we are upset/angry/sad
What are two things that make a good friend at school?
Being kind, sharing, helping out, playing at recess, uses kind words, safe, etc.
What is the difference between the tornado and the starfish?
Tornado is when we are high energy, crazy, running around. Starfish is when we are low energy, lazy, or listening calmly.
When someone is talking, what should you be doing?
Who is a person that you can "Talk it out" to?
Teacher, Mom, Dad, Counselor, Friend, Safe Adult, etc.
Voice, Body, Face
You are at home and playing outside
Tornado
What do you have to do to answer a question or share out in group?
Raise your hand
What is something that you can do at home to calm down when your feeling upset?
Read, take a break in my room, get a snack, drink some water, go for a walk outside, get a squishy, etc.
What should you do if you see that you friend is sitting alone and has there head down? How do they feel?
They are sad, help them by asking what's wrong, talk to a teacher, ask them to play, etc.
You are reading in your classroom
Starfish
How should we talk to friends that are in group?
Use kind words, not talking over each other, asking questions if confused
What is something that you can do at school to calm down?
Take a bathroom break, count to ten, finger breathing, get a drink, talk to a teacher, etc.
You said something mean to your friend and now they don't want to play with you. What should you do?
Apologize, explain why you said those mean things, talk to a teacher, etc.
You are in gym class
What is Ms. Harkness' favorite color?