What can I do?
You are working on a math worksheet and it feels like it is too hard and you want to give up. What could you say or do?
Raise your hand for help from an adult.
Was this appropriate?
You are stuck on a math question and everyone else is already done. You decide to put your head down and close your eyes because it is too hard.
Inappropriate. You could ask for help.
Everyone at lunch is talking about a hockey game they watched and you didn't see it. No one is talking to you. How might you feel? What could you do to help yourself?
Left out, sad, upset. You could ask them what happened at the game or try to be apart of the conversation by asking questions or making appropriate comments about hockey.
Your class is reading a story and you didn't hear the story because you were thinking about something else. What could you do to help yourself?
Ask for help from your teacher, read the story again
Your teacher didn't understand you when you tried to explain something to her. You decided to get upset and stomp your feet because you feel misunderstood. Was this appropriate?
Inappropriate. Try to tell your teacher a different way or tell him/her how you are feeling.
Your friends are going to a movie tonight and they invite you. They tell you to not tell any other friends because they don't like them. How might they feel? What could you do to help?
left out, upset. You could tell them that isn't very nice or say you will go to the next movie when everyone is included.
Your classmate is distracting you during a lesson. What can you say or do to help?
Tell them the teacher is talking, Ask the teacher for help or that you are distracted
You forgot to do your homework and your teacher is having the class turn it in right now. You make up answers and try to copy off your classmate's work to get it done quickly. Was this appropriate?
Inappropriate. Be honest with your teacher and explain what happened. Ask if you can have another chance to do it again.
One of your classmates is being made fun of during recess. How may they feel? What could you do to help?
Sad, bullied. Ask help from a teacher, ask the classmate to go play a different game, say that isn't very nice
Your teacher gave instructions for an activity but you didn't understand what he/she said. What could you do?
Ask for help or to repeat the question again, look for written instructions or visuals around the environment
Your best friend in your class wants to goof around throw a toy around they just got. You tell them that the teacher is talking and you don't want to do that right now. Was this appropriate?
Yes!
Your friend falls on the ice and everything in their backpack falls out. He sighs and starts to cry. How do they feel? What could you do to help?
Embarassed, upset, hurt. You could help them up or pick up their things.
Your teacher wrote something on the board that you can't see. What could you do to help yourself?
You could raise your hand to ask the teacher what it says or if you can get up to look at it more closely.
There is a school fire drill coming today and you really do not like noise. It makes you feel anxious about hearing the loud noise unexpectedly. You decide to cover your ears for the rest of the day and not focus in class because you are anticipating the noise. Was this appropriate?
Inappropriate. Ask a teacher if you can get help or headphones.
You have a new classmate join you in the middle of the school year. They don't know anyone and they looked lonely in the lunchroom. How do they feel? What could you do to help?
Lonely, sad, scared. You could ask to sit by them, get to know them, or introduce yourself.