Thought or Feeling?
Lonely
Feeling. What is a thought you have when you feel lonely?
I have no friends, and no one likes me.
I like myself, and I can keep trying to meet new friends.
What do you get when you cross a snail with a porcupine?
a slowpoke!
A person you don't know comes to the door. What is your automatic thought?
What are some other possibilities?
You didn't finish your homework
Get a bad grade, get in trouble, stay in from recess
I'm so sad, how could this happen?
Thought. What is the feeling?
This homework is hard, I must not be smart.
Try, this is hard but I can do hard things!
How do they keep the basketball arena cool?
They fill it with fans!
You make a bad grade on a test. What is your automatic thought.
Let's reframe it...
You offer to play your siblings favorite game with them even though you don't usually like it that much.
You may: have fun
your sibling may do the same for you
your sibling may feel happy
Or something else!
I'm going to hit someone in the face!
Thought. What feeling is behind the thought?
I've had a bad morning, I'm just going to give up
I can keep trying. My day is good, even if I make a mistake.
Whay does it take pirates a long time to learn the alphabet?
Because they can spend years at C!
Someone makes fun of you at school.
Stand up for yourself using words (what would you say?)
Tell a teacher, parent or trusted adult
Talk to your friend about it and tell them how you feel
Any other ideas?
You could get in trouble too.
People may think you are also mean and may not want to be your friend.
Anything else?
Frustrated
Feeling. What would a thought be that goes with this feeling?
She looked at me with a mean face; she's so mean all of the time!
Maybe she wasn't looking at me and she was just thinking?
Maybe she is mean but there are nice people too in my class.
Maybe she's just having a hard day and she's not mean all of the time.
Would you rather be sticky for the rest of your life of itchy for the rest of your life?
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You wave and say hello to your friend down the hallway, but they don't wave or say hello back.
Maybe my friend didn't see me. I will walk over and try again.
You bottle up what you're feeling inside
Eventually, it gets too much, and it explodes, leaving an even bigger mess!
When was the last time you were Embarassed and is that a thought or a feeling?
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I woke up late, didn't eat breakfast, and now I have to take a math test that I forgot to study for!
I will take a deep breath, do my best, and eat a snack or a big lunch.
If you could have a pet animal, what would you have and why?
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Your teacher gave you lots of math problems that you need to solve before you can go out for recess. You only have 5 minutes left and you aren't done.
I will ask my teacher if I can take the paper outside and finish it there.
Someone calls you a name at school and then you call them a name back or threaten them because they upset you.
I could get in trouble and visit the principal.
The other person would tell someone, and my family will get a phone call about me.