Brain
What are the two basic parts of the brain?
Upstairs and Downstairs
What are the four Zones of Regulation?
Red, Yellow, Green and Blue
How can taking care of your body help your mood?
It makes you feel more confident and less irritated.
What are some body clues that you are feeling angry?
Hot face, clenched fists, heavy breathing, heart racing faster, tense muscles
What is empathy?
Understanding another person's feelings and perspective.
What is the upstairs brain in charge of?
Thinking, Problem Solving, Stop and Think
What is an emotion you might feel in the Green Zone?
Calm, Focused, Ready to Learn, Happy, Confident, Content
What is one way you can take care of the outside of your body to boost your mood? (Hint: We do it every morning in group)
Deodorant, showering/wetwipt, clean clothes, lotion, cologne, washing hands.
Fill in the following: ____, Name your _____, and ____ down! Hint: It has a nice tune to it. Let's hope it didn't get stuck in your head.
Stop, Name your feeling, and calm down.
What is respect?
Treating someone the way you would like to be treated.
What is the downstairs brain in charge of?
Emotions, balance, memory
What is an emotion associated with the Red Zone of Regulation
Mad, Angry, Enraged, furious, out of control
How many hours of sleep is needed each night for a student in elementary school?
10-12 hours each night
Name a strategy for anger management.
Deep breathing; Star Breathing, stretching, movement, Fortnite dances, break to "cool down" spot, punching a pillow or beanbag, drawing, talking it out, taking a walk
Mark and CJ are arguing about whose turn it is to have the basketball first during their recess time. Mark feels like CJ always tries to take the ball first and calls foul a lot throughout the game to get the ball back. Help Mark use and "I message" (e.g. I feel, when, because, I want) to communicate his feelings to CJ.
What is the name of the part of the brain that controls balance and movement?
Cerebellum
What is an emotion associated with the Yellow Zone of regulation?
Why is sleep important?
Processes and makes sense of everything that happened during the day; recharges your energy and focus battery; helps you manage emotions during the night
Why is deep breathing a helpful strategy for managing feelings of anger?
What is one way you could show compassion to another student in this classroom?
Help them out when they need it; give compliments, write a note of encouragement; ask them if they are "okay" or want to play a game if they seem frustrated; share the basketball and offer to let others go before you
What is the name of the part of the brain which is our "emotions alarm"?
Amygdala
What is an emotion associated with the Blue Zone of Regulation?
Bored, Tired, Sad, Down, Blue, Sick
Why is exercise important for mood?
Increases blood flow, oxygen intake and focus and alertness; helps express anger energy in positive way.
What are the five questions of Mindfulness?
What does it look, feel, smell, taste, sound like?
JJ can't stand Matt and wants to yell at Matt to go away every time he comes around. Matt always seems to something rude, like "Why do you spend so much time drawing? Are you not good at basketball or Fortnite?" He makes lots of loud noises and tries to grab JJ's drawings when he is in the middle of drawing, leaving fingerprint smudges when he's done looking at it. Give JJ some suggestions to help him with Matt.
Use an I message to tell Matt how he feels and ask him to stop touching his artwork. Ask an adult for help. Take a break and take deep breaths. Use positive self-talk. Try to focus on Matt's perspective.