Communication
The three styles of communication. (Or reactions)
What is: aggressive, passive, and assertive?
2 ways to solve a problem on the yard.
Peace path or Rock Paper Scissors.
5 negative emotions.
Anger, sadness, loneliness, anxiety, frustration
3 examples of good body language
What is: high fives, smiling, standing up straight
3 elements of a conflict
Issue, feelings, communication
An explanation of the Passive reaction / style of communication, whether it is ideal or not and why.
What is: When someone hurts or is disrespectful to someone else, the victim will shy away from conflict, not vocalizing their frustrations or feelings, allowing the bully to keep doing what they're doing without them feeling like there will be any consequence. The reaction is not ideal because they are not standing up for themselves.
When Rock Paper Scissors does not work.
What is: when the problem isn't a confusion.
A positive emotion that can make others mad
Excitement
Two examples of bad body language involving someone's head.
What is: Rolling eyes, avoiding eye contact, sticking your tongue out, spitting, mean mugging. etc.
Give me 2 examples of how body language can cause a conflict without touching someone.
Someone can stick the middle finger at someone else and some can do the L dance at someone.
______ is the ideal style of communication because ________ (or reaction)
What is assertive because they stand up for themselves in a way that is respectful and will not lead to them getting in trouble or making the problem worse.
One way to solve a problem where one student in a game keeps cheating.
What is: move them to a different game?
2 Strategies to help a crying kindergartener
bending down to talk to them, holding their hand, ice pack, band aid, letting them play with you. etc
How to tell if someone is in a positive attitude. 1 body and 1 verbal language example.
What is: Smiling / laughing and talking in a higher pitched tone.
Why all issues don't have to be solved. (Trick question)
What is: Not everything is an issue.
One way negative communication can affect an conflict
An explanation of the peace path and an explanation a situation where the peace path might not work.
What is: The peace path allows 2 students to explain their feelings to each other, stating their boundaries and quickly solving an argument. The peace path does not work when one student refuses to respect how another person feels about their actions.
3 reasons someone might be frustrated playing soccer.
The other team isn't following the rules; they can't play as well as the other team/player; confusion with the rules
Anger can affect someone's way of expressing themselves in many ways. These are 3.
They talk fast, loud, and have an angry tone of voice. They may hit someone, refuse to talk to someone, or cut someone off while they are trying to talk.
How communication can make solving a conflict harder.
One student cutting the other off while they talk, one student lying, etc etc etc
The best way to solve a misunderstanding between two aggressive communicators. They are about to fight.
What is: focusing on getting one of them to calm down first, ideally the more understanding one.
A time where someone is not following the rules, but the best decision is to let it go, or give them a free pass.
What is: When they were confused about the rules or there was a misunderstanding
3 emotions, characteristics, or strategies that help someone on the yard calm down while they're angry.
Patience, Understanding, peace path, getting an adult, sitting with them, talking it out, finding something else to calm them down
3 ways to tell a student is nervous.
Avoiding eye contact, gaps in their speech, fidgeting with their hands or clothes.
One way positive emotions from one student can be a problem to another.
What is: One student can be too excited to play a game that they end up pushing or hurting another student while trying to play?