Let's Practice: Coping Skills
Coping Skills
True or False
Your Coping Skills
Riddles
100

Positive Self Talk: Give an example of something you could say to yourself to help you feel better 

Good Job :) 

100

What is a coping skill? 

Coping skills are strategies or techniques that can help you manage difficult emotions, stress, or challenging situations. These skills can include things like deep breathing, talking about feelings, drawing or writing, taking a break, using positive self-talk, or seeking support from trusted adults. 

100

The best way to deal with anger is to find a healthy way to express it 

True

100

Name a healthy coping skill

- Reading

- Writing/Journaling

- Listening to music

- Talking to friends/family

- Taking a walk

- Deep breathing

- Meditation 

100

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?

an anchor


200

Mindfulness Activity: 

Let's Practice Deep Breathing Using the Box Method: Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds 

Good Job :) 



200

Which of the following is a benefit of using healthy coping skills?

a.) they reduce stress

b.) they allow us to create better relationships

c.) they allow us to have a healthy mind and body

d.) all of the above

D.) All of the Above

200

Feeling sad or angry is bad for you and we should avoid this feeling at all costs

False

200

Name a coping skill you can do when feeling sad? 

Awesome:) 

200

What has to be broken before you can use it?

an egg

300

Mindfulness Exercise: Lets Practice! 

Look around the room for colours of the rainbow. Name one thing of each colour: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple 

Good Job :) 

300

True or False:

Coping skills are used to avoid problems in our lives.

Coping skills help us work through our problems and emotions. You do not want to avoid these! Avoiding is considered an unhealthy coping skill.

300

Every coping skill is healthy 

False

300

Name a coping skill you can use when feeling anxious 

Awesome :) 
300

What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?

The letter M


400

Mindfulness Activity! Let's Practice. 

Name 5 Things You Can See

Name 4 Things You Can Touch

Name 3 Things You Can Hear

Name 2 Things You Can Smell

Name 1 Thing You Can Taster 

Good Job:) 

400

How can participating in leisure activities be used as a coping skill? 

Participating in leisure activities provides an opportunity to have fun, relax, and socialize with peers.

400

The same coping skills help everyone 

False - Everyone is different, one skill may be helpful for you but not your friend

400

Name 2 Unhealthy Coping Skills 

Fighting, isolating, bottling feelings up, sleeping too much or not enough, avoiding/ignoring feelings, being mean to others, negative self talk, avoiding social interactions, thinking negatively and many more 

400

 I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?

Clouds