Coping Skills
What is a coping skill?
An effective way to deal with uncomfortable emotions or situations
This animal has 8 arms
Octopus
What poisonous food did Snow White eat?
an apple
This is usually served at a birthday party
Cake
What should you do before crossing the street?
Look both ways
True or False:
We are born knowing how to use coping skills
False.
All coping skills are learned throughout our lives
This is the fastest animal on earth
Cheetah
What does hakuna matata mean?
No worries
A vegetable that is long and orange with a green stem
a Carrot
Why is it important to take baths/showers?
To keep our bodies clean, healthy, and smelling good.
Define "unhealthy coping skills".
Coping skills that are unhealthy or harmful to you or others, and/or keep you from effectively addressing your needs
The amount of bones in a shark's body
0
What does Cinderella lose?
Glass Slipper
a hen lays these
Eggs
The first step when you have a problem is to ______ and think.
stop or pause
When should you practice coping skills?
All the time! Practice will help create patterns, if coping skills are not practiced, they are unlikely to help when you are experiencing strong thoughts or emotions
This is what its called when animals sleep through the winter
Hibernation
What gift does "Bruno" in Encanto have?
to see the future
Popular food at a grill out, served with ketchup and mustard
Hotdogs and Cheeseburgers
Name 3 ways you can tell how someone else is feeling
Through their facial expressions, body language, actions/behaviors, they tell you how they're feeling
Which of the coping skills below are unhealthy:
Getting fresh air
Talking to a trusted friend/adult
Destroying property
Hair pulling
Exercising
Playing a game
Taking feelings out on others
Yelling at someone
- Destroying Property
- Hair pulling
- Taking Feelings Out on Others
- Yelling at someone you don't like
This is where polar bears live
The Arctic
Toy Story
This fruit is commonly mistaken as a veggie
Tomatoes
If I need someone's attention, I can walk up to them and say _______
Excuse me, hello, their name.
Double points: What if they are already talking to someone else? What should you do?