Problem Solving
A classmate keeps whispering to you as the teacher is talking, what do you do?
quietly tell the person that you are trying to listen to the teacher and ask them to stop, if they don't you can tell the teacher.
What are coping skills?
What are strategies or methods that you use to help you overcome strong emotions.
Can you control your reactions to difficult situations?
Yes!
(You can always control your own actions, but you cannot control other peoples actions)
What are some emotions you may feel before starting a new school?
What is anxiety, nervous, scared, excited, happy, and sad.
During middle school you may finish an assignment early and have to wait for others, what can you do that is appropriate?
Work on other homework, read a book, ask the teacher if you need to makeup any work.
Can you use coping skills in any situation?
Yes! They just may be different for different stuations.
Can you control what group the gym teacher puts you in?
Nope!
The teacher is in charge of how they split the class into groups. Sometimes you won't be put with your friends, but you CAN control how you react to that disappointment.
What are some kind of actions to do to show people kindness?
share, talk to them, listen to them, don't say mean things
You break your favorite pencil in class and don't have another one. What do you do? Is it a big deal or a little deal?
Ask the teacher for a new pencil.
Little Deal
What kind of coping skills could you use if you are frustrated?
Taking deep breaths, ask for help from a teacher, ask to take break, squeeze hands, get a drink of water.
Can you control if you tell the truth to your mom about not finishing your work?
Yes
You may not want to tell truth for a lot of reasons, but you control your own words and actions
Is ok to hit people when you are upset?
What do you need to do after if you do hit someone?
No
Apologize
You sit next to a kid that you have caught stealing erasers out of your locker and tries to copy your work, the teacher never catches them though, what do you do?
Tell the teacher or calmly talk to the student.
You ask a teacher if you can play a game on your chromebook and they say no, what do you do?
Accept that they have told you no.
Can you control how people respond to the things you say?
No
You cannot control anyone else's behavior.
What does compromise mean?
Work out a solution to make everyone happy.
Someone is throwing paper towels at you in the bathroom, what do you do?
You tell a teacher, or write an incident report in the office.
Someone keeps poking you in the shoulder with a pencil during class, what should you do?
Tell the teacher, politely ask the person to stop, or ask to move your seat.
Can you control if your teacher tells you to re-do your work?
Kind of...
If you followed all of the directions carefully and completed the work to the best of your abilities then the teacher is less likely to tell you to redo your work.
If you rush through it just to get the work done, they might be more likely to tell you to redo it.
What are some other terms that may be used when talking about teasing?