School Vocabulary
The type of behavior that means you are following the rules and that makes others feel comfortable (green thoughts)?
Expected behavior.
You help another student tie their shoe.
Expected - Being helpful to others makes the Central School a better place to be.
We should treat ourselves and others with kindness and respect.
True - This is important at school and everywhere else!
The whistle for the end of recess blows.
Line up with your class and go inside.
If someone is frowning and crying, how are they probably feeling?
Sad.
What color thoughts might others have about you when your behavior is unexpected?
Red thoughts.
You leave the classroom without asking.
Unexpected - Leaving the classroom without your teacher knowing is unsafe.
It is expected to use running feet when walking into school.
False - We use walking feet to stay safe!
You are playing a fun game with your friends and you see someone sitting on the Buddy Bench?
Invite them to play with you! The Buddy Bench is a great way to make new friends.
Name three things that make you feel happy.
Answers will vary.
What do we call a problem that is easy to be fixed and can be solved fairly quickly?
A small problem.
You knock a friend's drink over by accident. You say "sorry" and help clean it up.
Expected - Making a mistake is okay. Saying sorry and helping to fix a mistake, if you can, is the perfect response!
It is okay to ask for help with something.
True - Your teachers can help you with your schoolwork, feelings, friends, and much more!
You return to your classroom, no one is there, and the door is locked.
Try to find them - look in a nearby class, ask another teacher for help, go to the main office, etc.
Ronald is hiding behind his mom and does not want to play with any other kids at the park. How is he feeling?
Scared, nervous, shy, sad, etc.
The type of listening where your eyes are on the speaker, your body is still, and your voice is off is called what?
Whole body listening.
****Daily Double****
Your teacher calls on the student next to you and they don't seem to know the answer. You whisper the answer to them.
Unexpected - That person may still be thinking and you are taking away their chance to learn.
Feeling angry is okay.
True - We all feel angry sometimes. How you act when you're angry is what's important.
You are angry because you got into a fight with a friend at recess. You can't focus on your math work and feel angrier the more you think about it. What should you do?
Answers will vary, may include, talk to your teacher, ask to talk to a Central School helper, take a break, deep breaths, count to 10, journal about it, make a plan to talk to your friend.
How can being too excited get you in trouble?
Answers may vary - you're not listening, your body could break something or hurt someone if it's out of control, get distracted, etc.
When everyone is thinking about and doing the same thing, what are they following?
The group plan.
You are playing a game at recess with your friends and you decide on adding new rules halfway through. You tell a friend she is not following the rules and can't play anymore.
Unexpected - You can't decide on your own to add new rules to the game. That needs to be a group decision.
Three people should sit on the Buddy Bench at the same time.
False - If more than one person is on the Buddy Bench, they should try being each other's buddies!
You find a toy that is not yours inside your backpack at the end of the day.
Answers may vary; should reference trying to find the owner/where it came from (ask your teacher about it, see it belongs to a friend around you, ask if any other kids know who it belongs to, etc.)
This is the feeling you have when someone else has something or is doing something that you want.
Jealousy.