Riddle me this
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
What is your shadow
You keep forgetting to do your homework.
Make yourself a note, ask an adult for help remembering, set an alarm for homework time.
Someone just cut in the lunch line and I'm VERY hungry
What is little deal. Tell them in a calm tone that the end of the line is that way. If they don't move, STAY in line, but tell an adult as soon as you get close to one.
I cannot find my homework. I know I did it!
Sad, worried, angry - Take a break, take deep breaths, retrace my steps
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
What is a piano
Someone is being mean to you. What should you do?
Ask them to stop and if that doesn't work then ask and adult for help.
I forgot something in the lunch line. (Big Deal or Little Deal) What should I do?
What is little deal? Raise my hand and ask to go get it.
James stepped on the back of Chris's shoes on purpose in line.
Mad - Tell him to stop and tell an adult if you need more help. If you need to calm down then take a break, imagine a happy place, ask to be moved in line
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
What is your right elbow
During recess, you see someone being bullied.
Tell the bully to stop and if that doesn't work, ask an adult for help.
You want to play with someone, but they say, NO!
Ask another friend.
Someone is being mean to me and I am getting really upset
What is big deal. Ask them to stop, walk away, tell an adult
There is a test today and I didn't study!!!
Nervous or scared - stay focused on the test and try your best
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
What is a hole
My classwork is way too hard for me to do.
Ask for help, spend extra time practicing homework, keep trying
Someone is calling you names and generally making fun of you.
Ask them to stop and tell an adult if you need help.
You overslept and missed the Bus, but you don't want to get yelled at
Big deal, but stay calm and tell/call the responsible adult you live with. Maybe they can take you, or get someone to take you, or call the school and tell them you will be absent.
I lost at the game I am playing. How do I feel?
Upset/Sad/Angry - walk away for a minute, play with a fidget, sit quietly and breathe
Where does today come before yesterday?
HINT: It's something you can touch and see.
What is a dictionary
You just watched your classmate take something from another friend that does not belong to them.
Privately tell an adult what you saw
What character traits should a good friend have?
Kind, considerate, honest, helpful, trustworthy, funny
My computer crashed and I lost all of my work.
Big deal - stay calm, use a calming strategy if you need to, then explain to the teacher what happened and ask for help with how to fix the problem.
Mom said we could have pizza tonight, now she says "no"
Disappointed - don't overreact - ask mom if there is another time we can have pizza