What's that emotion?
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Happy
An exercise in which you take a slow, deep breath in through your mouth. Followed by a slow, deep breath out through your nose.
What is Deep Breathing
Someone at school accidentally knocks into you in the hallway which causes you to drop your books on the ground. Do you push them back on purpose or take a breath then pick your books up?
Take a breath then pick your books up
Your mom comes home and says she is taking you out for ice cream.
Happy, excited
You are at recess and see your friend playing tag with their peers. They are running, giggling, and jumping around.
Happy
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Sad
An exercise in which you use your 5 senses to identify things in your surrounds.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 Method
You are in a crowded room. You start feeling anxious and tense due to all the people around you. Do you use the 5-4-3-2-1 skill to try to become more present in the moment or run through the crowd to find somewhere to hide?
Use the 5-4-3-2-1 skill to try to become more present in the moment.
Your sibling comes into your room and takes your controller away because they want to play with it.
Angry
You see your mom watching a spooky movie in the living room. They are hiding their face from the screen, but have their eyes are wide open. You hear them yelling when the monster pops up on the screen.
Scared
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Angry
When you start having negative thoughts of self, you can say nice things about yourself out loud.
What is Positive Self Talk?
You come home from a long day at school. You're tired and want to relax for a bit. Your parent gives you a long list of chores to get done as soon as you walk inside. Do you tell your parent that you won't do the chores and storm off to your room or do you ask your parent if you can rest first before starting the chores?
Ask your parent if you can rest first before starting the chores.
Your mom takes you to get ice cream, but when you arrive you find out that it's closed.
Sad
You're in class the day after a test and the teacher is passing them back out with the grades. You look at your classmate next to you and see that they scored a 58%. Their hands shake as they hold it, their face turns red, and they start yelling at the teacher saying the grade is wrong.
Angry
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Suprised
During times of stress, you can close your eyes and imagine a calm, happy place in order to feel more at ease.
What is Visualization?
Your teacher says that every student who scores above a 85 on a test will get candy. You get your test back and score a 83. Your teacher tells you that you can not have the candy because you didn't meet the requirement. Do you accept the requirement and try to improve next time or demand that receive the candy as you were only 2 points away?
Accept the requirement and try to improve next time.
You have been feeling sick recently and your mom says she is taking you to the doctor. You've never been to the doctor before and don't what to expect.
Nervous
You go to your friends house to ask if they want to come play. He answers the door and then turns to ask his dad if he can go. He responds "yeah that's fine. Just make sure to bring your extra underwear. You know what happened last time". Your friend's face turns red as he rushes out of the house and avoids looking back at the house.
Embarrassed
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Nervous
If you start to feel angry or tense, you can use these type of objects to hold, squeeze, pop, etc.
What are Sensory Toys?
You got to a toy store with your friend to get the brand new fidget. You get to the shelf and there is only one left. You both really want it. Do you try to grab the toy and take it for yourself or do you offer to share the toy by taking turns playing with it?
Offer to share the toy by taking turns playing with it.
You found out your best friend at school's pet got out of the house. They say they don't know where it is and is feeling sad about it. You see how sad they are and start to feel sad as well.
Empathy
You are playing Uno with Yara and Isaac. Isaac has one card left and looks as though he's about to win. Right before his turn, Yara plays her last cards and wins the round. Isaac's smile drops as he puts his cards on the table to start the next round.
Disappointed