Flexible Brain & Body
Why Be Flexible?
Goal-Plan-Do-Check
Flexible Friends
How to be Flexible
100

A spaghetti noodle is _______ because it will break if it is bent.

Rigid

100

True or False: What you want is not always possible.

True

100

Something you want or need to do is a ____.

Goal

100

Play games, laugh, and share secrets are all things you can do with your ____.

Friends

100

A situation you can't get over quickly, can't ignore, or is very important is known as a ____ deal.

Big

200

A rubber band, string, and putty can all be described as _____.

Flexible

200

If something doesn't do the way I want, I have two choices. I can get stuck in the mud or be ____.

Flexible 

200

Spongebob's goal is to go to work and make delicious Krabby Patties. While on his way to work, he stops to blow bubbles and catch jellyfish. Now he is late. Blowing bubbles and catching jellyfish are examples of what _____ goals.

Whims

200

True or False: Everyone makes mistakes.

True (Hannah Montana said it best!!)

200
Give an example of something that is a Little Deal.

Breaking your pencil, WiFi is not working when you want to watch YouTube, you don't get to go first in a game, etc. 

300

Give an example of how your body is flexible

Can stretch, can move, can bend, etc. 

300

This is the person who decides if I will get stuck or be flexible.

ME!!

300

What you do to achieve your goals is known as your ____.

Plan

300

True or False: A friendship has to end if you disagree or make a mistake.

False

300

There are multiple ways to solve a problem. This means you have a ____ when you decide how to solve the problem.

Choice

400

You are playing with your friend, and you both want to play different games. You decide that you don't want to play anything. You are ____.

Stuck / Rigid

400

It always feels better to be flexible than to be ____.

Stuck

400

When Plan A doesn't work, you need a Plan ___.

B

400

You and your sister are choosing pizza toppings for dinner. She wants mushrooms but you want pepperoni. Tell us one way you can be flexible.

Choose both, rock-paper-scissors, sister chooses this time and you choose next time, let your parents pick instead, get no toppings and just do cheese 

400

After making a choice, there can two types of consequences. What are the two types of consequences?

Positive and Negative

500

The brain and the body have this in common. They can both be ____.

Flexible 

500

Tell me 3 emotions you might feel when you are being rigid.

Upset, mad, angry, sad, disappointed, etc. 

500

When you stop and think, "Did my plan work?" you are doing this step of Goal-Plan-Do-Check.

Check

500

Agree to disagree, ask an adult, and tell your friend that everyone is entitled to his or own opinion. These are things you can do when you ____.

Disagree

500

Tell us 2 coping strategies that you can use when things don't go your way.

Deep breathing, counting to 30, drink water, exercise, read a book, etc.