Flexible Brain & Body
An uncooked spaghetti noodle is _______ because it will break if it is bent.
Rigid
True or False: What you want is not always possible.
True
Something you want or need to do is a ____.
Goal
Max and Sarah are friends. Max invited Sarah to go bowling on Saturday and Sarah shared that she wanted to check with her boyfriend first because she didn't know if they (Sarah and her boyfriend) were supposed to be hanging out on Saturday or Sunday. After double checking her plans with her boyfriend, Sarah says she is available to go bowling with Max on Saturday!
Max immediately yells at Sarah and tells her that he no longer wants to be her friend at all because she has a boyfriend.
Which person is in the wrong and why?
Max
Because Max and Sarah were only friends. Sarah was trying to make sure she was available to go bowing with her friend (Max).
It does not matter that she has a boyfriend, because they are ONLY friends.
A situation you can't get over quickly, can't ignore, or is very important is known as a ____ deal.
Big
A rubber band, string, and putty can all be described as _____.
Flexible
If something doesn't do the way I want, I have two choices. I can get "stuck in the mud" or be ____.
Flexible
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. Did this help him to achieve his goal?
No.
True or False: It is important to take accountability for your mistakes and apologize (when you say something to hurt someone else's feelings).
TRUE
Breaking your pencil, WiFi is not working when you want to watch YouTube, you don't get to go first in a game, etc.
Give an example of how your body is flexible
Can stretch, can move, can bend, etc.
Who decides if you will get stuck or be flexible?
YOU
What do you create when you want to achieve a goal?
Plan
True or False: A friendship has to end if you disagree or make a mistake.
False
There are multiple ways to solve a problem. This means you have a ____ when you decide how to solve the problem.
Choice
You are playing with your friend, and you both want to play different games. You decide that you don't want to play anything since you guys want different things.
Are you using Flexible or Rigid thinking?
Stuck / Rigid
It always feels better to be flexible than to be ____.
Stuck/Rigid
When Plan A doesn't work, you need a Plan ___.
B
You and your roomate are choosing pizza toppings for dinner. He wants mushrooms but you want pepperoni. Tell us one way you can be flexible.
Choose both
rock-paper-scissors
Roommate chooses this time and you choose next time
Let your staff pick instead
Get no toppings and just do cheese
After making a choice, there can two types of consequences. What are the two types of consequences?
Positive and Negative
The brain and the body have this in common. They can both be ____.
Flexible
Tell me 3 emotions you might feel when you are being rigid.
Upset, mad, angry, sad, disappointed, etc.
When you stop and think, "Did my plan work?" you are doing this step of Goal-Plan-Do-Check.
Check
The following are things you can do when you _____ with someone.
Agree to disagree
Ask an adult
Understand that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion
Disagree
Tell us 2 coping strategies that you can use when things don't go your way.