change/reframe
Nobody likes me
I wish I had more friends
What are some feelings for the green zone?
happy, calm, content, focused
What main coping skill should you try first to get you calmed down?
belly breathing
Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. Mueller, and Mrs. Ortscheid love doing after school zoom group?
True - it was so much fun getting to know you all.
Who is in charge of your thinking?
You are
Everyone will laugh at me
I'm going to try my best
What color zone is worry/nervous?
Yellow zone
What is lazy eight or six sided breathing?
you trace the outline while doing so you breathe in on line, then out on the next, and continue
Some kids are worry warts and cannot help themselves but worry and be nervous
False! anyone can use strategies to help themselves feel better.
Who is in charge of your behavior?
you are
I can't do it
I can do it
What color zone is sad?
Blue zone
What are some coping strategies that you use for when you are worried or nervous?
wrapping up in a soft blanket, listening to the ocean waves, watching glitter settle in a calm down jar, maze breathing, drawing with different colors, talking to someone, use my lanyard
It is okay to talk back to worries
True! It is important to talk to yourself and say get out of here worry, I don't have to listen to you
Can you change your thinking?
Yes
I'm never going to be able to do it
I have to keep trying .
What color zone do you not need a coping strategy?
Green
What is a calming jar and how does it help?
It is a jar with water, oil or glue, food coloring, and glitter in it. The calming jar is used to practice mindfulness (shaking the jar, watching the glitter swirl around in the jar and watch it settle). The swirling of the glitter is like what people feel in their body when they have anxiety and then the glitter settles which resembles how anxiety settles and calms down in a person's body.
Everyone worries sometimes
True - all people and even animals get worries/scared/nervous
Remember our scaredy cat videos
What clear thought should you say to yourself if someone is teasing you?
Who cares what you think
That kid woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
So what
the better I get.
What color zone is angry/out of control?
red zone
Who can you talk to if you are worried or nervous?
Yourself, your parents, your teacher, your friend, your grandparents, your babysitter, your brother or sister
Growth mindset and clear thinking are the same thing
True - thinking positive can help you feel positive
Can you change the happening?
No because it already happened.