Coping Skills
Glassman
Rockbrain
Braineater
Surprise!
100
What should you say in your head when something is hard?
"I know this is hard, but I can do it."
100
True or False: Glassman makes your reaction bigger than the problem.
True
100
True or False: Rock Brain helps you be a flexible thinker.
False!
100
True or False: Braineater makes you distracted.
True
100
Give your teacher a compliment.
Example, "You are a great teacher because you help everyone to learn."
200
If you are stuck on a math problem and don't know how to do it, how can you get the teacher's attention?
Raise your hand.
200
Is this a small, medium, or big problem: You drop your pencil on the floor and the tip of it breaks off.
small
200
You cannot stop thinking about playing Minecraft after school. Who is in your brain?
Rockbrain
200
You keep looking out the window because there is a snowstorm coming soon. Who is in your brain?
What is braineater?
200
Who is the superhero that destroys the "Unthinkables"?
Superflex
300
What can you say in your head when your stick does not get picked?
"Oh well, maybe next time."
300
Small problem or big problem: You just found out that your mom is going to have another baby.
Big problem for most kids
300
Would you want to play with someone who had "Rockbrain" in their heads?
No, because they will only want to do their ideas.
300
Would you want to be friends with someone who had braineater in their brains?
No, they would be very distracted and unfocused.
300
Name the three steps of good listening.
1) Voice quiet 2) Brain thinking about what speaker is saying 3) Body still
400
What is one strategy you can use to stay calm?
Talk with a friend, take three deep breaths, think of a happy thought.
400
Name a small problem that you have had this year.
The bus was five minutes late for pick upl
400
If you are talking and talking and talking about some topic like Minecraft or a movie you just saw, what will your friends do to show they are becoming bored?
They may be yawning, not looking at you, or frowning.
400
What is a strategy to defeat Braineater?
Look around to see what your classmates are doing so you know what to do.
400
Name two classroom rules.
Hands to self Treat each other with respect
500
If you had an unsafe secret, whom would you tell?
A trusted adult.
500
Name a big problem.
You have to move houses.
500
Name three things you could talk to your friends about at lunch so you aren't stuck on one topic.
Your favorite food, what you did last night, your family
500
Superflex is a pretend character. Who is really the one who will defeat Braineater?
The students
500
Who is older--Mrs. Grisdale or Ms. Graham
Ms. Graham!