classroom
You’re frustrated with your worksheet and feel like ripping it up.
Instead, you raise your hand and ask for help.
Another student won’t let you join their game.
You walk away and find something else to do.
A friend tells you to skip your class job and go hang out instead.
You say no and go to class.
You are upset and want to run out of the classroom.
you ask for a break.
You and a classmate both want the same seat.
You decide to take turns.
You start tapping your pencil loudly and a classmate asks you to stop.
You take a deep breath and put the pencil down.
A ball hits you by accident and you feel angry.
You tell the student, “That scared me. Please be careful,” instead of yelling.
Someone encourages you to talk back to a teacher.
You walk away instead.
You feel like throwing a chair when angry, but
you sit in the calm corner instead.
You thought someone was ignoring you, but you find out they didn’t hear you.
You apologize for getting upset and repeat youself
You’re having a tough morning and someone tries to joke with you.
You say, “I need a minute/break.”
Two students start arguing and ask you to take sides.
You don’t join in. Walk away
A peer wants you to laugh at another student who made a mistake.
You walk away/ tell them no
A friend wants you to help them climb on unsafe equipment.
You tell them it’s not safe/ walk away
A peer says something rude.
You choose not to respond and continue your work.
A classmate accidentally bumps you while walking by.
You feel annoyed but decide not to react.
Someone keeps following you around even after you say you want space.
You ask an adult for help appropriately.
A friend asks you to help them break a rule.
You tell them you don’t want to get in trouble.
You see a sharp object on the playground.
You go tell an adult
You and another student argue about a game rule.
You calmly talk it out together.
Your teacher asks you to redo your work because it’s rushed.
You feel irritated but choose to try again.
You see a classmate sitting alone and looking upset.
You ask if they want to play.
Students in your group start whispering and being silly.
You stay focused on the assignment.
You feel overwhelmed and think you might explode.
You ask your teacher for a moment away in a safe space.
Your classmate is upset and tells you to leave them alone
you give them space instead of trying to fix it for them.