Using Impulse Control
There's a toy on the table in the classroom
Stop & Think!
I can ask my teacher to play with it / i can sit at my desk and wait until recess to play / I can focus on my work instead of thinking about the toy
What is self control?
The ability to manage your actions, feelings, and emotions.
How can having no self-control negatively impact your life?
Get arrested, get in trouble, get in fights all the time, not know how to control your emotions.
There's a snack on the table in the classroom
I grab some without asking / i get up from my desk, open the snack, and eat it / while my teacher is talking, i walk over and grab the snack.
A friend makes you mad.
Stop and Think!
Walk away to Calm down, tell them why you're mad, tell the teacher.
Whenever you don't have self-control, you can say things you __________later
Regret
Self-________ means loving yourself despite all your flaws and having high self-esteem.
A) Self-affirmation
B) Self-confidence
A classmate makes you mad.
Yelling at them, hitting them, throwing something at them
Your teacher tells you to get on your learning site, but you are bored
Stop and think!
Respectfully get on task and ask if you can have some free time later. If the answer is no, take a breathe and stay on task.
What is the one benefit of showing self-control?
Healthy relationships, making better decisions, staying out of trouble.
Self-control is not something we are born with but is a _________ that needs to be practiced. (hint: it's a word that comes after coping)
Skill
Your teacher tells you to do your work
don't listen / refuse to listen / do something other than what was asked of you
You hear your teacher talking about something you know and like.
Stop and Think!
You continue working quietly / You raise your hand to ask if you can say something / You remember your comment and wait until you finish your work to ask your teacher if you can share your comment.
What can you do if you feel like you won't be able to control yourself in a situation?
Walk away or using a breathing tool
Self-awareness
You hear your teacher talking about a topic
You blurt out an answer / you walk out of your area to talk to your teacher / you stop working to start talking without permission
It's recess and you want to hang around classmates that don't want to be around you.
Stop and Think!
I will respect their personal space / I will won't start bothering them / I will ask nicely if i can play with them but they say they don't want to then I will respectfully find other people to be around / I won't try to force people to play with me.
True or false: I can control everything around me in all situations?
False
If you have an INTERNAL (inside) locus of control, you believe that you are mostly in charge. Your choices, your choices, actions, and efforts shape your future. But if you have an _________________ locus of control, you believe things like other people have more control over your choices than you do.
External (outside)
You get free time and you get to play on the chromebook
Play games that are not school appropriate / watch youtube when you are not allowed to / listen to music that is not school appropriate / searching inappropriate things for school