Stress
What is Stress?
Tension within the body
What is a calming strategy?
Something that you can do when you need to calm down
What is Empathy?
Ability to UNDERSTAND or SHARE someone's feelings
What is Gratitude?
Being thankful
What is a Growth Mindset?
Hint:
Believing that you can do it with extra work/practice
How do we FEEL stress?
Hint: This is inside of our bodies
Headache, tummy ache, heart beating faster, feeling tired, having a hard time focusing
When would you use a calming strategy?
When you start to get upset, stressed, angry, when you are in the yellow light zone
How can you show empathy for someone?
Listening, not judging them, putting yourself in their shoes
Is Gratitude a Positive or Negative emotion?
Positive! We are being thankful and appreciative
What is a Fixed Mindset?
Hint: Think about Brick Brain
Believing that you can't improve or get better
How do we SEE stress in our bodies?
Hint: This is on the outside of our bodies
Sweaty, red face, clenched fists, curled toes, glaring, clenched teeth, tense shoulders.
What are some calming strategy ideas?
Going for a walk, cuddling a pet, colouring, talking to someone you trust, deep breathing, mindfulness.
Showing empathy to others makes them feel ______?
Explain your answer
It can make them feel good, loved, cared for.
How can you show Gratitude?
Journaling, talking about it, doing things for others.
When you have a Growth Mindset are you using your:
A) Inner Critic
B) Inner Coach
B: Inner Coach!
Is stress always bad?
Explain your answer
NO! In small doses it is normal and can be a good warning sign.
Balloon Breathing, Roller Coaster Breathing, Lazy 8
Why is it important to recognize things we like about ourselves?
Being kind to ourselves can help us be kind to others, uses our inner coach/growth mindset
Can practicing Gratitude improve our Physical health?
YES! It improves our mood and can help us sleep better
Your friend tells you "This is too hard! I quit! I'll never be able to do this!!"
Do they have...
A) Growth Mindset
B) Fixed Mindset
B: Fixed Mindset. They don't believe they can get any better
FINAL JEOPARDY
- What is Mindfulness and how can we practice it?
Remember why we practiced eating our Smarties
Paying attention on PURPOSE to the present moment.
Using our 5 sense to focus on what's around us!