Hand Brain Model
When we get REALLY silly, or mad, or sad, or frustrated, we do something called ______ our ___.
Flipping our lid
I can get more done if I focus on __________.
One thing at a time, or, the task at hand
Mr. Brown didn't like this as a kid, but it helped him not get cheated when he bought candy!
math
If I have a test tomorrow and I'm not prepared, should I stay up until 3am and keep studying, or get a good night's sleep instead?
sleep
If you come to school and you're a little tired, a little silly, or a little worried about something, what zone are you in?
Yellow
I need to focus and my friends are talking to me. I can try to ignore them, and if they don't stop talking, one thing I could do is ...
tell the teacher, ask to move to another seat, ask them to be quiet
Do things you don't want to do
The first step of the "Hide and Peek" study skill is look & say. The second step is ______ & ________.
hide & say
What part of your brain should you be in when you're learning something new?
Upstairs (aka green zone or learning ready)
Name three tools to get back to your upstairs brain as quickly as possible.
Deep breaths, take a break, move away from your friends
Mr. Brown didn't like this as a kid, but it helped him not get cheated when he bought candy!
math
Doing what you should do to become the person you want go become requires self-____________.
discipline
When you flip your lid, you get cut off from your __________ _____ and you __________ ______ is in charge.
upstairs brain, downstairs brain
You'll finish your work faster if you give all of your _____________ to it.
attention
Sometimes you don't know _________________.
what you don't know
Responsibility, self-control, taking care of your bidness ... it all means taking _____________ of your behavior.
ownership
This is the part of the brain that processes emotions/feelings.
Amygdala
My brain needs these things to stay in control:
1. Get __ - __ hours of sleep
2. Eat ________ foods
3. Drink plenty of ________
4. Do this with your body every day
5. Take deep _______
6. Work as a ______
7. Challenge our ______
8. ____ hours or less of screen time
1. 8-10
2. nutritious/healthy
3. water
4. exercise
5. breaths
6. team
7. brains
8. two
Who can help you find ways to make school a little easier to deal with?
We can change our perception of who we are in the world by paying attention to and changing our _________.
thoughts