In or out of your control?
What other people think about you
out of your control
What is your favorite coping skill?
up to you
What is a goal?
Something you want to do or accomplish.
List 5 feelings
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What your friends want to play
out of your control
What coping skills can you use when you are angry?
take a break, breathe, fidgets, ask for help, yoga, music
Share a goal that you have in your life? Now or in the past.
Answers vary.
I wake up in the morning and my little sister is crying and screaming. I ask her to stop and she throws a toy at me. How might I feel?
Mad, sad, frustrated, grumpy, furious
Who you have as friends
Someone calls you a name in class... what can you do?
ask them to stop, bring up a concern, walk away from them
Power Plan! If a person has a goal to be safe for a whole month, what small steps can they take to make the goal happen?
Start with just a few days of safety, then increase it to a week of safety, ask for help
I try to hang out with other kids but no one wants to talk with me. I ask some kids but they say no. How might I feel?
Sad, mad, disappointed, frustrated, lonely
What you say and do
in your control
Your friends don't want to do the activity that you want... what can you do?
Try their activity, explain your activity to them, make a compromise and do both activities, play with someone else
My goal is to be a professional basketball player. What small steps can I take to meet this goal?
Practice a lot, play on teams, work on sportsmanship, ask for help, watch pro games
I get to school on Friday morning and remember that I forgot to bring my signed homenote. How might I feel?
Worried, mad, frustrated, anxious
What activity you are doing in class
out of your control
Your class is doing an activity you don't like... what can you do?
use coping skills, try the activity anyway, ask for help, deep breaths
Answers vary.
Community college, work with staff to ask for transitions help, talk with Melissa, get a tutor, etc.
You watch a classmate get made fun of in front of a group of students. How do you feel? How do you think your classmate feels?
Answers vary.
You might feel embarrassed, hurt, upset, scared. Your classmate might feel embarrassed, mad, sad, hurt.