Empathy & Friendship
What is the definition of empathy?
Understanding and connecting to other people's feelings.
Bullying is one-sided. If two people are both yelling at each other about who was in line first, what is that called.
What is the name of the 8-day holiday that is celebrated by Jewish people?
Hanukkah
What are the four emotion elements?
What color is Santa's suit?
Red
A person you aren't related to who you know and like (and who knows and likes you back) and that you choose to spend time with is called a _____.
A friend.
What do you call a person who sees or knows about bullying happening to someone else?
At the beginning of the year, Chinese people celebrate a holiday that shares a name with one we celebrate here in the United States!
What is the name of this holiday?
Chinese New Year
Also known as Lunar New Year, people celebrate this holiday by honoring their ancestors and holding traditional ceremonies that welcome in the new year with customs that are supposed to bring good luck and happiness!
Rudolph is feeling excited to lead Santa’s sleigh tonight! What emotion element does “excited” fit into?
Fire
What is the name of Santa Claus' wife?
Mrs. Claus
What is the phrase we used this month to describe empathy?
Hint: It's another way to say "see things from another point of view."
Try standing in someone else's shoes.
Rylee and Ashanti are in the same class at school. Rylee doesn’t like Ashanti, so she makes jokes to her friends about how Ashanti dresses. Ashanti can hear them laughing at her, and it makes her feel sad. Ashanti tells Rylee to stop, but Rylee just laughs and keeps making fun of her.
Is this bullying or a conflict?
This is bullying, because Rylee keeps being mean to Ashanti, and Ashanti can’t make her stop.
What is the name of the annual celebration that honors African and African-American history and culture?
Kwanzaa
True or False: You can have emotions in more than one element at the same time.
What day is Christmas on? (month AND day)
December 25
Sticking up for a friend, sticking with them, and keeping your promises are all examples of _____ in a healthy friendship.
Loyalty
What is it called when bullying happens with electronic technology?
Cyberbullying
Winter Solstice is celebrated by many cultures around the world, including many Native American tribes. It marks the exact moment when the Earth’s pole in a specific hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun.
This day also is the first official day of what season?
Winter
In the Northern Hemisphere (where our country is), Winter Solstice usually occurs sometime between December 20-22. It is the shortest day and the longest night of the year!
You might need to rest or re-energize if you are in the _____ element!.
Water
(Bored, tired, sick, sad)
What is the name of the Grinch's dog?
Max
You’ve been best friends with Sam since kindergarten. Since the start of school this year, you’ve become good friends with Taylor, too. But Sam told you yesterday that she’s not going to be friends with Taylor anymore and neither should you. Now Taylor is sitting alone in the cafeteria, looking really sad.
What should you do?
There is no one right answer to this - as long as you used your empathy skills, you are right!
At lunch, a friend of yours has been saying mean things about a student at your school named Angel. Your friend is also making mean faces at Angel during class and pushed her during recess last week. You don’t know Angel very well, you think this is bullying.
What can you do to help support Angel?
Stand up to your friend. Report the bullying. Be kind to Angel.
What is another name for the Hindu religious holiday Diwali?
The Festival of Lights
This is a major holiday in India, but is celebrated all over the world by people who practice Hinduism. Celebrations usually last 5 days.
What is a coping strategy that you can use if you need to focus on your teacher but you have an emotion in the Air element?
Answers will vary. Some options are deep breathing, grounding, stretching, take a lap, or drinking water.
What are the names of ALL 9 of Santa's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, & Rudolph