Skills For Learning
How many Listening Rules are there?
Four
What word means understanding and feeling what someone else is feeling?
Empathy
Name a strong emotion.
Anger, Jealous, Embarrassed, Scared, Worried, Frustrated
What does the "P" stand for?
Pick the best solution
You don't understand your homework. Ask for help in an assertive way.
I don't understand my homework. Could you please help me?
What is one thing you can do with your body to help you be a good listener?
Ears listening
Voices quiet
Eyes watching
Body still
Name two clues that help you decide how someone is feeling.
Face, Body, Voice, and Situation
Which part of the brain needs to be calm before you can make a good choice?
Feelings part of the brain (Amygdala)
What step comes first in the problem solving steps?
Say the problem without blame.
You notice someone watching your game at recess. Invite them to join in.
____ (name), would you like to play with us?
This skill for learning means that you look at the person speaking, keep your body still, don't interrupt, and ask questions when appropriate. a) Focusing Attention b) Listening c) Self-Talk d) Be Assertive
Listening
What emotion would someone probably feel if they were the only one in their class that didn't get invited to a classmate's birthday party?
a) Jealous
b) Shy
c) Sad
d) Excited
Jealous or Sad
What are the first two steps in calming down?
Stop-use your signal and name your feeling
What are 3 ways to play fair?
Share, take turns, trade
You start to worry about your spelling test. Practice the calm down steps.
Stop (Chill) Name my feeling (I am feeling scared) I need to calm down (belly breathe)
Which skill for learning means that you use your eyes to watch, your ears to listen, and your brain to concentrate? a) Focus Attention b) Self-Talk c) Be Assertive
Focus attention
Your sister scraped her knee on the sidewalk and she is crying. How can you show compassion? a) Ignore her b) Wish that she will feel better and walk away c) Look at her with a sad face and walk away d) Offer to help her up and get her a band-aid.
d) Offer to help her up and get her a band-aid
Ethan is having a difficult time doing his math homework. He is starting to get frustrated. What should he do to calm down? a) tear up his paper b) yell at his teacher c) belly breathe d) say "I need to calm down. I can ask for help."
c and d
When thinking of solutions to a problem, they must be ____________ and ______________.
a) easy
b) right
c) safe
d) respectful
safe and respectful
Compliment another classmate on something they do well.
Thumbs up or down--was it nice? Was it respectful?
Which skill for learning means that you talk to yourself in a quiet voice so that you can focus, ignore distractions, or calm down? a) Listening b) Focusing Attention c) Self-Talk d) Assertive
Self-Talk
What are some things that you can do to start a friendly conversation with a classmate? a) Say Hello b) Ignore the person c) Ask them a question d) Make fun of the person
Say hello and ask questions
How do you belly breathe?
a) Put your hand on your belly. Breathe in and out slowly.
b) Breathe in and out as fast as you can.
c) Squeeze your belly with your hands. Take a breath.
a) Put your hand on your belly. Breathe in and out slowly.
You and your best friend can't agree on who should get to go first on the monkey bars. You decide that one of you will go first today and one of you will go first tomorrow. Name one consequence for this solution.
positive: you both get a chance to go first
negative: one of you will have to wait to go first
Another classmate keeps humming while you are trying to work. Act out using positive self-talk.
I need to focus! I am going to ignore the humming. If it continues I will ask them to stop.