Coping Skills
Size of the problem
My triggers
Impulse Control
For fun!
100
Name a strategy you use to calm down

Breathing

Taking a break

Reading 

Going for a walk

100

You break your pencil in class

Small 

100

Name some thing that triggers your anger in school 

Teacher saying no

A friend saying you can't play with them 

The work is too hard 


100

Someone is at the door but your teacher doesn't notice

Keep my eyes on the speaker

Try not to interrupt 

No shouting out 

100

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Spongebob SquarePants

200

Name a coping strategy you use when you feel mad

Squeezing my hands 

Chair holds 

Breathing 


200

You fall at recess and you are bleeding 

Medium

200

Name something that triggers your worry in school 

Taking a test 

Forgetting how to do something

Not getting the answer right  

200

You know the answer to the question your teacher is asking 

Raise your hand 

Wait for the teacher to call on me 

200

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

It's both!

300

Name a coping strategy you use when you feel sad

Think happy thoughts 

Journal 

Draw a picture

300

Your friend is bothering you

Small 

300

Name something that could make you sad in school 

A friend not being nice

The teacher tells me I did something wrong 


300

A fiend you are playing with is being mean during recess

Ignore them 

Play with someone else 

Tell them nicely how you feel

300

According to Dr. Seuss, who stole Christmas?

The Grinch!

400

Name a coping strategy you use when you feel worried

Talk to someone 

Breathe 

Mindfulness 

400

You forgot your homework

Medium

400

Name something that causes you stress

Math 

Writing 

Reading 


400

You want something a friend is playing with at recess 

You ask if you can play with it 

You ask to join the friend so that you can play with it too 


400

Can you name the colors of the rainbow?

ROYGBIV

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue. indigo, and violet


500

Name a coping strategy you use when you feel annoyed

Ask the teacher to go to a quiet place 

Take a break 

Ignore and breathe 

500

You see someone hit another student and now they are hurt

Big 

500

What is a trigger?

Something that makes your body have an emotionl response 

500

A friend is asking you to do something you know is a red choice

Help them make a better choice 

Ignore them 


500

Can you name the 4 park of Disney World?

Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT